Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 838 It's Just an Entertainment Movie Don't Seriously

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Tang Huan didn't pay much attention to Mosaic—compared to the surprise that time and space happened to step on the drumbeat of the times in the past, it is now a multi-platform knockoff of the philosophical world wide web browser Polestar, and the program itself does not meet the quality standards of commercial software.

Of course, among the few follow-up works, Mosaic still has some outstanding features.

For example, when displaying pictures, it can also do not pop up another window, but smoothly mix and arrange them with text, which shows that its browser kernel has worked hard in rendering web pages.

But that's all - it's enough to know that there is such a thing, and I have my own subordinates to deal with it, and the richest man needs to familiarize himself with his speech.

In this year's COMDEX industry forum, one of Tang Huan's topic centers is still the Internet, or more accurately, the World Wide Web.

Citing research data provided by his think tank, he said: "When the National Science Foundation's NSFNET was officially converted to commercial use, the number of Internet resources accessible to the public not only surged, but also the original Usenet, Bitnet, etc. The network, as well as the networks of traditional telecommunications companies, are fully connected, forming a truly unimpeded information highway."

"At the end of 1990, many people began to call that year the first year of the World Wide Web. At that time, there were only a few dozen WEB sites, and most of them were experimental. So, how many WEB sites are there now? Woolen cloth?"

"Those who have visited the World Wide Web through the browser Polestar should know that there is a menu command that leads to a page called What's_New, which refreshes the link to the current website almost every day,"

"According to statistics, this number has exceeded a thousand."

"I predict that by this time next year, that number will be over [-]."

"This exponential growth rate may overwhelm the What's_New page by then, making it difficult to continue this kind of voluntary statistical work."

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Amidst the laughter in the audience, Jim Clark slapped a few times, and then said to Mark Anderson beside him: "I have the same feeling as when I founded the Silicon Valley Graphics Company more than ten years ago."

Mark Anderson asked curiously: "Silicon Valley Graphics has been very successful, do you still have the motivation to start a business?"

"Of course." Jim Clark nodded. "I'm going to build a company that's more successful than Silicon Graphics."

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"The business model of the World Wide Web is still being explored. This process will definitely cost a lot of tuition, but if you don't have the courage, it means that you will miss the opportunities of the era that is coming." Tang Huan concluded After that, he left in a hurry, ready to leave for Seattle.

Jim Clark also stood up, walked out with Mark Anderson, and asked doubtfully: "After you developed Mosaic, didn't you ever think about starting a company based on it? I founded the Silicon Valley Graphics Company back then. At that time, this is the route to take.”

Mark Anderson replied gloomily: "Our entire development team is an employee, without the copyright of Mosaic, and my relationship with the boss is not very good."

Jim Clark nodded suddenly, "So, are you still sure to develop a browser like Mosaic?"

"Of course! And it will definitely be better than Mosaic." Mark Anderson, who is blessed to the heart, proudly replied, and added, "If the brothers who developed Mosaic with me can still work together, a year The finished product can be produced within a few days.”

Jim Clark, who listened with a smile on his face, led Mark Anderson into his hotel room, then turned on the Fangyuan laptop, pointed to the screen and said: "I installed the latest version of the Polestar browser, and found that every time you upgrade, There are some interesting changes. If you look at this dynamic page, it can already display advertisements very well.”

Mark Anderson commented frankly: "Before developing Mosaic, we referred to the functions of Polestar. The page rendering engine WebCore it uses has comprehensive support for HTML and scripting languages, and the typesetting effect is also very good. Mosaic is the only winner. The place is to support multiple platforms.”

"Of course I know that Polestar is one step ahead in terms of technology." Jim Clark shook his head with a smile, "But what I want to say is that Polestar's browser's attempt to support advertising is not exactly the business model that Tang emphasized before. Exploring?"

"Obviously, you can't do anything without a browser on the World Wide Web."

"According to this inference, the imminent explosive growth will also drive the demand for browsers. In terms of Zheru's management style over the years, it is unlikely that it will develop Polestar versions other than the Fangyuan computer platform."

"Don't you think it's a pity to let such a market gap not be occupied?"

Mark Anderson listened to the e-mail sent to him by Jim Clark - to be honest, he was very envious of the other party's desire to surf the Internet, being able to surf the Internet at any time, and using such a high-end Fangyuan laptop superior life.

"You are optimistic about the prospects of the browser, and you want to start a startup company with me." Mark Anderson murmured to himself with great emotion.

"ZIS, the program suite that Zheru helps companies build WEB websites, can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars. According to Tang's forecast, the number of websites will exceed 400 in the next year alone. Calculate the business opportunities here!" Jim Clarke followed the temptation and directly stated his plan: "I can take out 20.00 million US dollars as venture capital; I will give you [-]% of the company's shares; your fellow programmers, if they can be invited, can each Get one percent. Further details, we can still discuss."

Mark Anderson is now much more secure than when he left the National Supercomputer Application Center not long ago - people always have to grow, he mused: "I want to contact my friend Eric Biner first , to make a decision.”

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US President Bill Clinton attached great importance to the first summit of APEC leaders, and the venue was carefully selected on Black Island, the "Emerald City" in Seattle.

Way back in 1917, Seattle millionaire William-Peter Trimble bought the place, built himself a lavish home, and brought in Bonfire, the sister organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The activity really flourished for a while.

However, in just over ten years, the Trimble family declined and the property was sold accordingly.

By 1959, Black Island was designated as a national park, and the aborigines, natural ecology, etc. have been well protected, and it has become a pretty good resort.

Tang Huan, who had already come here, looked up and saw deer running by from time to time.

"Boss, the fishing rod is ready." Assistant Hui reported.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, and got on a bicycle with several political and business celebrities who arrived first.

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The background of APEC was the end of the Cold War.Its actual promoter is naturally the number one economic power in Asia—one book, but considering the dark history of war crimes committed against the Asia-Pacific region during World War II, it is really easy in international politics It caused bad associations, so I had to give up the position of the promoter to Australia.

At the beginning of its establishment, APEC was composed of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States; in 1991, China, Xiangjiang, and Baodao joined; this year, Mexico and Papua New Guinea.

It should be pointed out that the member units of APEC are economies, not countries, and unlike other intergovernmental organizations established by treaties, they are only forums for economic cooperation.It operates through non-binding commitments and voluntariness of members, emphasizing open dialogue and equal respect for the opinions of all members.

As the work progressed, all aspects of APEC were improved rapidly.For example, it was confirmed this year that the secretariat is responsible for the daily affairs and the office is located in Singapore.

As for the content of this summit, US President Bill Clinton hopes to bring the currently stalled Uruguay Round trade negotiations back on track through communication; other leaders want to call for continued reduction of trade and investment barriers.

All in all, after the Cold War, economic globalization can be described as unstoppable.

However, although everyone has this consensus, it is not so easy to reach a consensus.

The reason is obvious, when a dozen or so forces, large and small, sit together, each has its own calculations, the first thing they want must be "getting", and under this premise, there will be so-called voluntary "paying".

For example, other economies are longing for the big market of the United States, while the Clinton administration is focused on the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations.

It is not difficult to imagine that the greater significance of this first APEC leaders' summit lies in the establishment of a top-level communication mechanism. Real progress will have to wait for the second and third sessions in the future...

The European and American circles on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have already matured for many years, and the territory has been almost divided - Mr. the richest man based in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, California, and even the west coast of North America naturally prefers this whiteboard in the Asia-Pacific region Make a fuss about it.

According to Tang Huan, now that the leadership summit mechanism has been established, don't waste time because it is foreseeable that the first session is just familiar to everyone, and you don't expect big progress. You can move forward in small steps. , Accumulate great achievements year by year.

For this reason, in the consultation report submitted to the leaders’ summit, Mr. Richest put forward the idea of ​​“five steps” for the APEC process, that is, to sort out the current complicated pattern into “what APEC should not do”, “APEC What should be done”, “How should APEC do” these three basic questions, and then on the basis of reaching a consensus, “formulate a specific blueprint for cooperation”, and “implement and accelerate”.

This year, APEC will first discuss the simplest question of "what not to do" - doesn't everyone talk about "trade liberalization" and "investment liberalization"? Then let's first clarify what are the obstacles. You can’t do anything that involves “liberalization”!

In two days, the leaders of more than a dozen economies will have bilateral and multilateral meetings-how many permutations and combinations will there be? .

Excluding the necessary time for eating, drinking and sleeping, what is the maximum time that each meeting can take?

Despite this, Mr. Richest still completed the bilateral meetings with all the leaders, and his "five-step" concept was unanimously appreciated. The first step of "What APEC should not do" calculated the greatest common divisor and reached a consensus.

This is a process of communication!To some extent, it is also a process of "selling" and "brainwashing"!And Tang Huan's personal charm, as well as the resources accumulated from traveling around the world for more than ten years, are like gorgeous fireworks, fully blooming!

The reaction of the media is the most telling - the local news in almost every economy will report that so-and-so had a cordial meeting with the world's richest man, had a pleasant conversation, endorsed the "five-step" concept, issued an invitation for an interview, and so on.

The most memorable thing is Tang Huan's position in each group photo.

In a word, Mr. Richest Man is amazing - the audience may not recognize all the leaders, but they must remember Tang Huan.

Under such momentum, when the latest "Decryption Storm" of "007" was released in some markets and was blocked, Tang Daheng said, "It's an entertainment film, don't take it seriously, otherwise it will backfire." The joint was opened and it was released quickly.

In "Decryption Storm", James Bond was ordered to investigate a major arms transaction starting from the disappearance of an intelligence officer. The process can be described as shocking step by step.

The schedule of the film coincides with the discovery of Yin Qingfeng, a military member of Baodao, whose corpse was found floating in the sea by fishermen. The Lafayette military purchase scandal broke out, which further involved the process of France's arms sale to Baodao, from the French foreign minister to the arms agents. Exchanges, France and Taiwan's political earthquake, attracted the global media rushed to report.

As a result, some people discovered almost immediately that this damn thing is simply the prototype of the story of "007: Decryption Storm". All curiosity can be satisfied in the movie, and the thrilling plot will stimulate the adrenaline hormones extremely fiercely. secretion.

In the Christmas file of 1993, "Decryption Storm" became a huge hit and became the highest-grossing one in the history of the "007" series.

It's just that while the public was entertaining, Roland Dumas, the French foreign minister who had nothing to do with the huge commission, had to step down in despair.

(End of this chapter)