Intel offers $10,000 for original Moore's law text

Posted on Tuesday, April 12 2005 @ 18:10 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Intel posted a $10,000 reward on Ebay for an original copy of Moore's law. This which was published on April 19, 1965 in an issue of Electronics. Goordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, lent out his copy and lost track of it..

So rather than make do with the photocopies that have long been circulated, Intel made a call to Silicon Valley neighbor eBay, which helped it post a "wanted" item on the auctioneer's Web site.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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