according to what i've read, the codemorphing s/w is in a flash ROM somewhere
see this http://www.transmeta.com/technology/architecture/code_morphing.html 
interesting read if you're
into that kinda stuff :)

Andre John Cruz wrote:

> Ariz Jacinto said:
> > well, that additional layer for processing instructions
> > will usually drag the chip's performance.
> >
> >
> > but that layer is embedded on the microp, that
> > makes the execution faster.
>
> i don't think that layer is. after all, the "real-time-translator" or code
> morphing thing occupies RAM on the machine (about 16MB, i think) and is
> upgradeable. for example, if you have a 128MB machine, 16MB of that goes to
> the code morphing code (runtime?). so you only have 112MB usable RAM. and
> transmeta says that the code morphing code is upgradeable so definitely
> it's NOT embedded on the chip.
>
> anyway this topic is already OT :)
>
> -dre
>
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