It appears for the time that Joe is all talk. Things are collapsing around him and the company. Now the new computer has to be the salvation. Numerous employees are let go with great bitterness abounding. Gordon and Cameron are out there trying to figure out what to do. As Joe wanders the streets in his sociopathic way, he goes into a stereo store that is going out of business. It dawns on him that portability is what needs to be broached. He needs to have his people invent a laptop computer. The problem is that the motherboard must be way too big. Gordon comes up with the idea of stacking two halves of a motherboard on top of each other, but he is shot down by his friend and co-worker who seems to always be telling him what he can't do (we also get a little shot of his attraction to Gordon's wife and family). There's also a nasty meeting with a potential investor who demands 80 percent of the profits if things work out. Meanwhile, Cameron goes out partying with some Gothy characters and while drunk, comes to some kind of realization. One little bit of criticism of the science is that people seem to have a lot of serendipitous moments.
Review of High Plains Hardware
