And Muller. I had to look the transcript up cos I'd forgotten his name and there is this exchange.
AVON Muller never talked about his work? VENA I'm not a cyberneticist, Avon. He's always been dedicated to the perfection of ... AVON ... a machine. VENA An ideal. AVON Of which he never speaks. VENA Our relationship is more ... AVON ... recreational. VENA I try to help him relax, yes. Forget work for a few hours. He drives himself to the limit all the time. Recently he's been almost ... frenzied. AVON Who sets this frenzied pace? Muller, or the Robot Development Cartel? ORAC Muller's childhood sets the pace, naturally. AVON [walks over to Orac.] You think it was Ensor's training? ORAC He was a tyrant for self-discipline. VENA Ensor? AVON The man who designed Orac. He was Muller's first teacher. [Deactivates Orac.] One of the great ... geniuses in the field of cybernetics. VENA Greater than Muller? AVON Well now, that remains to be seen.
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AVON Muller never talked about his work?
VENA I'm not a cyberneticist, Avon. He's always been dedicated to the perfection of ...
AVON ... a machine.
VENA An ideal.
AVON Of which he never speaks.
VENA Our relationship is more ...
AVON ... recreational.
VENA I try to help him relax, yes. Forget work for a few hours. He drives himself to the limit all the time. Recently he's been almost ... frenzied.
AVON Who sets this frenzied pace? Muller, or the Robot Development Cartel?
ORAC Muller's childhood sets the pace, naturally.
AVON [walks over to Orac.] You think it was Ensor's training?
ORAC He was a tyrant for self-discipline.
VENA Ensor?
AVON The man who designed Orac. He was Muller's first teacher. [Deactivates Orac.] One of the great ... geniuses in the field of cybernetics.
VENA Greater than Muller?
AVON Well now, that remains to be seen.