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J. R. Nall

Fairchild Semiconductor engineer who chaired Session VII at the 1960 ISSCC — the session in which Engelbart delivered the similitude paper.

Fairchild Semiconductor engineer who chaired Session VII at the 1960 ISSCC — the session in which Engelbart delivered the similitude paper.

J. R. Nall — Fairchild Semiconductor engineer who chaired Session VII at the 1960 ISSCC — the session in which Engelbart delivered the similitude paper.

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In 1960, Engelbart ran the numbers. Moore's Law is the half we kept.
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