Yes they are the same They have already implemented a software dynamic binary translation virtual machine, similar to Transmeta Crusoe With real hardware boot

Yes they are the same They have already implemented a software dynamic binary translation virtual machine, similar to Transmeta Crusoe With real hardware booting window/linux http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbrus_2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbrus_2000 I guess is that binary translation virtual machine could be tweaked for ARM instruction set