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Transmeta Crusoe? They chose X86 machine code as their CPU-independent bytecode.
by tadfisher 3y ago
Transmeta Crusoe? They chose X86 machine code as their CPU-independent bytecode.
- zdw 3y agoIn demos the Transmeta processors was shown to support multiple instruction sets - per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmeta#Code_Morphing_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmeta#Code_Morphing_Softwa... , they demoed pico-Java , and also there were rumors of PowerPC compatibility. Although you're probably right - none of those options made it into a shipping product, only x86.
- fathyb 3y agoI guess today's equivalent VLIW chip would be Tachyum Prodigy, not super confident about it.. https://www.tachyum.com/products/#products-prodigy https://www.tachyum.com/products/#products-prodigy
- hurpdurpdurp 3y agoNvidia's denver2 cores work this way. Shipped on an android tablet about 10 years ago. Not sure what happened to them after that.