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tadfisher
on May 15, 2023
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ARM or x86? ISA Doesn’t Matter (2021)
Transmeta Crusoe? They chose X86 machine code as their CPU-independent bytecode.
zdw
on May 15, 2023
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In demos the Transmeta processors was shown to support multiple instruction sets - per
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
on May 15, 2023
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I guess today's equivalent VLIW chip would be Tachyum Prodigy, not super confident about it..
https://www.tachyum.com/products/#products-prodigy
hurpdurpdurp
on May 15, 2023
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Nvidia's denver2 cores work this way. Shipped on an android tablet about 10 years ago. Not sure what happened to them after that.
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