starting point

catch on: to become popular or fashionable

ballpoint pen: a pen with a very small metal ball at its point, that rolls ink (= colored liquid for writing, etc.) onto the paper

miniature: very small; much smaller than usual

garage: a building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in

distributor: a person or company that supplies goods to shops, etc.

To "gush over" someone or something means to express overwhelming or excessive emotion, praise, or enthusiasm.

fray: a fight, a competition or an argument, especially one that is exciting or seen as a test of your ability

swoop: to visit or attack somebody/something suddenly and without warning

hassle: a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort

a handful: (informal) a person or an animal that is difficult to control

harangue: to speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something

square with: to make two ideas, facts or situations agree or combine well with each other; to agree or be consistent with another idea, fact or situation

gruff: impatient and unfriendly

NCR: National Cash Register

JFK: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Hauppauge Computer Works is a US manufacturer and marketer of electronic video hardware for personal computers.

thwart: to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do

protracted: lasting longer than expected or longer than usual

back-and-forth: discussion

work out: ​to develop in a successful way

branch out: diversify

The Chevrolet Corvette is an iconic American high-performance sports car manufactured by General Motors since 1953.

opt out: ​to choose not to take part in something

parody: (disapproving) something that is such a bad or an unfair example of something that it seems silly

grandiose: seeming very impressive but too large, complicated, expensive, etc. to be practical or possible

veep: vice-president

meticulous: paying careful attention to every detail

artifact: an object that is made by a person, especially something of historical or cultural interest

MOS Technology, Inc. ("MOS" being short for Metal Oxide Semiconductor), later known as CSG (Commodore Semiconductor Group) and GMT Microelectronics, was a semiconductor design and fabrication company based in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Off-putting is an adjective that means unpleasant, unappealing, or slightly worrying, making you want to stop liking or avoid a person or thing.

meanwhile (informal meantime): while something else is happening

envision: (formal) to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards

daunting: making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; likely to make somebody feel this way

Bill Gates "Source Code"

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