Well, when I say faulty memory I more mean that he told the lies for so long, its become the truth, so that he remembers the big picture in a certain way and may not remember certain details naymore that he would have been aware of at the time.  I could believe that forty years on he does not really remember exactly when certain chips were developed and has not bothered to go back and look.  He has convinced himself that he was far ahead of the curve, so he's not going to let the facts get in the way.  Sort of a combination of selective memory and the passage of time working together.  I agree that much of it is puzzling since he has nothing to gain when distorting information that is easily fact-checked and already has a great deal to be proud of. 

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