What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography (119 page)

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Authors: Alan Sugar

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27. Mr Otake, the boss of Orion. I put up with his mad ways as no one could beat Orion for quality and speed of production.

28. Lord Carrington handing me the
Guardian
Young Businessman of the Year Award in 1984. Inside, I was worried the Amstrad bubble was going to burst.

29. The CPC464, which took off like a rocket, outselling the competition.

30. 'And all this, gentlemen, for PS399.' The PCW8256 word processor.

31. With Marion Vannier in 1986 at one of the Amstrad exhibition stands.

32. With Sir Clive Sinclair at the press conference to announce that Amstrad had bought his company, 1986.

33. The Amstrad Team, around 1988. Seated from left to right: me, Jose Luis Dominguez, Marion Vannier, Malcolm Miller. Standing from left to right: Jim Rice, Colin Heald, Bob Watkins, Ken Ashcroft.

34. Dickie Mould, aka Boycie.

35. With Mr Funai outside the Funai-Amstrad factory in 1987. The venture turned out to be a bit of a disaster.

36. Showing Prince Charles a new PC at an event in Birmingham in 1988.

37. With Ann and Gulu Lalvani.

38. Ann with the kids on holiday.

39. Simon's Bar Mitzvah, with his proud grandfathers and dad.

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