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From: Gareths Downstairs Computer
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:14

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On 17/02/2018 01:49, Mike Causer wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:10:52 +0000
> Gareth's Downstairs Computer
> <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Somewhat awkward to use when trying to design (e.g.) a power
>>> station's steelwork & piping.  Still, that's how we started using
>>> CAD.
>>
>> GD & CD Barnwood?
> 
> CADCentre Cambridge.  Portishead rings a bell from my British Steel days
> on the drawing board though.   Don't recollect involvement but Pembroke
> was my major [how shall we put it] on the drawing board pre-CAD. I hope
> it stood up ....
> 
> .... but I was off to a different industry before anyone cut steel
> rather than putting ink on mylar.

The head of my department, Control Techology, Peter J Brown had
started his career at British Steel. I think he was 31 years olf
in 1971.

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