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Arthur Entlich wrote:

> You are guessing wrongly.
> 
> Further, Moore's, "law" is not a "law" it is a supposition that has 
> tended toward being somewhat accurate over the years.  It may eventually 
> hit a brick wall, or perhaps through new discoveries, become an 
> understatement, like statements about PCs only requiring 640K of memory.
> 
> One thing I am pretty sure of, Moore would have similar sentiments to my 
> own regarding people like "Mapi" and his evocation of Moore in his 
> bigoted claptrap.  Further, I suspect Moore would understand my license 
> in referring to his "law" as I did.  He appears to have a pretty good 
> understanding of the creative process.
> 
> Below I quote part of his bio, which I think shows that even he 
> understands his "law" is nothing more than a rule of thumb that became 
> an goal.  Most laws represent natural phenomena, as we know them.
> 
> In the same manner as Moore's supposition, or rule of thumb has been 
> couched as a "law", I have taken some liberty with the concept to make 
> my point about the nature of the postings I was responding to.
> 
> The fact that a number of you don't "get" the intent makes me recognize 
> that many people in this world are unfortunately "stuck" in a 
> liberalized existence.

The above sentence was supposed to read:

The fact that a number of you don't "get" the intent makes me recognize 
that many people in this world are unfortunately "stuck" in a
LITERALIZED (as in taking the meaning of things from the literal wording 
presented) existence.

> 
> Then again, there's still that 38% approval rating that needs explaining 
> somehow.
> 
> BTW: Moore received the National Medal of Technology from George Bush 
> Sr. in 1990.
> 
> But thank you for offering to edify me.
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> Part of Gordon Moore's bio as provided by Intel:
> 
> Gordon E. Moore is currently Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation. 
> Moore co-founded Intel in 1968, serving initially as Executive Vice 
> President. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1975 and 
> held that post until elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 
> 1979. He remained CEO until 1987 and was named Chairman Emeritus in 1997.
> 
> Moore is widely known for "Moore's Law," in which in 1965 he predicted 
> that the number of transistors the industry would be able to place on a 
> computer chip would double every year. In 1975, he updated his 
> prediction to once every two years. While originally intended as a rule 
> of thumb in 1965, it has become the guiding principle for the industry 
> to deliver ever-more-powerful semiconductor chips at proportionate 
> decreases in cost.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> RSD99 wrote:
> 
>> "Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:mUzVe.189406$Hk.99257@pd7tw1no...
>>
>>> Moore also didn't take into account people who can only read things
>>> literally.  I'm guessing you're an engineer?
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm guessing that you actually have not read moore's law. See
>>
>> http://www.intel.com/museum/archives/history_docs/mooreslaw.htm
>>
>> ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Printed_Materials/Moores_Law_2pg 
>>
>> .pdf
>>
>> ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_M 
>>
>> oore_1965_Article.pdf
>>
>> ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_M 
>>
>> oore_1975_Speech.pdf
>>
>> ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Images_Assets/Moores_Law_Origina 
>>
>> l_Graph_jpg.zip
>>
>> or go to http://www.intel.com/ and enter the string
>>
>>      moore's law
>>
>> Into the search box.
>>
>> And ... yes ... Gordon Moore *is* an Engineer. One who every 'Personal
>> Computer' owner/user owes a lot of gratitude.
>>
>>
>>