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To: Tony Viola who wrote (28924)	8/16/1998 3:28:00 AM
From: burn2learn	Respond to of 33344

digital..I mean Intel is outside Boston mike

To: Tony Viola who wrote (28924)	8/16/1998 10:39:00 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Respond to of 33344

re: East Coast sand just doesn't produce Silicon that's as pure as West Coast sand does.. Don't they import the sand? ;-) You are right in that the Fairchild and NSM fabs in South Portland are an island of engineering in a vacation setting. They are also RIGHT NEXT to the end of the airport runway. One bad landing approach and POOF!. On the plus side, the engineers know that NSM/Fairchild is the only game in town for them. If they want to continue living in that beautiful area, they had better make it work! Ken

To: Tony Viola who wrote (28924)	8/17/1998 10:45:00 AM
From: Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33344

>>Actually, I wondered years ago why Fairchild built a fab in Portland ME Because it was near Boston . The 128 Loop area was the silicon hotspot back thirty years ago. IBM is in Vermont because T.J. Watson, the CEO got into soaring, and Mt. Mansfield has a great wave certain times of the year. By having a wire contact relay plant close by he could write off the commutes as a business expense. Later they realized that the granite underpinnings of the state made for very low ground vibration for a fab. Frank