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Moore's Law Original Issue Found

Posted by Zonk on from the we-can-all-rest-easy-now dept.

Daemon writes "BBC News reports that a copy of the original issue of Electronics magazine in which Moore's Law was first published has been found under the floorboards of a Surrey engineer's home. David Clark had kept copies of the magazine for years, despite pleas from his wife to throw them away." Intel, it seems, has its bounty fulfilled.

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  1. Plea to UIUC student by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Can you please return your copy of the magzine to the library?

    The reward has been claimed and there is nothing for you to profit off of now.

  2. Re:True geek! by maotx · · Score: 5, Informative

    how I can afford a wedding for 5k or less

    A marriage license cost is minimal. Cost to have someone wed you is minimal. Local church would more than likely be happy to have you wed there. All of this for under $5k. I've done it. However from experience I can say that the real expense is the bride and then their is not much one can do about that...

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  3. Re:True geek! by karnal · · Score: 4, Informative

    My wedding (04/30/05):

    2000$ - Gazebo (sp?) and reception hall, including catering for 65 guests.
    250$ - Cake
    350$ - DJ
    850$ - Pictures
    500$ - Wedding Bands
    150$ - Ordained Minister
    650$ - Flowers

    We still have to get wine for the reception, as well as dole out money for the rehearsal dinner. But other than that, it's under 5k - and you can even cut things that we didn't, like use silk flowers for 250$ instead of $650... etc....

    There are other little expenses I didn't include. Like the invitations - we made them ourselves, probably to the tune of 100$ or so in paper/ink/stamps/envelopes etc...

    So yea, maybe I'll come in at 6k once it's all said and done. But you can do it for under 5. All you really need to do to get it under 5 is to have a smaller "party"....

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  4. Re:True geek! by garcia · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's a serious answer to your semi-serious question: spend $50 on a justice of the peace.

    Just so you know... They are $250 now.

  5. Re:There are several of these on eBay-- by bobbis.u · · Score: 3, Informative
    Neither of the ones on eBay are in "mint" condition, which was one of the requirements laid down by Intel.

    Those high bidders are going to be pissed when they realise they have shelled out $450+ when the prize has already been claimed. Do they really think Intel will lose it again?

  6. Re:Every 24 months?? by antispam_ben · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to the article, it says: The "law" was adopted after Intel co-founder Gordon Moore wrote in the 1965 Electronics magazine article that the number of transistors on a chip would double every 24 months.

    Yes, that's what Moore said in TO[riginal]FA.

    Now, if I remember right, that figure is supposed to be every 18 months! But it isn't. After a little looking, I found out that he really did say every two years. Interesting, don't you think? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law

    If you read all TFA's relating to this (since Intel announced this just a week or two ago), you'll find that the figure was shortly changed to every 12 months, then shortly after that changed to the current value of 18 months. I forget if Moore or someone else did the revisions, but that was still in the '60's or so, and the 18 month figure has remained remarkably accurate.

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