- How the bootstrap load made the historic Intel 8008 processor possible (righto.com)
Near the end of 1972, Intel introduced their first 8-bit microprocessor, the 8008. Decades later, this processor still influences computing; you probably use an x86 processor that is a descendent of the 8008. One unusual feature of the 8008 processor is its use of a “bootstrap load” or “bootstrap capacitor”, a special capacitor circuit to improve performance. Federico Faggin, who led the development of the 8008, is the main character in this story; he invented a new way to fabricate bootstrap capacitors for the Intel 4004 and 8008 processors and says it “proved essential to the microprocessor realization” and “without [the bootstrap load], there was no microprocessor.”
- Bald Eagle Wildlife Area Unit (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Bald Eagle Unit is accessible ONLY by boat. It consists of 603 acres of undisturbed mature forested habitat that occurs in several parcels along the south bank of the Skagit River and the east and west banks of the Sauk River (confluence of the two rivers). The unit was acquired by the Department of Game in 1975-76 with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy for the conservation and protection of bald eagle winter habitat and roost sites.