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    News VLIW CPU in a Desktop: Enthusiasts Crowdfund Elbrus-Based Mini-ITX Motherboard

    Despite being in possession of multiple VLIW based computers (multiple Transmeta products and one Itanic), I don't understand who would purchase this: no documentation, poor performance, ancient standards, and no historical significance.
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    News VLIW CPU in a Desktop: Enthusiasts Crowdfund Elbrus-Based Mini-ITX Motherboard

    Only Fred (AKA "Crusoe"). Astro, sorry, "Efficeon" and "Efficeon 2" were both 256-bit VLIW, but instructions had variable length encoding to avoid the bloat. There was some connection between Transmeta and Elbrus, but I don't know the full story. I know they worked on the FPU for Crusoe.