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We could have been the British IBM
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Micro Men

We could have been the British IBM, but you wouldn't listen to me when you should've - and...

Chris Curry:

We could have been the British IBM, but you wouldn't listen to me when you should've - and now look at us

Full Transcript

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We could have been the British IBM, but you wouldn't listen to me when you should've
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- and now look at us.
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Shares in the Acorn microcomputer company
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were suspended on the stock market this afternoon.
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It follows rumours of financial problems at the company.
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Share prices in Acorn have been under pressure
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since the city heard that they had made a big loss in America.
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For some months now, it has been known that Britain's most famous inventor
Duration
32 seconds
Views
403
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:46
Uploaded
Oct 26, 2021
Genres
Production
DSP,BBC

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Movie Summary

In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's ...

Actors

Martin Freeman
Chris Curry