In May 1969, SGS, the forerunner of STMicroelectronics, which in those days had a Scottish connection with a facility at Falkirk, held a lunch at the Carlton Tower Hotel to which not only was Miss Scotland invited, but also the Minister of State at the Scottish Office, Dr Dickson Mabon
SGS’ UK general manager, Larry Curry, mentioned to the Minister that one of the things which SGS was selling at the time was high-level logic.
“I’ll place an immediate order”, replied the Minister, “high-level logic is just what we need on the Scottish housing committee.”
Scottish politics, it seems, haven't changed that much in the last 40 years.
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