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NormanH
12-16-2007, 12:01 AM
I just noticed a rather glaring factual error, though it is a common one on many computer/tech sites. On this page (http://www.mysuperpc.com/processor.shtml) You talked about Moores Law:

"It's worth noting that the days of "Moore's Law" are unfortunately over. This "law" was an observation or prediction made by Gordon Moore of Intel in 1965 that processor speeds would double every 18 months."

Unfortunately this is entirely incorrect. Gordon Moore never made any prediction regarding processor speeds, rather his observation was that transistor counts on processor chips was doubling about every two years, and that trend still continues today, and is expected to continue for at least another decade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moores_law
http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/

jseabold
08-21-2008, 10:06 PM
Yeah you are right. I was going to post the same thing.

Great site though!

The Wise Monkey
08-22-2008, 03:30 AM
I wouldn't say that it was a "glaring" factual error, but it is a fair point. :)

RickyTick
08-22-2008, 08:52 AM
Who blew the dust off of this old thread? :confused: :) :)

The Wise Monkey
08-22-2008, 09:11 AM
Lol, just realised this was from last December... XD