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I still got one running, from the software side, its effectively an i586: vendor_id : GenuineTMx86 model name : Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Process
by blueflow 4y ago
I still got one running, from the software side, its effectively an i586:
vendor_id : GenuineTMx86
model name : Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Processor TM5800
cpu MHz : 800.023
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 sep cmov mmx longrun lrti constant_tsc cpuid
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf mds swapgs itlb_multihit mmio_unknown
But you can't do much with such a machine nowadays.
- jandrese 4y agoWait, so it also suffers from the same CPU bugs like Meltdown and Spectre? That's an incredible level of verisimilitude in the CPU emulation.
- FullyFunctional 4y agoYou do realize that TM5800 just makes up the CPUID in software and the Spectre etc flags are a kernel interpretation of this? TM5800 might be subject to Spectre, but I posit that it would be very tricky to exploit as the x86 code you write isn't what's being run and in fact the code execution will look vastly different.
- kjs3 4y agoI had a Fujitsu Loox laptop with a Carusoe processor when they came out. A friend picked it up for me in Japan. It was awesome because 1) it was physically very small but had a really nice display, 2) it had way above average battery life and 3) it had a built in DVD player in the ancient times when that was a very desirable feature. The downside was...it was really slow compared to 'equivalent' Intel offerings. It ended up being my travel laptop because it could fit comfortably on an airplane tray. It was fine for writing/email and great at watching movies, but it was never going to be my daily driver.