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Librarians Fighting to Save Moore's Law Issue

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the reference-section-referee dept.

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."

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  1. How dumb by britneys+9th+husband · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

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    1. Re:How dumb by Caseyscrib · · Score: 2, Funny

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

  2. Nasty Librarians by nastyphil · · Score: 4, Funny

    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...

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    1. Re:Nasty Librarians by stor · · Score: 4, Funny

      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

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  3. Re:A bit late for this story. by aussie_a · · Score: 2, Funny

    Welcome to slashdot.

  4. stealing from the library by weighn · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!?

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  5. Looking for ancient texts? by zambuka · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  6. I don't see by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Funny
    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!

  7. Re:PDF of article by NutscrapeSucks · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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  8. Re:I wonder what James Randi by Green+Salad · · Score: 3, Funny
    Evolution of Language Through The Ages...

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

  9. Re:Ebay Copy For Sale by mo^ · · Score: 2, Funny

    What is this "outside" you speak of?

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  10. Re:a *rounding* error? by hawk · · Score: 2, Funny
    If it's intel, it must be a division error . . .

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

    :)

    hawk

  11. Re:Ebay Copy For Sale by Acer500 · · Score: 2, Funny

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

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