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+# Microprocessor Trend Data
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+This repository contains the raw data used in my blog series on microprocessor trend data:
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+  * [42 Years of Microprocessor Trend Data](https://www.karlrupp.net/2018/02/42-years-of-microprocessor-trend-data/)
+  * [40 Years of Microprocessor Trend Data](https://www.karlrupp.net/2015/06/40-years-of-microprocessor-trend-data/)
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+### License
+
+All raw data and my own plots are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License, see file [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for details.