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British man finds 'Moore's Law' magazine, collects $10,000

San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press

By Matthew Fordahl, AP Technology Writer

Friday, April 22, 2005 A British engineer whose wife complained about his stash of old magazines has collected $10,000 from Intel Corp. after he found a 40-year-old periodical in which the chip maker's co-founder predicted the future of the semiconductor industry.

David Clark, a 57-year-old employee of Philips Electronics, found a copy of the April 19, 1965, Electronics magazine under the floorboards of his Surrey home. The copy was in mint condition — exactly what Intel was looking for to place on exhibit at its corporate museum.

"He said over the years his wife had given him a hard time about hoarding all these magazines," Intel spokesman Manny Vara said Friday. "He told her someday they'd be worth some money."

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