Rebirth of the Tech Madman

The entire EA arena is in view, and there is a kind of heroic mind of seeing all the mountains and small things at a glance.

Looking at the high-spirited expressions on the faces of Hawkins and several senior executives, Tang Huan smiled lightly, Thousands of years ago, there was a systematic method of divination using binary combinations in China - Book of Changes, in which there was a hexagram , for Shangjiu, Kanglong has regrets, in terms of people, it means that people in high positions should guard against arrogance, otherwise they will regret because of failure; in terms of things, profits cannot last long, such as the stock market , Bull market, bear market, always ups and downs appear alternately.

Needless to say, the IQs of everyone present, Hawkins' face turned serious, You mean, we must not be blindly optimistic about the current boom in the game console market, and we must maintain a vigilant attitude.

That's what it means. Tang Huan nodded appreciatively, So, I hope this team, in addition to providing us with advertising effects, can also help us consolidate the loyalty of gamers.

Currently, other game console platforms either encourage or open game program development authorization by default. We have been closed like this, and the industry has been regarded as extremely conservative and lacks long-term development momentum. It is really loud. Hawkins grumbled angrily.

Tang Huan moved his gaze to the big lawn under the sun unmoved, There is no need to pay attention to the comments of outsiders. The video game market is a new thing and lacks industry rules. After paying the tuition fees, labor pain is unavoidable. You guys Look, it is estimated that in addition to various low-quality games that will turn players off, there may also be games involving sensitive themes such as crime and racial discrimination. Entering this field with a mind. They are not interested in maintaining the healthy rules of the game market. We don’t need to go into this muddy water. Just stick to the existing strategy.”

For Tang Huan's prediction, some people inevitably feel that it is too mysterious, but no one dares to question the authority of this boss, and Nuonuo said yes.

Tang Huan pointed to the densely packed seats in the stands of the stadium, and said to Cogan: I have seen that the tickets are priced, but it is not close enough to the people. Discuss with the venue manager and make adjustments. Try to attract more fans to enter the stadium. Popularity is such a thing. Sometimes it's amazing.

Cogan smiled disrespectfully, Then I have to bully the financially strapped City Hall again.

Just see here. Tang Huan turned and walked towards the parking lot.

By the way, there is one more thing. Cogan said in a low voice: Didn't Shennong Fund recently discuss the subscription of Class B shares with a sporting goods dealer in Oregon? The founder of the other party heard that we have a football team, just trying to sell their product, it won’t affect the investment.”

This Phil? Little is also quite good at taking advantage of loopholes.

Tang Huan waved his hand indifferently, The purpose of this investment is very simple, you can make your own decision based on whether their products are suitable or not.

Nike did not become an official company until 1972. Like Apple, this year. The Shennong Fund, which has a lot of funds in its hands, will naturally not miss it, that's all, not to mention that Nike has not developed to the height of its previous life, and Tang Huan has no need to stretch his hands so long.

Then I'll leave it to the top Harvard students who come to Shennong Fund for summer internships. Old Kegan saw that Tang Huan didn't care, so he also delegated power.

As the number of companies under Tang Huan's name increased, Zhuang Menghua's opportunities for vacation internships also increased. In addition to being gilded, he also brought or recommended classmates. The aggressive little girl was burdened, and Deng Lijun was asked to share part of the work in preparation for her concert in San Francisco.

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Because the Wall Street Journal reported a large number of patents currently owned by Zheru, Tang Huan further strengthened the company's security measures in the next few days and made some improvements to some office procedures, which naturally attracted some employees. Complaints due to incompatibility.

Tang Huan simply held a meeting and said solemnly: Don't think that the world is peaceful just because of how good life is now. Compared with IBM, which has a stock market value of tens of billions, we are scum. The technology is just that people have not noticed it, and it has taken the lead in the market. Zheru's thesis is only 6 months away from bankruptcy, and it will always be valid. For the long-term interests of everyone, everyone must adapt to the new rules and regulations.”

Tang Huan privately guessed that some Wall Street bankers might have exerted some influence on the media after confirming the value of Apple. Purpose is fine.

This kind of manipulation of public opinion, just like the lotus flowers of the stock market commentators, has subtly attracted the public investors.

It's just that a powerful financial newspaper like the Wall Street Journal also cherishes its feathers. When reporting, it is natural to strive to be authoritative and in-depth, so as to dig out the details of philosophy and Confucianism.

Just as Tang Huan expected, Zheru's foreign visitors have gradually increased recently. On the surface, they all come to care about Zheru's new product development plan, but the actual purpose is unknown.

On this day, Tang Huan watched Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrate the completed Mario in the game development department of EA, and couldn't help scratching his head. Now Donkey Kong is selling well, which is somewhat similar to the sequel Mario, so I will push it market?

In fact, even in the original time and space, when the famous Mario came out, it was not as shocking as Monkey King's birth, and the fame was slowly hyped up with the accumulation of market popularity. Came into the world even more unremarkably.

Tang Huan pondered for a moment, patted Shigeru Miyamoto on the shoulder and said, Let's arrange for the launch of Mario. You are also ready to return to Japan. I need you to be in charge of the game program development there.

Shigeru Miyamoto has been brainwashed to the point where, with current loyalty, even if Nintendo and Hiroshi Yamauchi came to poach the wall. Tang Huan is also confident that the opponent will return home in defeat.

in Japan. Shigeru Miyamoto can play a bigger role.

Ok. With this child's temperament, quickly find him a wife, start a family and start a business, and the tie will be even tighter.

Hearing that he could go back to Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto couldn't help smiling, completely unaware of the boss in front of him, thinking how to hold him more firmly.

At this time, a subordinate came to report. Adam Osborne, a columnist of the magazine and a well-known industry observer, came to visit.

Tang Huan raised his eyebrows. Why did he come here? I really can't neglect it, because the person who launched the first portable personal computer in 1981 in the original time and space was Adam Osborne.

In terms of seniority, Adam Osborne can be considered an old man in Silicon Valley. The manual and related technical articles of Intel's first microprocessor chip intel4004 came from this person.

Take this opportunity. Adam Osborne set up a publishing company for the next five years. The company has published more than 40 technical books, 12 of which are written by Adam Osborne himself.

In 1979, Adam Osborne sold his publishing company to McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, and then became a columnist, gaining even more fame.

In addition to a simple analysis of chip technology and hardware products in the column, Adam Osborn also mercilessly exposed the inside story of the industry at the current stage. For example, some technology companies released their products ahead of time even though they were not yet fully developed, thereby exploiting users The chaos of continued development work with money advanced in advance.

Almost all idols in the personal computer industry, including Tang Huan, have been criticized by Adam Osborn.

However, Adam Osborne is not completely grandstanding, he does have something to say, and this person is a member of Mensa International whose only membership criterion is IQ.

When I saw the 41-year-old Adam Osborne, he was not as cold-eyed as he was in the magazine, but very friendly. Apparently this person not only has a high IQ, but also a high EQ. People rules of conduct are quite in place.

In fact, even if Adam Osborne criticized Tang Huan in his column, he was more tactful.

The main cause of the incident was that Zheru and Apple used software and hardware respectively to jointly form a faint monopoly in the emerging personal computer industry.

However, after Zheru selectively announced the specifications and interfaces of some of his own products, as well as original technologies with industry standards, especially the launch of the z80 expansion card, which allowed the software on the cp/m platform to run on the platform, he announced in the In this regard, he kept silent, and even turned to praise it.

After exchanging pleasantries, Adam Osborn said straight to the point: I learned from the newspaper that Zheru currently has a lot of patents, which seem to be related to microcomputers.

It's just to better run the software on the Apple computer platform. Tang Huan laughed.

Adam Osborne shook his head with a serious face, You may not want to say more because of business reasons, but in the eyes of those who are interested, especially those in the industry, it is far from that simple. For example, the bus called isa the design of.

I'm ashamed, I underestimated the heroes of the world. Tang Huan shook his head with a smile, and then stopped talking. He wanted to see Adam Osborn who had nothing to do with the Three Treasures Hall, Hulu What kind of medicine is sold here.

Seeing that Tang Huan was so calm, Adam Osborne naturally had no capital to spend, so he could only continue to ask, Does Zheru sell the personal computers designed and produced by himself in Asia?

Indeed. Tang Huan nodded frankly. He had nothing to hide. Advertisements in more than a dozen languages ​​were published, but the North American region boycotted the Moscow Olympics too thoroughly and did not broadcast it. Japan, Europe, and Latin America , Australia can be seen directly.

The Fangyuan computer should be similar to a personal computer. Adam Osborne looked at Tang Huan and made a gesture, I mean, they are all placed on the desk, and they are not easy to move. computer.

Yes, it's not a portable personal computer. The smile on Tang Huan's face was wider, and he vaguely guessed the purpose of Adam Osborn's visit this time.

Hearing Tang Huan say portable personal computer, Adam Osborn was taken aback. Then a look of frustration flashed across his face. Don's concept of a portable personal computer. It seems that he has thought about it for a long time.

Just like cars and airplanes in the industrial age, similar concepts have existed in people's minds for a long time before they came out, so it's nothing surprising. Tang Huan shook his head disapprovingly.

I thought it would take some time for you to understand the concept, and then see if everyone can cooperate. Adam Osborn sighed, especially after seeing the patent for the isa bus. I have a hunch that it saves a lot of effort in the whole implementation process.

It turns out that you came to me for this matter. Tang Huan pretended to be enlightened, It seems that you have a lot of ideas about portable personal computers, and everyone can cooperate. As an angel investor, I personally Invest.

The smile on Tang Huan's face was a bit intriguing. There was no other reason. Unlike software, launching hardware at an inappropriate time was more risky. Tang Huan didn't intend to compete with Adam Osborne for the title of inventor of the world's first portable computer, in the original time and space. This person's experience is only a flash in the pan, and it is not a bad idea to be the first person to explore the way. It is right to spend a little money to experience a rare and valuable experiment in person.

Apparently, Adam Osborne did not expect Tang Huan to be so happy. The draft prepared in advance was held in his stomach, and he didn't know how to change the topic for a while.

Needless to say, the concept of a portable personal computer is very attractive, but in order to be accepted by the market smoothly, the cost must first be controlled. Tang Huan raised his hand and wrenched his fingers and said, Word processing software and spreadsheet software, Zheru doesn’t need licensing fees, or it can provide some funds for early development. As for the operating system and programming language, you have to figure out your own way.”

Don, you are really special. I didn't expect this trip to be so smooth. Adam Osborne showed joy on his face, However, I hope that after I find an engineer to implement the plan, I can use the isa bus technology.

Why do you attach so much importance to the bus? Tang Huan couldn't help being curious when he saw that Adam Osborne was so obsessed with the ISA bus.

In the mid-1970s, I can still vividly remember the bus battle with other manufacturers, and naturally have a certain understanding of its importance. Adam Osborn replied with a look of reminiscence.

It turned out that the generally recognized first personal computer invented at that time was generally composed of a large circuit board, that is, the prototype of the main board, which was assembled by connecting the cpu circuit board, memory circuit board, etc. through the slot. Boss Roberts called the system a bus and asked others to do the same.

Because if you want to use Microsoft, you need to have 4k memory, but the 4k memory circuit board designed by Roberts is very flawed, basically a waste product, and he not only does not want to improve, but also tries to bundle with Microsoft to quickly increase the cost Low sales volume, thereby increasing profits and improving the company's financial situation.

It is not IBM, the blue giant, who can say the same in the industry, so other microcomputer manufacturers simply ignored Roberts' stupid trick, and went their own way to design and manufacture their own 4k memory circuit boards, plugged into the bus, so that computers can use Microsoft.

For this behavior of grabbing food, Roberts was very angry, and disputes between them also ensued.

Seeing this situation, other microcomputer manufacturers resorted to bad tactics one after another, naming the so-called buses after their own names, which are actually compatible with the bus. After all, there is no high technical threshold for circuit implementation of the bus. , the copycats took off quickly, and the bus thus became a point of contention between the company and most of the companies in the microcomputer industry.

It can be said that naming the bus typically reflects the peculiar phenomenon of competition and cooperation in the emerging computer industry.

Harry Garland and Roger Melen of Stanford University were going to launch a cpu board for the bus, but they didn't want to use a long list of names of competing companies to call it, so they reached a consensus that That is, the name of the bus should not be linked to any company name, and the name should make people know that this is a product that has been successfully designed.

For example, the name could consist of a letter and some numbers. They like the name standard100, which could be shortened to s100 according to their proposed naming scheme.

Various manufacturers also felt that arguing all day long for a name was really annoying, so they slowly admitted the name.

For Adam Osborne, a veteran who has been in Silicon Valley, this history is naturally a treasure, and he also understands how convenient it is to design a personal computer and a mature bus.

While Tang Huan and Adam Osborne were discussing portable personal computers and isa buses with great interest, Bill Lovo, the person in charge of the Chess Project, was in a research and development center in Boca Raton Industrial Zone, Florida, with his selected elite soldiers The strong generals frowned as they looked at the documents in their hands. (To be continued..)

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