Of interest -- KF --snip-- The Increase in Chip Speed Is Accelerating, Not Slowing February 4, 2002 By JOHN MARKOFF SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 - In the world of computer chips, Moore's Law is becoming less of an axiom and more of a drag race. At the world's premier chip design conference, which begins here today, the spotlight will be on blinding computer speed. That emphasis suggests that the trajectory of desktop PC performance increases of the last two years will not slow in the near future, but actually accelerate. --snip-- http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/04/technology/04CHIP.html?ex=1013868301&ei=1&...