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Intel Seeking Moore's Law Original Publication

Posted by timothy on from the mislaid-claims dept.

ackthpt writes "Gordon Moore's famous prediction, labeled Moore's Law, was originally published in the April 19, 1965 issued of Electronics. Sometime since, he lent out his copy and it has never been returned. Intel would like an original copy of the now defunct magazine and is offering $10,000 for a copy, presumably in good condition. The story is carried on Reuters, and if you happen to have a copy (of your own, not stolen from a museum or library) you may contact Intel via eBay's WantItNow."

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  1. Be fast by Rei · · Score: 4, Funny

    Better get them a copy quickly - in a year and a half, the reward goes down to 5,000$, then 2,500$ another year and a half later....

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  2. Well... by Sottilde · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the last time I use old science magazines to start a fire...

  3. You can have my copy... by Cylix · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you pry it from my cold dead hands.

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    1. Re:You can have my copy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Your proposal is acceptable.

  4. Count me in, but... by AtariAmarok · · Score: 5, Funny

    Count me in, if you make it worth my while: Double the prize every 18 months.

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  5. Unfourtunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks to his evil brother's law (Murphy), everything that could go wrong has, and there are no copies left in existence...

    1. Re:Unfourtunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
      This is actually an evil plot. Intel has secretly laid plans to purchase every copy of this magazine known to be in existance. Years from now, when Moore's Law breaks down, critics everywhere will proclaim "Moore was a moron! He didn't know at all what he was talking about."

      And Intel, being the snide company, will simply ask: "And what law would you be referring to? Provide us with evidence, please."

      Only no evidence will exist, besides that which is safely locked away in the Intel safe.

      Evil, I say... plain 'ol evil.

  6. I got Gordon's copy by xbytor · · Score: 4, Funny

    But the price just doubled.

  7. it's just words - they want to be free! by ScentCone · · Score: 5, Funny

    of your own, not stolen from a museum or library

    I believe the local vernacular is "shared."

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  8. Warning - Buyer Feedback score of zero by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it safe to do business with Intel on Ebay ?

  9. eBay feedback by tuxedobob · · Score: 5, Funny

    They've got a feedback score of 0. I'm not so sure I'd want to sell to them...

  10. AMD vs Intel by jwymanm · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'd be funny to see if someone did post an auction for the magazine and AMD and Intel got in a bidding war. Possibly even funnier if IBM came along and took it right out from under both of them.

  11. Re:Oh no... by Slashdolt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you are 64 years old now... Perhaps it's time you moved out...

  12. Let's think this through... by RobertKozak · · Score: 5, Funny


    Let's say that I did have a copy of this magazine. I would expect to be paid for it based on Moore's Law. Its only fitting. So with that in mind, let's see how much it woiuld be:

    Magazine came out 40 years ago. Moore's Law says it doubles every 18 months. That's 26.6 doublings. Let's take 26 to make it easy. So thats 2^26 of the price.

    I could not find what the cover price was but let's be fair and say $0.10 (10 cents). So thats 2^26 * 10 / 100 = $6,710,886.40. Thats a good deal more than the $10,000.00 they are offering.

    I think its a rip-off.

    BTW: here is a link to the original article in PDF format.

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  13. Wonder Why... by djinn2020 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why would Intel want a copy of this law? New ad campaign?

    Moore stated that computing power would double every 18 months... his estimations were a tad slow -- introducing the new P6!!! released just 5 months after the P5 and over twice as fast *at over 4 times the cost*

    Buy it now at Dell.com!

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