Librarians Fighting to Save Moore's Law Issue

wambaugh writes "As reported earlier, Intel is offering $10,000 for a copy of the April 19, 1965 issue of Electronics containing Moore's original article predicting 'Moore's Law.' Now it is being reported that academic science libraries are having to make sure no go-getters make off with their copies. At least one copy is already missing from the University of Illinois. Too bad Intel won't settle for a pdf."

Comments

How dumb

[britneys 9th husband]

Didn't these people ever stop and think about how suspicious it will look when Intel sees the "property of Massachusetts Institute of Technology libraries" stamp? Talk about dumb criminals.

Re:How dumb

[Caseyscrib]

Perhaps they just want some reading material for when they're on the shitter.

another blatent attempt at attention grabbing...

[the-build-chicken]

A day after Intel said it would offer $10,000 for a copy of a magazine in which Moore's Law was first announced, a University of Illinois engineering library noticed that one of its two copies had disappeared.

So it was actually stolen in April 20, 1965 - however intels' shananigans prompted them to go look.

Nasty Librarians

[nastyphil]

Am I the only one who misread the Subject?

I had visions of otherwise demure, bookish girls wearing glasses duking it out in a wafer fab plant before tumbling over a workbench into a pit of jelly...

Re:Nasty Librarians

[stor]

Am I the only one who misread the Subject?

Apparently...

I had visions of otherwise demure, bookish girls wearing glasses duking it out in a wafer fab plant before tumbling over a workbench into a pit of jelly...

Perhaps you should lay off the anime for a month or two my friend. =)

Cheers
Stor

Re:A bit late for this story.

[aussie_a]

Welcome to slashdot.

stealing from the library

[weighn]

I worked in a library for 9 years, it's funny what people steal. The Mason's steal all of the books revealing their secret rites, the Scientologists do something similar to the books on cults.
We had a lovely old stitch bound book on FORTRAN that walked when some local geeks attempted to start a computer museum! WHY!?

Looking for ancient texts?

[zambuka]

This is where you need a Tome Raider.
[Enter, stage left, busty librarian with guns on her hips]

I don't see

[teamhasnoi]

why the guys at Intel just build or buy one of these and go get one themselves.

Sheesh. No wonder AMD is spanking them.

Save the libraries! Grab the T-Bar!

Re:PDF of article

[NutscrapeSucks]

Check out the cartoon on page 3 of Steve Jobs selling Mac Minis at Walmart.

Re:My Theory

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Ruin reputation of company worth $150 billion by offering $10k for magazine
2. Sell magazine for $100k
3. Profit

Should have seen it coming.

[Anonymous Coward]

A librarian in a Science Library in Bumfuck Illinois, who doesn't read Slashdot, and who wouldn't put this together as an obvious risk (or opportunity to gain some notariety for the Library and the University for saving the day, not to mention the reward money!), should be ashamed.

Seriously. You work in a Science Library, and you don't read Slashdot, like, checking it every minute?

Re:I wonder what James Randi

[Green Salad]

Evolution of Language Through The Ages...

I'm a language "creationist" you inconsiderate clod!

Re:Ebay Copy For Sale

[mo^]

What is this "outside" you speak of?

Re:a *rounding* error?

[hawk]

If it's intel, it must be a division error . . .

"I am pentium of the borg.
Division is futile.
You will be approximated."

:)

hawk

Re:Ebay Copy For Sale

[Acer500]

C'mon, you must have read about it somewhere :-)