The strange code morphing CPU inside the Sony VAIO U1

An exploration of the Transmeta Crusoe processor, a unique CPU that used software-based code morphing to emulate x86 instructions with low power consumption.

In the year 2000, a small company called Transmeta Corporation released a CPU that challenged Intel's Pentium. This new CPU was called Crusoe and emulated x86 CPUs by 'code morphing'. The Sony VAIO U1 was one of a handful of computers that contained this radical new design in CPU technology. One advantage of the Crusoe was it's extreme low power efficient operation. Giving it an advantage in very small computers while providing very long run time on batteries. Chip Hall of Fame: Transmeta Corp. Crusoe Processor spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/chip-hall-… Transmeta speed debate – damned lies and benchmarks? theregister.co.uk/2000/10/25/transmeta_speed_debate_damned_l… Image credits; commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linus_Torvalds,_2002,_Austra… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transmeta_Efficeon_TM8600_1G… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asus_Eee_PC_1001PX_netbook_2… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U2_curtain_call_in_Glasgow_1… Stan LePard - Windows Welcome music urlzs.com/whARX