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Moore's-Law End Is Crisis for Econ. (see graph)-ALSO $150 Computer Exposed

by Kurt Kress Fri, May 12, 2006 2:13PM

Transistors-per-chip growth (Moore's First Law) is ending (soon, see graph), and it could be very bad for the economy. The good news is that Gordon Moore's Second Law is finally coming into effect. This "forgotten" part of his famous article was about "handy" "sale"-priced computers (see his cartoon).

§The-End-of-Moore's-Law Graph

by Kurt Kress

Fri, May 12, 2006 2:13PM