Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Prince Fahd is currently busy reorganizing the Asian Games Federation, the predecessor of the Olympic Council of Asia in the original time and space. The interests involved in dozens of members, the degree of trouble to coordinate, not stingy with diplomatic games, he, like Tang Huan, a trapeze, travels between places.

To be honest, Tang Huan did have an account with Prince Fahd, which left a deep impression on him, but for the Kuwaiti royal family, it is only limited to a young and promising high-tech company boss.

However, when Apple was successfully listed, Tang Huan, as a non-founder, was listed as one of the four billionaires. The value and meaning of this world pass are obviously different in the eyes of interested people.

You know, before World War I, in 1913, Kuwait was an autonomous province of Iraq belonging to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and during World War I, Britain occupied Kuwait and prompted it in 1961, but Iraq never Recognize Kuwait.

Today, Kuwait, which has only been around for 20 years, naturally hopes that through various activities, while being widely recognized, it will ensure the appreciation of the wealth earned from the oil trade.

It is no secret that Tang Huan's rise has long been a secret. Although it is not known whether he will fall into the dust in a short time at such a young age and return to the ranks of ordinary people, but there is no denying that he already has investment value.

Tang Huan, who is well versed in the general situation and knows that taking advantage of those loopholes is the easiest, safest and most rewarding, has always been very confident in his own value. So when facing Prince Fahd. It can also be positive in action and peaceful in mind. This made the other party more appreciative and enthusiastically extended an invitation to visit Kuwait and exchange business experience by the way.

Obviously, the last point is the real purpose, of course Tang Huan readily agreed.

After bidding farewell to Prince Fahd and getting on the car, he accompanied Mr. Huo who came. Not without jealousy, he murmured, Brother, you have been spotted by a rich man in the Middle East. My brother is so many years older than you, why didn't you meet such a chance.

You are already an enviable second-generation rich man. Why are you robbing me of this opportunity? Tang Huan cut out contemptuously.

People from the Middle East are really rich. Look at the current stock of Carrian Group, which has increased by more than ten times compared to the original one. It is said that they have caught the line of the Middle East. Mr. Huo is still full of emotions.

Tang Huan smiled without saying a word, the beautiful bubble created by Carrian Group has been blown to the maximum. Soon it will pop and burst open. But this has nothing to do with him anymore, Zhou Mi has already withdrawn all the funds, and the profits he got are almost enough to buy a beautiful TV.

Deng Lijun has gone back to the United States to visit her children.

Tang Huan stayed at Zhao Yazhi's place with confidence and boldness, dressed up his image, took the prepared documents, took the private jet Silicon Valley One, and carried Prince Fahd on board. Mr. Huo, who was thinking about it, went to Kuwait.

Now, Iraq and Iran are at war, and Kuwait, which supports the former, is not far away from the flames of war. Tang Huan even remembered that the danger of bombs would occasionally occur there in the original time and space.

The reason for such a disturbing situation is mainly due to Kuwait's location.

It is located in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf. It borders Saudi Arabia in the south, Iraq in the north, and faces Iran across the sea. It can be said that there is no barrier.

And its area is only more than 17,000 square kilometers, and it does not have strategic depth. In the original time and space, it took Iraq just over a day to push its troops into the city of Tweet and achieved a decisive victory. At the same time, Prince Fahd died in battle before the palace, which is a good illustration.

Because of the difference in customs, after arriving at the destination, although Tang Huan was treated meticulously, he was very careful in every move, and even confirmed his memory from Mr. Huo.

Tang Huan couldn't help but secretly marvel at the luxury of the royal family after coming here.

The head of state of Kuwait is called the emir, and must be hereditary by the descendants of the Sabah family. According to tradition, the Jaber branch and the Salem branch take turns taking the throne.

The government cabinet is composed of the prime minister and ministers. The main members are: prime minister, first deputy prime minister and minister of interior and defense, deputy prime minister and foreign minister, deputy prime minister and minister of justice, deputy prime minister and minister of state for development affairs and housing affairs.

Important positions in the cabinet are usually held by members of the royal family, and the position of prime minister is held by the crown prince. The power of the royal family is self-evident.

Although it is well known that members of the royal family in the Middle East are not generally scattered, there must be high and low points. Prince Fahd is an important member of the royal family.

The current Emir jaberal-ahmadal-jaberal-sabah is Jaber III? Ahmed Sabah is the 13th Emir and belongs to the Jaber branch.

Jaber III is the tenth Emir, the third son of Ahmed I, and Prince Fahd is the ninth son. The two are half brothers.

The current Crown Prince and Prime Minister is saadal-abdullahal--sabah, that is, Saad? Abdullah? Salem? Sabah is the cousin of Jaber III and belongs to the Salem branch.

However, Saad suffers from bowel cancer, a health problem that has affected his work.

Served as foreign minister in 1963 and sabahal-ahmadal-jaberal-sabah, who also served as deputy prime minister in 1978, is Sabah IV? Ahmed Jaber al-Sabah is the fourth son of Ahmed I and Fah Like Prince De, the half-brother of the current emir, Jaber III.

In the original time and space, Saad was the 14th Emir and only served as the monarch for 10 days. Sabah IV asked him to give up the throne due to his health reasons, and succeeded him as the 15th Emir.

Prince Fahd took Tang Huan to meet the important person, Sabah IV, before that. Tang Huan has already submitted the introduction materials of the American company under his name.

After greetings. The topic of the two sides quickly shifted to business.

Sabah IV was a little curious. Do companies in the high-tech industry grow as fast as the Apple company that went public?

Generally speaking, the growth rate is indeed amazing, but Apple is one of the best. Tang Huan does not need to exaggerate in this regard, The key depends on whether it can catch the market demand, such as my spreadsheet software, whether it is ordinary financial personnel, or high-end securities brokers. They all like its function very much, and naturally, it will provide rich economic returns.”

If I intend to invest in the high-tech field, which aspect is more appropriate to choose as an entry point? When Sabah IV asked, the meaning of consideration was obvious.

That depends on the starting point. Tang Huan smiled lightly, If you want short-term operations, then invest in the video game industry and plan for long-term development. Many industries centered on personal computers have unlimited potential. If you want to consider the national The significance of the strategic level is to get involved in the most advanced semiconductor research and development and production. Such as fabs and microprocessors.”

Sabah IV's eyes lit up, Mr. Tang is very familiar with these industries.

Because I'm already in it. Tang Huan nodded, However, the high-tech industry is also very risky. Apple's listing is also to raise funds and develop new products, so as to occupy the commanding heights of the industry.

I saw from the information Mr. Tang brought that your company is also developing a lot of new products. Don't you need funds? Sabah IV was finally brought to the topic of money by Tang Huan.

Of course I need it, but I've always done my best. I can build as much booth as I have. Tang Huan was not pretentious, and instead asked directly, Is the prince interested in investing? In Silicon Valley, the United States, this This kind of investment is called venture capital, and they have earned hundreds of times the return on Apple.

I do have the idea of ​​testing the waters. Sabah IV nodded, However, I also hope that my investment can play a role in other aspects. For example, this enterprise can get the attention and affirmation of the local officials.

This is to earn both gold coins and reputation. Fortunately, I don't have to be more greedy to earn additional achievements.

High technology has this advantage. It represents the future. No matter where, such projects are welcome to take root. Having understood the other party's mind, Tang Huan spoke with ease.

It's really refreshing to talk to such a smart person as Mr. Tang. At the final parting, King Sabah IV laughed happily and asked Prince Fahd to arrange the next entertainment work.

Tang Huan didn't appreciate exotic customs for too long in Kuwait, after all, the second dex is about to start.

In the end, Tang Huan left with satisfaction with the investment promised by the other party, and Mr. Huo did not run away in vain. He and Prince Fahd reached a tacit agreement on the future position allocation of the Olympic Council of Asia.

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Compared with last year's first dex, the influence of this session is obviously greater. Both the exhibitors and the number of visitors have risen by a level.

After all, the West Coast Computer Festival has been held in San Francisco for several times, and the meaning of hip-hop is a little stronger. The industry needs a more professional exhibition, and dex has seized this opportunity.

Adelson, the future Sands Gambling King, is very generous and arranged the best exhibition location for Zheru. Although Tang Huan paid for the exhibition fees for several years at one go, there is no need to take advantage of such advantages and take the initiative to make up for it. On the difference.

Undoubtedly, the focus of this exhibition is the second-generation Fangyuan computer, and the gimmick of the real 16-bit personal computer has also become the protagonist of this year's dex.

Naturally, Tang Huan didn't need to care about the specific operation of the exhibition. He had to personally handle the industry-wide speeches organized by dex.

This year's industry forum, Adelson and the entire organizer, did not spare no effort to invite bigwigs such as the president of IBM to upgrade the level like the previous one.

However, Tang Huan and Jobs, two relatively well-known young people who participated in dex last year, have now become billionaires, enough to be the highlights of this dex.

Without seniority, Tang Huan was assigned the first position to give a speech, and he was not polite. At the beginning of the article, he pointed out Jiang Shan’s writing and said: “Everyone, I predict that new personal computers will emerge in the industry next year, but quantitative progress is not enough. It is time for the development of personal computers to enter the third generation, that is, adopt The 16-bit cpu product, the Fangyuan second-generation computer is the first to make an attempt in this regard.

It can be said that Tang Huan's speed in product development. It surprised the colleagues, especially when they saw the actual products on the booth, their scalps became numb.

Fortunately, the quotations revealed through unofficial channels let all competitors breathe a sigh of relief. The basic model starts at $4,000, which is obviously aimed at commercial purposes and will not cause too much impact on the industry for the time being.

Needless to say, the application of new technologies often has some delays. 8-bit PCs and 16-bit PCs will coexist in the market for a period of time, but I believe it will not be too long. They will all transition to 16-bit platforms .”

After Tang Huan looked forward to the future of the industry and reminded his peers, he talked about the second-generation Fangyuan Computer’s plan to seek cooperation, “The design specification of the expansion slot circuit board in terms of hardware, and the programming interface of software will be made public later, so that Let third parties make more powerful function cards and write more creative programs.”

Tang Huan's series of combined punches dazzled everyone in the audience, but they all understood that the second-generation Fangyuan Computer officially supports its partners for third-party development.

This bureau seems to be very big and the plot is not small.

Compared with Tang Huan, who showed up with a new computer with something to say, Jobs' demagogic rhetoric obviously did not arouse everyone's interest.

Gates didn't get the opportunity to speak on stage this time, but he didn't want to show off the limelight. Microsoft just collected 1 million US dollars from IBM and officially started the cooperation. It can almost be said that it has entered a state of last stand.

As a representative of ibm, the new head of the chess project, Don Estridge, made a speech later and made a promise, The next generation of personal computers that ibm is developing also uses 16-bit cpu, And it can be sold for less than $2,000.

Perhaps because of the authorization, he can circumvent the original rules of IBM when doing things. Don Estrich got rid of IBM's conservative and stable image. Speaking of it, he is full of offensive power. A satire and challenge to the second-generation Fangyuan computer.

Seeing this faintly gunpowder-smelling scene, Gates couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was afraid that IBM would be persuaded. After all, from the current point of view, the chess plan can be said to be insignificant for the entire IBM. If found unprofitable, it may be scrapped like countless other projects that have fallen by the wayside.

Don Estridge is so aggressive, probably for the sake of his own small collective interests. In order to keep the chess project, he has no longer cared about maintaining IBM's image of a gentleman.

Once the news of the price of 2,000 US dollars spreads, people who plan to buy the second-generation Fangyuan computer may hold back the idea for the time being and wait for the more reliable cheap personal computer from IBM, which is considered sinister.

Seeing the grudge between the still-growing Zheru and the already giant IBM, Gates couldn't help gloating. He turned his eyes to Tang Huan, who was sitting in the audience after the speech, and found that the other party didn't care, and he was talking to Seagate Technology. Talk to founder Alan Shugart ie Alan Shugart.

At present, for Fangyuan computers, including other types of personal computers, the external data storage system is mainly a 5.25-inch disk. Tape and paper tape have become uncommon on this platform for performance and price reasons.

However, due to the application of the database ebase and various information management systems, Fangyuan Computer also provides support for tapes. After all, this medium is cheap and reliable. Even after decades in the original time and space, it is still widely used to back up data. .

Knowing the development trend of personal computer technology, Tang Huan naturally hoped to incorporate the hard disk into the system architecture of Fangyuan Computer. Taking advantage of this exhibition, he met Alan Shugart, the president of Seagate.

It can be said that in the history of the development of hard disks and floppy disks, Alan Shugart has made great contributions. After graduating from university, he entered IBM to start his career, participated in the research and development of hard disks, and invented floppy disks.

In 1973, Alan Shugart founded a company called floppy disk drives, but was forced by investors to resign as CEO in 1974, and the company was later acquired by Xerox.

When it came out, although it was amazing, there were many competitors, and not all market problems could be solved by relying on technology alone.

Therefore, Markkula asked Woz to develop the floppy disk drive on the platform, and it was a great success, boosting the sales of Apple computers to the level of the time period when Tang Huan traveled.

Alan Shugart, who failed to start a company, saw a new opportunity from Apple's success, so he co-founded the company with others. Because the company was bought by Xerox before, in order to avoid legal risks, he had to put Company name changed.

This year, Seagate Technology launched the first 5.25-inch hard drive st-506, with a capacity of 5m. Tang Huan was very interested, so he asked Alan Shugart for the price, and was almost surprised that he bit his tongue, and it was $1,500. , How much is most of the personal computers nowadays. (To be continued..)

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