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...notebook computer is too bulky to carry around. But so far, tinier mini-PCs haven't taken off. Vulcan Inc., started by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, may change that with its new FlipStart PC. Weighing in at less than 1 lb. and powered by a 1-GHz Transmeta processor, the FlipStart measures just 6 in. wide, 4 in. deep and 1 in. thick yet packs in a 30-GB hard drive and 256 MB of memory. Available in late 2004, it also has special touches to make navigating its bright 6-in., HDTV-quality display easier. A thumbwheel...
Bill Gates always said the tech world meted out justice faster than the Justice Department ever could. Now AOL and computer maker Gateway are trying to prove him right. The online giant and the PC maker announced Tuesday that they had tapped privately held chip maker Transmeta - a good chunk is held by AOL and Gateway, actually - to use both its new Crusoe processors and an adaptation of the Linux operating system to power a new generation of Internet appliances. The strategy is part of "AOL Anywhere," and the deliciously timed announcement - don't think AOL boss Steve Case doesn...
...never go away. They get faster. They look more and more like hard candy. And they get lighter and thinner. Two announcements this week should go a long way toward advancing that last trend. One is from the chip giant we know and love, Intel. The other is from Transmeta ? Silicon Valley's most secretive and mysterious startup...
This week: Bill Gates on his colleagues at Tandy; Sugar Ray and Third Eye Blind make beautiful music together; and the true meaning behind the new Transmeta logo...
Meanwhile, juggling his job at Transmeta and his ongoing obligations to Linux--which he continues to manage as it changes and grows--leaves him little free time. If he is not sitting in front of computers, he is talking about them--to the press, industry conference attendees or like-minded souls on the Net. When pressured, Torvalds concedes that Linux is unlikely to dethrone Microsoft Windows, at least in the short term. Technical merits aside, it is still largely a programmers' tool; it doesn't offer a lot of programs for the office or home, and it isn't backed...