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Doing the math - even a conservative estimate for 1983 to 2003 is eight doublings.

That would give us a hypothetical Pentium 4 at 768GHz today. Which, Netburst or no, would wipe the floor with the fastest available multi-core chip.

While also putting out enough heat energy to keep a small town in Northern Canada warm all winter long.



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