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Subject: Re: Moore's Law coming to an end?

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 01:16:42 04/19/05

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On April 18, 2005 at 20:50:52, Mark Ryan wrote:

>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4449711.stm
>
>"But when Moore's Law is effectively slowed down in about 10 to 20 years' time
>..."

I think the first addition to Moore's law was: There will always be somebody who
claims it won't hold in the near future.

Tony

>
>A few years ago, Grandmaster Lev Alburt stated that chess computers would never
>be stronger than the strongest humans.  If there is a practical (or asymptotic)
>limit to computer speed, maybe he was right.
>
>(Disclaimer:  I realize that chess strength is not just about speed, but it is
>certainly a contributing factor.)



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