Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 343 The Value of Supercomputers

Seeing Zhou Liang Shuyi's smug look, Tang Huan smiled slightly.

You must know that Media Asia TV's hardware construction is closely following the world's cutting-edge technology, and it is all piled up with its own real money. It may not be so bold to change to another boss. After all, a businessman always needs a certain investment in production out than.

"KTVU, a TV station in Oakland, USA, wants to produce a few Chinese programs, so busy that Xiangjiang's behind-the-scenes personnel are a bit stretched. I plan to recruit some people from TVB." Zhou Liang Shuyi said tentatively.

"It's best not to break the existing balance between Media Asia TV and TVB." Tang Huan said noncommittally, and then directed to the engineering department at the next stop.

The thoughtful Zhou Liang Shuyi quickly followed up, and added: "In fact, they are all friends who have worked together in the past. Now they want to make a breakthrough in their careers, so they found me here."

"Personal wishes should be respected." Tang Huan nodded slightly.

Zhou Liang Shuyi, who understood Tang Huan's thoughts, smiled, and continued to accompany the boss who always liked to make problems for his subordinates to inspect.

Tang Huan couldn't help being a little disappointed when he found that his subordinates arranged their work in an orderly manner. Because Xiangjiang's position was not firm when he was in trouble, he wanted to find a representative flaw to attack, but Didn't take the chance.

However, after walking into the warehouse on a whim, he found that the place was irregular and even messy, and after thinking about the fire that had occurred in the Space-Time RIATV building, Tang Huan finally got his wish and performed a scene in which thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. .

Finally, Tang Huanyu said earnestly: "I have a plan to establish a digital Chinese cultural archive in Xiangjiang through computer technology. The films in front of me are rare materials, and history is priceless. If it is in place but destroyed once, can your conscience live with it?"

After Zhou Liang Shuyi and other middle and high-level executives had seriously reviewed, Tang Huan waved his hand and ended the inspection with satisfaction.

The car started slowly. Tang Huan looked out of the car and couldn't help laughing. The big stage of life is full of drama.

Just as he was feeling emotional, he noticed two girls on the side of the road arguing about something. After a closer look, they both knew each other. They were Mi Xue, the head of DreamWorks, and her younger sister, Xueli.

When I met this pair of sisters several times, it seemed that the two of them were bickering. I have to say that the relationship is quite complicated.

Tang Huan, who was so busy recently that he felt that life was a bit boring, felt a little ready to move, so he ordered the car to stop, opened the door, and walked over.

……

"I'm already this old, you still care about everything, whether you're tired or annoying." Xue Li's tone was full of impatience.

"Don't think that you have mastered the entertainment industry by making a few TV series and movies. You are still young and don't understand the complexity of people's hearts. If you don't pay attention, girls will easily suffer." Mi Xue persuaded earnestly .

"Here again, my ears are numb from hearing it. After entering the industry, no matter which drama I take, I have to ask for your approval. That's fine, my sister takes care of my younger sister. But I will go to parties and have dinner together Do you still limit things like rice and treat me like a puppet?" Xue Li retorted mercilessly.

"Why are you so ignorant, come home with me quickly, and you are not allowed to go anywhere." Mi Xue pulled her sister's arm angrily.

"Don't think that we owe you because you have worked hard to make money to subsidize the family. We must obey your arrangements in everything. You can't interfere with my freedom. Let me go." Sydney struggled angrily.

……

This 16-year-old girl is so rebellious that it's really worrying.

Tang Huan just muttered something to himself, and Xueli, who broke free from Mi Xue's hand, stumbled towards him.

"Is this a war?" Tang Huan casually pressed Xueli's shoulder to make her stand firm.

"I want you to mind your own business..." Seeing that it was Tang Huan, Xue Li's momentum weakened, and her tone of voice lowered accordingly.

Obviously, this rebellious girl was still a little afraid in front of Tang Huan.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I made you laugh. Sydney didn't want to go home so early, and that's why we got into an awkward situation. We'll be fine after we go back." Mi Xue explained embarrassingly.

"Since we met, I'll send you off." Tang Huan said while pushing Xue Li towards the car door, and the other party didn't dare to lose his temper, obediently opened the car door and got into the car.

Mi Xue sighed sadly, "I really regret letting Xueli enter the entertainment circle so early, this girl doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, especially after getting the role in Jiahe's "Master Dragon", her tail is all up to the sky."

"Is that the movie Cheng Long is filming?" Tang Huan joked, "Didn't he give Xue Li the role just for your sake?"

"Nonsense, that's because I am suitable to be the heroine." Like a kitten whose tail has been stepped on, Sydney bared her teeth and claws to prove her worth.

Tang Huan recalled the content of "Master Dragon" in the original time and space for a while, and commented unceremoniously: "Jackie Chan's current movies are all men's dramas, and you, the role of a vase, no matter who plays it."

Seeing that although Xueli stared and dared not refute, but her face was full of disbelief, Tang Huan comforted her, "Of course, this actor also needs to be good-looking. You are suitable in this regard."

This sentence was even more shocking, Xueli huddled in her seat, muttering to herself, "Just look down on people."

……

After seeing that everything was in order in Xiangjiang, Tang Huan flew directly to Singapore to see the results of the development of supercomputers.

Because it was specially arranged by Tang Huan, when the plane arrived in Singapore, it was almost time for dinner. He didn't need to socialize, and went home to rest.

Lin Fengjiao had already prepared the meals, and led a pair of twins to stand by the dining table, while her aunt Tang Yun was wearing presbyopic glasses and studying the newspaper seriously.

Recently, Tang Huan has been frequently attacked by the media, and the old lady naturally pays special attention to this aspect.

As soon as Tang Huan sat down, his aunt Tang Yun began to mutter, "You went to the mainland this time, and it went very smoothly, but you are not gold, and everyone likes you. For example, on Baodao, some people will definitely be dissatisfied. "

"It doesn't matter." Tang Huan replied nonchalantly, and then picked up the twin sons, "It's fine if a son likes me."

As soon as the words fell, amidst the babbling and babbling, a chubby little hand patted his face unceremoniously.

"Is this the boss or the second child, and you dare to slap me." Tang Huan looked depressed.

"It deserves it." Lin Fengjiao pursed her lips and smiled coquettishly, "You can't tell which of these brothers is older and who is younger."

Seeing that Tang Huan, who is so powerful outside, is so miserable at home, my aunt Tang Yun is so full of joy, she is amused and laughs happily, completely forgetting the worries just now.

Tang Huan handed his son to Lin Fengjiao, and at the same time threatened in a low voice, "You have no way to teach your son, let's see how I punish you then."

Lin Fengjiao rolled her eyes at Tang Huan with a red face, and when her aunt Tang Yun wasn't paying attention, she raised her foot and kicked the man whom she loved and resented at the same time.

"Although I am not gold, I can make myself have a value similar to gold." Tang Huan continued the topic that his aunt Tang Yun was worried about just now while eating, "and there will be more and more such means, such as the recent personal workstations, network servers, and supercomputers.”

Aunt Tang Yun went to university in the United States, and her knowledge is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary old ladies. She frowned and reminded Tang Huan, "The supercomputer you built in Singapore has won the attention of the Prime Minister and other high-level officials. trust and support, but the United States may have to pay attention to such sensitive products.”

"Don't worry, I'll take it easy. The power of this supercomputer, which is at the level of the 1970s, is not too sensitive. Besides, although supercomputers are of great strategic significance, their application fields are also limited. Only the United States Only the market over there can digest it, so my focus is naturally there." Tang Huan replied firmly.

"It's good that you know it yourself." Aunt Tang Yun nodded, then changed the topic and asked about the situation in the mainland, "Did you go back to your hometown to see it this time?"

"Walk through all of them." Tang Huan didn't say that some places have been changed beyond recognition and have been blown away by the rain and wind, but just introduced some pleasing topics.

Aunt Tang Yun was naturally very happy to hear that, and said with longing: "When the babies grow up, I will find a chance to take them back to find their roots."

……

The next day, at the National University of Singapore, Tang Huan saw the supercomputer DBS [-] waiting for the acceptance ceremony.

The performance of a computer system depends on many things, but people try to keep things as simple as possible when establishing metrics.

For example, for personal computers, the most familiar indicator is the main frequency of the CPU—how many MHz, while the indicator for supercomputers is Floating-point Operations Per Second—the number of floating-point operations per second, or FLOPS.

After all, supercomputers are not accessible to everyone. Even the astronomical figure before the unit of FLOPS is still a vague concept. It is not as perceptual and clear as the main frequency of a popular product——personal computer.

However, the CPUs currently used in personal computers, such as the mainstream products commonly seen in the market: MC68000, Intel 8086, MC6800, MOS 6502, Intel 8080, Z80, etc., do not have a built-in floating-point unit. to simulate.

Obviously, it doesn't make sense to talk about the number of floating-point operations per second with current personal computers.

At this stage, CPU manufacturers' support for floating-point operations is realized in the form of coprocessors.For example, Intel has launched a supporting Intel 8086 math coprocessor for its own Intel 8087.

In the original time and space, Intel started with the Intel 80486 and integrated floating-point computing functions inside the CPU.

But compared with the supercomputers of the same period, its floating-point performance is not enough to attract people's attention.

It was not until the 21st century, when the main frequency of the CPU used by personal computers entered the G era, and introduced high-end technologies in fields such as RISC, that this indicator shyly began to be displayed.

For example, the Intel Pentium 3.6 HT with a main frequency of 4GHz has reached 7 GFLOPS, that is, the number of floating-point operations per second is 70 billion.

In 2013, the performance of smartphone processors also passed the GFLOPS threshold.

During this period, the technology of personal computers in all aspects has matured day by day, and its performance is comparable to that of supercomputers 15 years ago.

The history of Chinese supercomputers should be counted from Yinhe No. 1983 in 100, with a calculation speed of [-] million operations per second, or [-] MFLOPS.

After that, it stagnated, and it was not until 1994 that the Yinhe II was launched. The calculation speed was one billion times per second, which just reached the height of GFLOPS.

This development speed is far behind the world level at the same time. The Soviet Union reached 1984 GFLOPS in 2.4, and the United States reached 1997 TFLOPS or 1.338 GFLOPS in 1338.

In 1981, that is, this year, the world's most advanced supercomputer had a computing power of 400 MFLOPS.

The DBS-280 developed by Tang Huan for Singapore has a computing power of 1976 MFLOPS, slightly exceeding the 1 MFLOPS of the Cray-250 in the United States in [-].

The CPU operating frequency of Cray-1 reaches 80MHz, and DBS-16 uses [-] Yipeng/Holder-S and supporting coprocessors.

Not counting the equipped water cooling system, its overall power consumption is close to 200 kilowatts.

A supercomputer is a symbol of a country's national strength, which not only refers to technological research and development strength, but also includes operating costs.

In the original time and space, the Tianhe-1 developed by China has become the fastest supercomputer in the world. When it is not running at full speed, its annual electricity cost is 1.5 million yuan; if it is running at full speed, it is as high as [-] million yuan.

Therefore, although the supercomputer looks golden and admirable, from research and development to use, or from purchase to use, a considerable amount of real money must be prepared in every link.

For DBS 1000, Singapore paid Tang Huan US$100 million, plus US$[-] million for storage equipment.

In addition to delivering DBS One, Tang Huan also brought a group of technical R&D personnel to Singapore.

As the first supercomputer of Fangyuan Computer, the primary purpose of DBS-[-] is to prove that according to Tang Huan's plan, a supercomputer can be built.

While Singapore has been somewhat of a guinea pig, it has now reaped the rewards it wanted.

Tang Huan didn't want to be the first bird, so he left spare capacity. After the DBS-300 was handed over to Singapore, they would adjust and optimize it by themselves to increase the performance to more than [-] MFLOPS.

(End of this chapter)