Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 580 The Three Kingdoms theme of directly picking peaches
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This year COMDEX has been held three times in winter, spring and Europe, but the traditional autumn exhibition in Las Vegas is still very popular and irreplaceable.

One of the main reasons is that no matter how COMDEX tries to increase the density of events to make money, the IT industry’s summit forums are always held in Las Vegas. After all, executives cannot spare the time to attend several times a year. COMDEX.

As influential figures like Tang Huan regularly appear at the COMDEX Autumn Exhibition, their status gradually stands out, and many people actually come here for the speeches of industry leaders.

The highlight of this year's summit forum is undoubtedly Tang Huan's 32-bit personal computer promotion plan.According to him, once the 32-bit architecture is established, it will be sufficient to meet the application needs in the next 20 years. Hardware and software manufacturers will get a relatively stable development environment, and the application solutions available to users will be more powerful and rich.

Of course, there are many opponents who believe that Tang Huan's business plan is too radical and does not take into account the uncertainty caused by the technical complexity of the 32-bit architecture. It is said that the second-generation Fangyuan Computer and IBM-PC have brought personal computers into the 16-bit era. In just four years, the commercial value was at its peak. The 32-bit personal computer was sandwiched between the 16-bit personal computer and the 32-bit minicomputer and mainframe. The position was too embarrassing.

Even the executives of those manufacturers whose industry status and business interests will be threatened simply shouted from the air, accusing Tang Huan of carrying private goods in his business plan, with impure motives, and the purpose is nothing more than to suppress competitors of Fangyuan PCs downwards and discredit Fangyuan upwards The opponents of workstations and Fangyuan servers - the prospect of traditional minicomputers and mainframes, thus monopolizing the entire computer industry.

As the market capitalization of Fangyuan Computer has reached the 600 billion mark, investors are eager to discuss when it will surpass IBM. A profound industry change is taking place. Ding, but the overlord with power over the world.

Behind this glory, I don’t know how many vested interests of traditional interests have been out of the game, and the accompanying interest disputes and turmoil can be imagined. The red-faced and thick-necked accusations at the COMDEX summit forum are just a refraction.

But outsiders don't care about this, especially COMDEX organizers and media reporters can only describe it as a welcome with hands raised.The more quarreling you are, the less shocking your words, the more popular my exhibition will be, and the more predictable my reports will be.

Naturally, Tang Huan could not turn a blind eye to these doubts and accusations that also contained private goods.

He unceremoniously pointed out: "In the new IT era dominated by microcomputers, people can obtain technology and applications more easily. The practice of relying on artificially controlling the pace of technological progress to ensure huge business profits is outdated. Therefore , whoever is ignorant of current affairs and tries to hinder technological progress will become the enemy of the world."

"As for the question of whether the timing of the emergence of 32-bit personal computers is appropriate, it is even more confusing and disturbing."

"First of all, the replacement of any new and old products has to go through a process. The same is true for personal computers from 16-bit to 32-bit. Users may have concerns, but the demand for computers is rigid. As long as smooth compatibility and upgrades are provided, and With more powerful software functions, consumption power will not be affected at all."

"Will the 16-bit technology and products that have gradually lost their mainstream status in the personal computer market be eliminated and become electronic waste? Of course not! Look at the current 8-bit technology and products that are still alive and well. Embedded, industrial control And other application fields are where they can flex their muscles. The scope of application of IT technology will only become wider and wider, and everyone has something to eat."

"So how do traditional minicomputers and mainframes fare? Since they are committed to solving the needs of high-end users, they should continue to make progress in technology, instead of focusing on how to guard against the impact of low-end products on themselves with the huge profits earned. On impact.

"If you still don't know how to strive for excellence, you might as well refer to the 32-bit architecture for personal computers. If the 64-bit architecture is popularized in high-end applications, the benefits will definitely last more than 20 years."

"In addition, technical means such as multi-processor, multi-channel, parallelism, algorithm optimization, etc. are sufficient to classify products, rather than certain vested interests, who are accustomed to using the huge benefits earned from the high-end market. Suppressing low-end End market progress is up."

With a vision beyond the times and a clear road map, Tang Huan has the attitude of having a feather fan and a turban, and talking to the Confucian scholars. COMDEX was open for five days, and the two sides had a heated debate for five days.

This explosive confrontation made the media go crazy, and they pushed the focus of the dispute to the public one by one from various angles.The outcome of the debate was not great yet. Almost all the participants became celebrities.

Of course, Tang Huan was the most dazzling one.Many newspapers flatteringly put a profile photo of him in front of his finger on the front page. His mature face with sharp edges and corners exudes amazing personal charm. I don’t know how many young people who worship successful people are fascinated.

Invisibly, in the past few days at the end of November and the beginning of December, Las Vegas and COMDEX have become one of the places with the highest attention in the United States. Even because many participants from other parts of the world have come, they are also attracted media follow-up reports.

In this extremely lively atmosphere, the video game "Three Kingdoms" specially recommended by Tang Huan was released globally.

Once it was launched, it immediately achieved success in the Japanese market. Japanese players queued up all night to buy it. The event was unprecedented, attracting TV stations to broadcast live.

You know, the price of "Three Kingdoms" is not close to the people, as high as 16800 yen, which is equivalent to some types of home video game consoles, but players are still flocking to it, which shocked the outside world.

Reporters will only ask players "Why are you willing to spend so much money on a game", and industry critics can only comment on how well-made "Three Kingdoms" itself is, but few people have enough vision to be able to play at this time. Noticing the current Japanese environment, I am as friendly to "Three Kingdoms" as my own son.

It is a well-known fact that Japan admires ancient Chinese culture very much, and it has created many commercial hotspots without paying copyright, such as the derivatives of the Three Kingdoms theme.

Eiji Yoshikawa, who has the title of "Japanese National Writer", liked to read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" translated by Japanese historian Tokuji Kubo since he was a child.During the Japanese invasion of China, as a military reporter, he traveled to many places in China and personally came into contact with China's customs and historical heritage.

After Eiji Yoshikawa returned to Japan, during nearly four years from 1939 to 1943, he serialized the novel "Three Kingdoms" written by him in accordance with the setting of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in newspapers, and later compiled it into a separate volume and published it. Published several times in various formats during the 4s and 1950s.

It can be seen from this that Eiji Yoshikawa's "Three Kingdoms" novel is so popular in Japan that the works related to the Three Kingdoms here in Japan are all affected by it.

For example, the manga "Three Kingdoms" created by the famous Japanese manga artist Koki Yokoyama is like this. This work has been serialized since 1971 and has not ended yet.

另外，从1982年10月2日到1984年3月24日，NHK还制作并播出了木偶剧《三国志》。

All in all, Japan has done a very good job of popularizing and preparing the theme of the Three Kingdoms, and it is just waiting for Tang Huan to pick peaches.

And he is not polite at all - after invading our land and consuming our culture, we should pay some tax at this time - the price of the video game "Three Kingdoms" is high, and Japanese consumers rushed to buy it happily, During the Christmas and New Year shopping season, a sales miracle that dazzled people's eyes was created.

Compared with the Japanese market, which is overwhelming and sweeping thousands of troops, the situation of the video game "Three Kingdoms" in the United States is more complicated, and it is not so enthusiastically sought after. After all, the cultural circles of each other are different, and there is no prior market training to pave the way.

Americans' attention to "Three Kingdoms" mainly comes from factors other than the game.

After the collapse of the home video game console market in North America, although the sales of the second-generation Xiaobawang game consoles have improved in North America, although there are very appealing game works such as dancing machines Same day.

After the game console players bought the game, the influence they could have was limited to their own circle, and it was not at the same level as the national carnival in Japan.

But Fangyuan's personal computer version of "Three Kingdoms" caused a little trouble, which in turn expanded its popularity.

According to the system requirements, this game can run on the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer and above platforms. The core content here is to have a 2D accelerated graphics card.

In terms of hardware classification, 2D accelerated graphics cards are similar to floating-point arithmetic units of CPUs such as Intel80287, and both belong to auxiliary processors. The former provides additional graphics processing capabilities, and the latter hardware implements floating-point calculation functions.

This kind of 2D acceleration chip is currently only available to Tang Huan.However, he does not intend to monopolize the graphics card manufacturing business, but provides public version design and drivers, and allows third-party manufacturers to design and manufacture unique graphics card products according to specific market, price and other conditions.

But it is still in its initial stage after all. Although everyone buys this mechanism, digesting the technology requires a process. As a result, the only 2D accelerator graphics cards for personal computers on the market are the ones released by Tang Huan at COMDEX.

Compared with the monotony of graphics card products, the situation of the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer platform is much more complicated, with distinctions such as high-end, mainstream, low-end, and compatible machines.

Due to excellent features such as plug-and-play, it is relatively simple to install a 2D accelerator graphics card on the third-generation Fangyuan PC, and there are few problems during the process. However, on some models, downtime occurs frequently.

The price of 2D accelerated graphics card is still a bit expensive because it has just been released, and it cost several hundred dollars to buy something that does not work properly. Naturally, users are full of complaints.

The explanation given by Fangyuan Computer Company is: Since the shipment volume is not large, we know the quality of the products well. It is not an exaggeration to say that we can accurately track each board. We should find the reason calmly, such as changing a computer. try.

There are many experts among the users, and the reason was quickly found out after such a toss. The 2D accelerated graphics card has a heavy workload, so it has strict requirements on the power supply of the motherboard.However, low-end machines and some compatible machines obviously save costs in the link of power supply.

After such an exchange on the forum, the problem was solved.Players on the personal computer platform finally managed to play "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with extraordinary picture quality smoothly after a lot of hard work. They couldn't help but shout that it was not easy.

Those who took the opportunity to bad-mouth the 32-bit architecture immediately booed sourly, "Look, Fangyuan Computer Company has made users notice the importance of host power supplies. It is estimated that power supplies will become a new industry. Users' pockets will need more Watch closely."

The fact is also the same. Sure enough, some power supply manufacturers have entered the retail field and promoted high-end products under the gimmick of "perfect support for 2D accelerated graphics cards".

This accident eventually turned into a perfect public relations and advertising campaign. Nouns such as "Three Kingdoms", 2D accelerated graphics cards, 32-bit personal computers, etc., were intensively instilled into people's heads by the media. Pass.

Another source of Americans' attention to "Three Kingdoms" is very literary and artistic, and it is the music industry.

Tang Huan is well aware of the importance of CG and soundtrack music in a high-quality game. In addition to enhancing the game itself, it can even attract new players.

Therefore, the video game "Three Kingdoms" was supported by a majestic music "Dawn of Heroes"; although the promotional film did not completely satisfy Tang Huan, it was good enough to make people of this era nod and praise.

And "Dawn of Heroes" is like "HymnToTheSea" in the search for the Titanic, "He'sAPirate" in the acquisition of Jardine, and "TheMass" in the listing of Fangyuan Computer Company. The world is paying attention.

Many musicians complained about their wallets in newspaper columns. In order to enjoy the complete "Dawn of Heroes", they had to buy the video game "Three Kingdoms". In terms of hardware, they had to choose between a 2D accelerated graphics card and a second-generation Subaru game console. , after all, due to the use of MIDI, many people who play music own Fangyuan personal computers.

In fact, if EA released the original soundtrack of the video game "Dawn of Heroes" alone, there would be no such troubles.

Regarding the attitude of the American music industry towards the video game "Three Kingdoms", it is only to pursue the music "Dawn of Heroes", largely to seek creative inspiration, because American and British musicians are currently engaged in an invisible competition. competition.

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