David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Intel launched its 200 MHz Pentium processor, representing a significant advancement in computer processing technology and marking a milestone in the semiconductor industry.
The P5 Pentium launched with 60 MHz in 1993 and was available with up to 200 MHz (P54CS) in 1996. The original 800 nm design had 3.1 million transistors but scaled to 3.3 million in the 350 nm 1996 design.
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Querying the Carlton Cards audit and replenishment
On this day, we were organising our stock of greetings cards at Redgrave, which gave rise to this missive to our contact there
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The USS George Washington, a ground-breaking nuclear-powered missile submarine, was officially unveiled, marking a significant milestone in naval military technology and Cold War-era submarine development.
For our part, we were writing to utilities following Wiggly's exit from No 3 Montague Street in Eynesbury and I was contacting officers of Mid Suffolk District Council about Improvements to windows at our listed building at fitting a new sign at Redgrave Spar P.O. & Stores
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The St Neots Town Mayor, Cllr Derek Giles Mayor, that I had recently got elected running a successful local campaign, proclaimed 'Let St Neots flourish'.
He launched a business initiative to forge closer links between the Town Council and the business community, with the aim of promoting opportunities for St Neots.
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An Irish Republican Army (IRA) gang tragically murdered Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched armed robbery in Adare, County Limerick, marking a dark moment in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Three of the four killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe returned to live among their own in Co Limerick after serving manslaughter sentences.
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Leighton W. Smith Jr. stepped down from his position as NATO commander amid mounting criticism. His resignation highlighted internal tensions and potential strategic challenges within the NATO leadership during the mid-1990s.
Smith's IFOR command in Bosnia was criticized for his refusal to use his authority to also perform non-military implementation tasks, including arresting indicted war criminals
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