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I don't wish to discuss it any further.

I wonder why that is?

I beg your pardon?

I'm sorry Clive - but I've always believed in

what you've been trying to do,

now I'm asking for the chance

to take this forward.

I feel I can do something with this,

it's a worthwhile project-

It's pointless! Amateurish! Ugly!

All I'm asking is that you allow me

the chance to develop the idea.

No.

But why?

Because we haven't got the funds to waste.

We have to concentrate on developing

authentic Sinclair products,

like the television, the electric car.

The car? Christ's sake Clive, not the car.

Get out of my bloody house.

Get out!

Is everything all right?

It's nothing.

He'll be back at work tomorrow morning.

I can't believe what I said.

You don't know what he thinks of that car.

Christ, what have I done?

Freed yourself.

You had a taste of being the boss,

and you liked it.

There's no going back.

So what am I going to do?

My father wants to know if I'm

coming back to work in the family firm.

What are they in?

They make wine.

Oh really? I didn't know that.

But I like Cambridge.

I've been thinking of starting a business

here. Computers interest me.

Maybe you could do with a partner?

Seriously? You'd give all that up

to go into business with me?

Have you ever tried Austrian wine, Chris?

No.

If you had, you might understand.

As the Americans would say,

a golden handshake.

Good luck with your future endeavours.

Ten thousand pounds, you say?

What sort of business did you say it was?

Computers.

Oh, I say, how interesting.

Very science fiction.

Well, we like to help new concerns where we can.

Just need to check a few bona fides.

You know how it is.

Tell me again, which college were you at?

That one.

Jolly good. Thought as much,

just by looking at you.

A fresh start.

Goodbye, old friend.

Better.

Now they say in business that the key to success

is to use the resources you have,

well here in Cambridge we have one

resource in abundance -

Cambridge Processor Group.

They build computer systems for fun.

Our secret weapon.

Steve - Steve Furber?

Could we have a word?

That's him - Roger Wilson.

Spent the summer holiday building and programming

a computerised cow feeding device

for a farm up in Harrogate.

The computer journals you asked for.

You said you wanted all of them.

Thank you, Nigel.

It's nearly two thousand pounds!

Still too much.

So expensive!

But why so expensive?

We must observe the British tea ritual.

Thank you.

So. We all know the MK14?

Mmm. Sinclair. I saved up for one of his

hi-fi kits when I was a kid.

Looked nice. Matt black, System 2000.

System 3000. System 2000 was in silver,

in the System 3000.

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