Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Eastern United States, Armonk, New York, IBM headquarters, Frank Cary, chairman of the board and CEO, is in a routine meeting, listening to the work reports of various departments.

After finishing all matters, Cary glanced at the managers under him, and said slowly, Is there any new plan for me to see about the evaluation of personal computers?

Everyone looked at each other, and one of them said: Although the market attention of microcomputers is increasing, their performance is low and their application fields are really limited. It is better to let them develop. When the prospects are clear, we will acquire the best company that survives the fittest. Stepping in, with IBM's deep background in computing, there is no problem with catching up from behind.

The anti-monopoly investigation by the Ministry of Justice is still ongoing. It is best not to simply rely on acquisitions. Someone immediately refuted.

The remaining time of this administration's term is running out. I believe that our lobbying partners will play a positive role in the policies of the next president. When the antitrust investigation is over, the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads is removed. Now, our business methods will naturally no longer be in such a dilemma.

Kari frowned involuntarily as he listened to the arguments of his subordinates. These arrogant guys are still immersed in the glory brought by the great success of mainframes and minicomputers, so they underestimate the value of personal computers. It is really annoying, but a giant like IBM has its own unique mode of operation, and it is not easy to say, so Cary had to wave his hand helplessly, So be it, I hope that in this year or so, the personal computer The market won't leave us too far behind.

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The west of the United States, Cupertino, Silicon Valley, Apple offices, company executives and other directors are happily discussing the successful development of the European market, and Tang Huan, with bloodshot eyes, is also present.

After the successful demonstration a few days ago, the second batch of orders was signed immediately. In addition, Tang Huan launched the Italian version of the office software requested by the other party, and immediately added several partners.

European character languages ​​like English are relatively simple to process in computers, but East Asian languages ​​represented by Chinese characters are a bit tricky. The cheap computer developed by Tang Huan was originally intended to face this market, and the problem cannot be avoided.

Thinking of the glory of the Japanese economy in the 1980s and the soaring of the Asian Tigers, Tang Huan raised his hand and rubbed the beard stubble on his chin. With Hanka's technology and experience, this difficulty must be overcome. It is estimated that the foreign devils engineers under him will complain again.

Don, although French, Spanish, and Italian are available, you can't ignore other foreign language versions. There are still a lot of land in Europe waiting for us to develop. Tang Huan's body.

Damn, Jobs is really a weird guy. He has encountered countless obstacles with him, and he always gets more and more frustrated, and takes the initiative to strike up a conversation. He wants to be gay, but I don't like it.

Because of Teresa Teng's affairs, Tang Huan's temper has gradually become hot recently.

Otherwise I will launch the Russian version immediately, and you will sell Apple computers to Moscow? Tang Huan asked sarcastically.

Hearing this, Jobs clapped his hands excitedly, This idea is so wonderful, let the Soviets use our American computers for work, and have a sense of dependence. Thinking about it, I feel like I'm going to tremble all over, as if I've taken hallucinogens. Same.

See this guy is such a divergent reaction,

Tang Huan rolled his eyes. There is nothing new about your non-mainstream cultural content, except for hallucinogens and sex.

However, Jobs did have the magical charm that is said to be deceptive, and even Markkula, who has always been a gentleman, was a little moved, and even made a joke, If we can do it, maybe the president can give it to him. Apple awarded the medal.

Hearing this, Tang Huan raised his brows. Not to mention, people like Apple did it. In 1985, Reagan, then President of the United States, awarded Jobs and Woz the first National Medal of Technology in the White House.

Tang, how is your cheap computer or game console project going? Don't let this delay your software business. Jobs circled around Tang Huan like a blood-sucking mosquito, never letting go of anyone in public. Opportunity to attack and prick.

At Apple, Tang Huan was unwilling to mention the details of this project, but he had to explain to the doubtful eyes of other directors, I am developing a game console project, and there will be no conflict of interest with Apple Computer. , everyone, don't worry.

In order to divert the attention of these interests-oriented guys, Tang Huan quickly changed the subject after speaking, I think Apple should be more active in its marketing strategy. It should not be limited to the scope of commercial use, but should popularize home computers and consumer appliances. concept, after all, there are a large number of game programs on the Macintosh platform.

Because of the frequent confrontation with Jobs, Scott and Tang Huan had a friendship like comrades-in-arms, so he was the first to respond to Tang Huan's proposal, Tang Huan's idea is good, do you have any ideas for specific implementation?

Find some entertainment stars, preferably young and beautiful girls, and do a series of advertisements. After all, young people are more receptive to the latest technological products. Tang Huan nodded to Scott.

A director living in Los Angeles took up the conversation, Then we need to find some famous Hollywood child stars. As far as I know, Brooke Shields and Jodie Foster have a good image, and besides English In addition, they seem to understand some languages ​​​​of other European countries such as French and Italian, which is very suitable for our Apple computers to support multiple languages.”

Everyone is in good spirits, and the work efficiency is naturally high. Tang Huan's casual proposal was passed without any hindrance. I don't know if it is because Tang Huan's role is getting bigger and bigger. It's also getting higher and higher.

Tang Huan didn't bother to find out the reason, but this ad reminded him of Celine Dion who was about to return to Canada because the summer vacation was coming to an end. Why don't you recommend this little lolita to participate, in addition to increasing your experience, you can also earn a little extra money. Subsidize the family, the little girl's family is still quite poor.

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Tang Huan returned to Zerone's office and continued to work overtime. The company's logistics support in terms of food, rest, etc. was in place, so his life was not inconvenient.

Simeone has officially taken office, and has led the WordEasy project team and competitor WordStar to fight each other in terms of software functions and market demand. He enjoys this almost warlike atmosphere, and working overtime has almost become a routine. . Of course, Tang Huan would not treat this capable man badly, and he had already used the means of winning over high salary, shares, and friendship with friends.

Strictly speaking, the cheap computer designed by Tang Huan is more similar to a word processor, but in addition to the built-in WordEasy, it also has CGrid, which has covered most of the functional needs of small and medium-sized companies.

The two softwares are directly stored in the read-only memory, which can not only speed up the operation efficiency, but also effectively prevent piracy, but the software upgrade is somewhat troublesome.

At present, the mainstream read-only memory that supports erasing and writing functions on the market is erasable programmable read-only memory, that is, EPROM. Time-consuming may reach the order of hours.

Intel developed the Electronic Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory last year, that is, EEPROM, which can omit the trouble of EPROM needing to be removed from the circuit board to be rewritten by ultraviolet radiation. Software maintenance is very convenient, but I can't say whether the technology of this new product is mature, and the price will definitely not be low, but Tang Huan still plans to find a time to visit Intel for this.

Because there are many ready-made solutions in mind, the hardware design of cheap computers and game consoles is progressing rapidly, but there are some obstacles in the software, such as the support for Chinese characters and Japanese. Fortunately, the reborn knows the right direction to solve the problem. The time and resources consumed by the project can be controlled more clearly.

In addition to various technical considerations, Tang Huan has already thought up the names of cheap computers and game consoles in advance. Instinctively thought of the word Xiaobawang.

It must be a very interesting thing if this non-original word can be used to name the game console and stir up troubles in the old American market. Tang Huan can't help but smile knowingly every time he thinks of this.

But every time you step into a new field, it means you will face new opponents. Nintendo, Sega, and Sony in the game console industry are not easy to deal with, but what madmen need is this kind of challenge. The thrill of killing the Quartet.