Blooming America

Chapter 227 Cloud System

July 8, 1967.

On this day, Catherine was still running for the company's affairs, and at this time, a TV series had already begun.

This TV series is "X File".

In the first episode of Roswell, it was welcomed by everyone.

When it was broadcast, the ratings once reached %.

Maybe in the eyes of others, this is nothing, but there are two people who are very excited.

They are Lucas and Spielberg-the director of this TV show.

The x file is a science fiction TV series, and at the same time, it is also the first female work of the two of them.

At the beginning of the TV series, Special Agent Fox Mudd was hired by the Bureau of Investigation after finishing his psychology studies at Oxford University. When his career was going smoothly, he suddenly turned all his energy to natural events. During a hypnotherapy session, he recalled that his sister Samantha, who had been missing for many years, was taken away by an unknown force when they were still children. Since then, he has been pursuing the truth hidden in the x file mí, starting Full-hearted investigative work...

This theme caught people's hearts all at once. At Roswell's anniversary, the broadcast of such a TV series immediately captured people's curiosity.

In the history of the United States, some themes are enduring-science fiction works are typical of this.

However, it is very difficult to shoot a TV series so beautifully.

Catherine’s script is a very important factor in the success of the story, but another factor lies in the cooperation of the two directors...

Rossi is from Italy, he also likes science fiction works very much, and also likes "X-Files", but when he saw the TV show halfway, he looked at the time, but shook his head, and then put it on Clothes, go out.

He is an immigrant from Italy. Now he is a student of the University of California. He is also the second batch of people who entered the Internet after Catherine was laid down.

His Id on the page is "Dragon Seeker".

As a college student, Rossi's extracurricular life is very rich, and now, he is working for aRk to earn summer living expenses.

Rossi likes computers very much, so as long as there is work on computers, he is very happy to do it.

What he is going to do this time is to conduct a questionnaire survey in Los Angeles. This survey is about network usage.

In fact, Rossi himself was taken aback when he saw this investigation.

This is a survey on "cloud systems".

Rossi knew about interconnection, but he didn't expect interconnection to be so powerful.

In this questionnaire survey, I mainly asked some questions about interconnection, but the highlight lies in the following questions.

Before coming, Rossi had undergone some training, and he also had some understanding of the system.

Specifically, the cloud system uses a high-level computer as a terminal, and users only need to contact the Internet to play games and surf.

For now, the computer market is mainly targeted at such groups of people:

First of all, high-end business users, they need mainframes, and they simply dismiss Catherine's microcomputers.

Then, there are business users who only need word processing and the like. These people mainly use Catherine's microcomputers. They have no need to sell mainframes at all. They are also in the eyes of third parties.

Finally, there are individual users and some schools. They are mainly interested or want to learn computers. There are also a few rich people who want to play games.

The second type of people is the mainstream of microcomputers. The cloud system is obviously very inappropriate for them, so Catherine does not intend to promote her own cloud system to them.

And even if you want to do that, the third party will not agree.

"Sir, do you mind if I take up some of your time?"

At this time, Rossi saw a young Russian man.

"Oh... well, no problem."

"I don't know how you know about the Internet?"

As he was talking, the Russian suddenly shook his whole body, but he quickly calmed down, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, it's really interesting. In fact, I have used mutual communication."

The man smiled.

"Oh, really?" Rossi didn't expect to meet "colleagues."

"Yes, my Id on the network is'early slow bear'. Oh, my name is Andre." The man named "Andre" released his kindness toward Rossi.

Rossi is obviously very excited, and his tone is much higher: "Oh, oh, yes? My nickname on the Internet is'Dragon Seeker', my name is Rossi, from Italy, I am really happy to meet your turn."

The two shook hands together.

"Oh, yes, are you conducting a survey?" Andre asked.

Rossi was so excited that he almost forgot what he was going to do. He patted his head: "Yes, I am doing a survey on Internet. From the aRk Group, they seem to be preparing to build a market for general users. Cloud system network."

"Cloud system?" Andre raised his eyebrows, as if he was very interested.

Seeing the other person, Rossi also nodded: "Yes, the cloud system, this system is mainly for some high-end users and some ordinary users...Uh..." Rossi seemed to notice that his words were somewhat contradictory. Then began to explain: "...you know, the price of computers nowadays is high..."

Rossi was talking freely, and Andre put on a look of interest...

Many companies now need not microcomputers, but large computers. Catherine's cloud system can achieve an effect similar to "shared renting" and "group buying".

After all, there are very few things that microcomputers can do now. For many companies, mainframes can make them more like them, and this is the root of IBm. It can be said that Catherine's doing this is also an act of digging a wall... or picking up leaks, more appropriate.

Catherine's cloud technology is also a very lethal tactic for IBm.

Catherine prepared to provide a first-class computer group for use in every city.

——Of course, for this kind of digging, Catherine still needs to send salesmen to lobby one by one.

IBm’s computers cost US$10,000 per month for each computer, and IBm has made more than US$100 million in profits.

This market is so rich that Catherine does not intend to let it go.

However, the company works during the day and it is impossible to be free at night, right?

In Catherine’s view, during the daytime, it should be this kind of business users who use computers, and in the evening, after everyone is off work, the computer can continue to be used for entertainment. For a capitalist, this is one thing. A very efficient method of use.

Not only that, but in the middle of the night, such a computer can also be provided to the research center

With the help of interconnection, computers will be extremely convenient

In Catherine's view, her own ideas are completely feasible.

First, the cost of your own computer is lower than that of IBm. Then, the "shared rental" method is adopted to further reduce their costs for these companies. Why not do it?

The current fiber network resources are only used for chat, which is simply too wasteful. Why not use them all?

Catherine's fiber network can provide tens of mB of bandwidth, which is sufficient for a cloud system.

It just so happens that Catherine's network is now being laid across the country, and the place with the most broadband and the fastest development is California.

So, Catherine was ready to start her own plan from California.

This is also the reason why she will hire some college students to conduct questionnaire surveys-this is to see if her product can really be welcomed.

In fact, it’s not just a personal computer, you can use a ChinaNetCloud system.

"By the way, what is your phone number? Maybe we will be able to contact in the future."

After finishing the questionnaire, Andre asked Rossi for his phone number.

The two exchanged phone numbers, and then they said goodbye to each other with a smile, while Andre frowned, he immediately returned to his house, and then began to write a report on the matter.

On the other hand, Rossi feels good, and he continues to conduct his own questionnaire...

In addition to facing business users, Catherine’s cloud system is also open to general users, but it is used for

For an ordinary user, whether a personal computer worth nearly a thousand dollars and requiring various equipment is bigger for them, or a cloud system that only needs a few hundred or even tens of dollars. Is it better to use a cloud-based computer that can be done with one monitor?

The answer is no doubt.

From another perspective, as an ordinary person, a person who just uses a computer to access and play cards, will they replace their equipment for the computer?

No, at least for a long time, they won't do that.

They don't care about the computer's performance, they just have the minimum requirements for the computer: they can read documents, be able to access, and be able to simply listen to songs.

Similarly, this kind of people is also the most overlooked group.

When everyone is enthusiastically discussing the latest computer setup, these people may have just finished playing a game of Texas Hold'em and find it difficult to enjoy it.

"In history", there are many such people. They tend not to post online, post it, what they are most likely to do is watch a Korean drama at a certain movie station, or play two games such as "Golden Island".

People often have a very appropriate word to describe this kind of person-soy sauce.

Yes, the soy sauce party is the mainstream of the network era.

What Catherine is doing now is to see the needs of this group of people. Sometimes, these humble people are where the business opportunities lie.

Computers will be durable goods rather than consumables for a long time. People's demand for computers is very small now, so cloud computing can meet people's needs for a long time.

But just as the sign of human beings’ transition from primitive democracy to slavery is the emergence of sī possessed property, with the development of the capabilities of computers, people will gradually regard computers as a sī human item, and people’s needs for computers will also It is not just limited to entertainment, but extends to all aspects of life. At that time, it should be the time for this kind of cloud computing to withdraw from the stage of history.

——But this is not absolute, because in the future, the development of mobile devices will bring new opportunities to cloud computing...

In Catherine's view, the final exhibition of computers will be a good fit, but at this time, cloud computers are obviously more realistic.

But now, the Internet era is obviously coming earlier and faster than in history, and even the capacity of most people's computers is not fast.

At this time, cloud computing equipment that integrates resources and a unified hardware environment is just right.

For this plan, Catherine herself went into battle herself. At this time, she was discussing with the Los Angeles Times about putting the newspaper on the network.

"...In other words, we only need to open a station, and then we can sit down and collect money?"

The head of the Los Angeles Times, who was in charge of the negotiations, looked at the plan sent by Catherine in this way.

"Yes, compared with the paper version, the cost of the electronic version can be said to be pitiful. We don’t need to deliver newspapers or print newspapers. We only need to open a station and let paying users enter our You can browse paid content on the site."

Catherine answered.

Interconnection should be a multimedia terminal. What Catherine is doing now is to persuade these people to enter their own interconnection.

"But what about the payment method?" they asked again.

"You can pay over the phone. In fact, we are negotiating with the bank. If you can pay online, it will be more convenient."

Of course Catherine wanted to persuade the bank, but for now, the software department is opening an online payment program. The matter is still not clear. It is not that simple to persuade them, so for now, Catherine can only Provide such services.

"But...interconnection is a new thing after all, and we can't be sure whether this thing will do us any good..."

"Yes it is."

Catherine was well prepared in this regard.

"Yes, what you need to see is... the future. The federal government will connect the nation's interconnections at a price of one billion U.S. dollars. At that time, interconnection will penetrate into every city and every block, and at that time, you Can you imagine the benefits that interconnection can bring?"

Generally speaking, this kind of trick is very good to deceive venture capitalists, but this kind of thing has gone more in history.

The other party's face was a little uncertain.

"For you, you don't need to bear too much cost."

Catherine continued.

"But relatively speaking...er..." The other party hesitated and seemed not good at negotiation.

This reminded Catherine of the little stunned young man from the paper book company that signed the contract with her "Hallet"...what is his name?

"Uh... I think, in this regard, we may need to discuss..."

Catherine thought for a long time, and finally understood-the other party was obviously not worried about Catherine's promise, or that they were afraid of being cheated by Catherine.

Indeed, the other party was not the Pentagon takeover, but a shrewd capitalist...even though the person in front of him was not very qualified.

"Well then, I think you will also need some time."

In the end, it can only be so.

Although the negotiation was not successful for the time being, Catherine believed that the main step by step lobbying would always be successful.

In the case of the cloud system, Catherine thinks that many families even only need a special device plus a TV set, and the price is very low. This approach is completely feasible.

Not only in this respect, as Catherine's funds return, their company is unlikely to have funding problems for a long time, so Catherine has begun to continue to work at this time.

First, Catherine increased the company's research funding to 8% of the company's profits. On the other hand, Lamar Labs also provided an almost unlimited base amount for them to study wireless communication technology.

On the other side, the eight rebellions with Roberts as the starting point for the final tackling of gpu research.

Although the idea of ​​cloud system is very good, Catherine still has foreign markets.

Not only that, even in China, if the Internet wants to become popular, it will be a few years later. In other words, even if I change Americans’ minds overnight and fall in love with Catherine’s computer, at least In the next generation of computers, Catherine's sales will not be affected.

As long as there is a cloud system, users only need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. As long as they are connected to a terminal, they can enter the operating system. What kind of computer configuration is all cloud.

In fact, large computers in the era and before were all cloud systems, so it is not too difficult to realize this idea.

Only later, due to the development of computers, class computers became unnecessary. Microcomputers could already complete some of the work originally done by class computers~www.wuxiaspot.com~, so this cloud system large computer disappeared.

If there is no such thing, then with the development of the Internet, maybe such a cloud system will appear.

However, the unborn thing, after all, is unborn, and what Catherine is doing now is to let this unborn thing out...Of course, the premise is that the results of the investigation are ideal.

After the negotiation, Catherine got into the car, the two brothers and sisters Kane and Larryla were in front, and Elsa was beside Catherine.

"All-in-one network experience service".

Catherine took out her notebook and gave her cloud plan such a name.

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Two chapters in one.

By the way, 4 courses have been suspended, and I have to make up the exam. Recently, I can only keep 5k...

There is one week to take the exam...