crusoe

hi,

are the transmeta processors supported by qnx?
i’m going to buy a new notebook, and would like to
use qnx instead of windows =)
if no, is this functionality planned?

thx,

xtal

Before you buy a new notebook, maybe you should splurge for a Shift key for
your keyboard!

“XTAL” <xtal@gmx.ch> wrote in message news:aguo72$bcm$1@inn.qnx.com

hi,

are the transmeta processors supported by qnx?
i’m going to buy a new notebook, and would like to
use qnx instead of windows =)
if no, is this functionality planned?

thx,

xtal
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true unix hackers don’t need caps :slight_smile:

Jerry Chappell <jchappell@cyberus.ca> wrote:

Before you buy a new notebook, maybe you should splurge for a Shift key for
your keyboard!

“XTAL” <> xtal@gmx.ch> > wrote in message news:aguo72$bcm$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …

hi,

are the transmeta processors supported by qnx?
i’m going to buy a new notebook, and would like to
use qnx instead of windows =)
if no, is this functionality planned?

thx,

xtal
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“Frank Liu” <liug@mama.indstate.edu> wrote in message
news:agv21h$hvj$1@inn.qnx.com

true unix hackers don’t need caps > :slight_smile:

=]

but the question remains. must transmeta’s code morphing
technology be supported by the os?
http://www.transmeta.com/technology/architecture/code_morphing.html
it seems that the code morphing layer is beneath the os…
any experiences, anyone?


Jerry Chappell <> jchappell@cyberus.ca> > wrote:
Before you buy a new notebook, maybe you should splurge for a Shift key
for
your keyboard!

“XTAL” <> xtal@gmx.ch> > wrote in message news:aguo72$bcm$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …

hi,

are the transmeta processors supported by qnx?
i’m going to buy a new notebook, and would like to
use qnx instead of windows =)
if no, is this functionality planned?

thx,

xtal


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I’m only speculating since I don’t have a test machine sitting about but it
seems to me that Microsoft hasn’t released a special version of it’s OS for
Crusoe processors and yet we have Crusoe laptops running various flavours of
Windows. While not being a hard and fast answer, it would seem to be a
strong hint. In general, QNX laptop support is more related to peripherals
than anything else and, if the Crusoe is truly x86 compatable, then it
should work.

Kris

“XTAL” <xtal@gmx.ch> wrote in message news:ah0qpg$sr5$1@inn.qnx.com

“Frank Liu” <> liug@mama.indstate.edu> > wrote in message
news:agv21h$hvj$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
true unix hackers don’t need caps > :slight_smile:

=]

but the question remains. must transmeta’s code morphing
technology be supported by the os?
http://www.transmeta.com/technology/architecture/code_morphing.html
it seems that the code morphing layer is beneath the os…
any experiences, anyone?



Jerry Chappell <> jchappell@cyberus.ca> > wrote:
Before you buy a new notebook, maybe you should splurge for a Shift
key
for
your keyboard!

“XTAL” <> xtal@gmx.ch> > wrote in message news:aguo72$bcm$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …

hi,

are the transmeta processors supported by qnx?
i’m going to buy a new notebook, and would like to
use qnx instead of windows =)
if no, is this functionality planned?

thx,

xtal




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Kris Warkentin <kewarken@qnx.com> wrote:

I’m only speculating since I don’t have a test machine sitting
about but it seems to me that Microsoft hasn’t released a
special version of it’s OS for Crusoe processors and yet we
have Crusoe laptops running various flavours of Windows. While
not being a hard and fast answer, it would seem to be a strong
hint. In general, QNX laptop support is more related to
peripherals than anything else and, if the Crusoe is truly x86
compatable, then it should work.

IIRC, the compatibility is there, and Kris is very correct. As
well I do believe I have heard a Crusoe representative say that
there chip is more compatible than some of Intels.

Again, IIRC, the Seatle office had a couple of Crusoe boards and
found no problems, but that was a while ago.

regards,
Tom

Thomas Emberson <temberson@softwareremodeling.com> wrote:

Kris Warkentin <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote:
I’m only speculating since I don’t have a test machine sitting
about but it seems to me that Microsoft hasn’t released a
special version of it’s OS for Crusoe processors and yet we
have Crusoe laptops running various flavours of Windows. While
not being a hard and fast answer, it would seem to be a strong
hint. In general, QNX laptop support is more related to
peripherals than anything else and, if the Crusoe is truly x86
compatable, then it should work.

IIRC, the compatibility is there, and Kris is very correct. As
well I do believe I have heard a Crusoe representative say that
there chip is more compatible than some of Intels.

Again, IIRC, the Seatle office had a couple of Crusoe boards and
found no problems, but that was a while ago.

I belive it will work as well - since it runs Windows 95 and Linux without
any issues. However, Windows DOES have special code for it…

[/cygdrive/g/WINDOWS/system32/drivers]
cdm@BIGBOX → ls -l crusoe.sys
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cdm None 31360 Aug 23 2001 crusoe.sys*

…dunno what it is for, but it is there. :wink:

chris


Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> “The faster I go, the behinder I get.”
Software Engineer, QSSL – Lewis Carroll –
http://qnx.wox.org/

Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> wrote:

Thomas Emberson <> temberson@softwareremodeling.com> > wrote:
Kris Warkentin <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote:
I’m only speculating since I don’t have a test machine sitting
about but it seems to me that Microsoft hasn’t released a
special version of it’s OS for Crusoe processors and yet we
have Crusoe laptops running various flavours of Windows. While
not being a hard and fast answer, it would seem to be a strong
hint. In general, QNX laptop support is more related to
peripherals than anything else and, if the Crusoe is truly x86
compatable, then it should work.

IIRC, the compatibility is there, and Kris is very correct. As
well I do believe I have heard a Crusoe representative say that
there chip is more compatible than some of Intels.

Again, IIRC, the Seatle office had a couple of Crusoe boards and
found no problems, but that was a while ago.


I belive it will work as well - since it runs Windows 95 and Linux without
any issues. However, Windows DOES have special code for it…

[/cygdrive/g/WINDOWS/system32/drivers]
cdm@BIGBOX → ls -l crusoe.sys
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cdm None 31360 Aug 23 2001 crusoe.sys*

…dunno what it is for, but it is there. > :wink:

Yeah, they have a cute Windows app that allows you to control the
processor, throttling and such. Those chips are capable of a lot
from what I can remember. One of the reasons why they where really
cool (pardon the pun) for portables it the extent to which the went
on the power management. IIRC, on his laptop he was running demos
and such, and you could see the processor speed move up and down.
You could set the upper and lower limits, and a host of other things
as well.

Of course in QNX you would loose that control.


Again, this was over a year ago, back when there was still hope for
internet appliance market. Personally I would love a Treo90 looking
device running QNX on such a processor.

regards,
Tom