Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Compared with the original version in time and space, Tang Huan wrote The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by using the fragments of time accumulated in the gaps of flying, cars, etc., while still being rigorous and incisive, the style of writing is much more lively. After being published by Random House, it immediately entered the New York Times book sales list and became a bestseller.

Judging from the fact that Charles has read it, the feedback from the publishing house, from the political leaders to the public, is not a lie, and it seems to have surpassed the height reached in the original time and space.

Of course, the world is colorful, and there are many people who oppose Tang Huan's views. Among them, many famous historians directly point out that The Rise and Fall of Great Powers is the product of economic determinism and technological determinism.

To this, Tang Huan just responded with a smile. Anyway, most of the content of this book is referenced. What the dissidents say may not be unreasonable. After all, the original author Paul Kennedy is not omniscient, at least he It was not anticipated that the Soviet Union would eventually be a fate of disintegration.

It is necessary that this book can help him shape the image of an expert in the fields of science and technology and economics, and use the influence he has gained in the West. After the Chinese version is released, it can cause the East to rethink the world, even if it has achieved its goal.

Following Charles' hobby, Tang Huan chatted with them about history and philosophy for a while, and then planned to leave. The specific matters would naturally be handled by the following people.

±, ww∞w. But apparently, Charles did not intend to let Tang Huan go so easily. After keeping him in the name of hosting a banquet, he became a middleman, because the treasure was discovered. Miss Onassis's country house The villa can no longer be lived in quietly. Isn't she planning to buy the manor. I can provide information.

After hearing this, Tang Huan didn't move his face, but he was muttering in his heart, the other party is a businessman's nature, and Christina has been described by the media as a rich but shallow woman, so it is naturally the best to be taken advantage of business goals.

Although I don't agree with Christina, even if she has the capital, don't buy luxury goods easily. But the ship queen's face still needs to be maintained.

Thank you for your enthusiasm, Your Highness. Why don't you take some time to pass on the information to me first, and try to finalize the matter when you come to England next time. Tang Huan nodded briskly.

After knowing that Miss Onassis' acquisition of Milan was not going well, I once gave a suggestion. There are also many teams with historical background in the UK. You might as well buy a team from the second-level league and then promote it to the top league. It will be more fulfilling to become a wealthy family. She asked me to help with the materials at the time, and now it has been completed. Charles smiled and took a file bag from the attendant. Put it in front of Tang Huan.

Christina, a prodigal bitch, has left a lot of mess in a big way.

I have said it myself, it is enough to take one patiently, and this thing is like a manor that needs to be maintained every year. Only by continuing to spend money can we achieve results and achieve the goal of improving the social status of the boss. If you can't chew it, haste makes waste, but she was still fooled into expressing her opinion indiscriminately.

If I really like British football, I might as well just buy Manchester United, which is still in a low period, but Manchester's geographical location has a high value attached to Milan.

Tang Huan pondered for a while, and instead of opening the file bag on the spot as Charles had expected, he asked, Is there any information about Chelsea?

Charles glanced at the attendant, saw him shaking his head slightly, and smiled awkwardly, No.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, We've thought about it. If we want to find a backup plan in the British secondary league, Chelsea is a good choice. If your highness has time, why not help us make a match.

The center of Greater London is the City of London, which forms Inner London with the 12 administrative units outside the city, and the 20 urban areas around it are called Outer London.

The place where Tang Huan and Charles met was St. James's Palace, which is located in Westminster, the administrative center of the United Kingdom. It is adjacent to the west of London. The west neighbor of Westminster is Hinton Chelsea. Chelsea's home stadium, Stamford Bridge, is located in Hammer. Smith Fulham, and Hinton Chelsea are also neighbours.

Therefore, the land of Stamford Bridge is quite valuable. Now that Chelsea is about to collapse due to financial difficulties, some real estate companies have become interested in it and plan to take it to develop residential buildings and shopping malls.

And Chelsea founder Henry Augustus Mears Henry? Angustus? Mills' third generation of the family, Brian? Mills also did the same, he sold the stadium to Marler Estates Marle real estate.

For this reason, Kenneth William Bates, who later took over Chelsea, started a lawsuit in 1982. It was not until 1992 that Marle Real Estate went bankrupt that he took Stamford Bridge back from the creditor bank.

Outsiders who buy teams naturally have to appear as saviors, and Chelsea, which owns Stamford Bridge and is about to go bankrupt, still has a lot of room for appreciation, at least better than the teams that Charles randomly stuffed in.

Of course, Tang Huan mainly hopes to use this to disrupt Charles' plan. You should find someone else to earn the agency fee. You have already decided for Christina to give up this alternative plan.

After seeing off Tang Huan and Constantine, Charles called his attendant and asked, What's the situation with that Chelsea club now?

Very bad. However, Viscount Chelsea is an important member of the club's board of directors. The attendant replied without thinking.

His family is a rich and big landowner. Charles, who heard the news, showed disappointment on his face. His plan to earn agency fees seemed to be ruined.

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After Tang Huan returned to Silicon Valley, he got good news. Universal's legal lawsuit against EA had just ended in failure. It didn't even get a single hair, and it had to pay various expenses.

The court believes that the copyright of King Kong belongs to the public domain, so the verdict of this lawsuit. But it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Universal previously under such a name. Benefits received by other Reso companies. It is very likely that I will spit it out. It can be said that it is really a waste of money.

In fact, King Kong originated from a movie released by RKO, one of the eight major Hollywood companies, in 1933, but this company can be called the most turbulent company in Hollywood, and the bosses kept changing like a revolving lantern, especially in the late 1940s and early 1950s , fell into the control of Howard Hughes, a famous American business tycoon, and was completely injured. Finally ended sadly.

Therefore, in the later period of RKO, the copyright was extremely chaotic, and even United Artists got part of it. King Kong was naturally more difficult to explain.

In the original time and space, Universal bullied Nintendo, an outsider, and ended up failing, but in this time and space, the speed of defeat was even faster.

But Tang Huan didn't buy it, how dare you come to pick things up. If I don't retaliate, I'm too sorry for your malice.

then. Tang Huan arranged it secretly. He sneered secretly, maybe he could kill birds with one stone at that time.

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After dealing with some affairs, Tang Huangang planned to go to the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle. Adam Osborne, who was in good spirits, came to visit with a prototype of the basically developed commercial portable computer, the Osborne first generation.

Seeing Adam Osborne triumphantly put the 10.7-kilogram Osborne first-generation machine in front of him, and deliberately made a very relaxed expression, Tang Huan almost laughed out loud. Are you so exaggerated?

Osborne’s first-generation machine is still 8-bit architecture, the cpu is the company’s z80, but it uses a 4.0mhz version, the memory capacity reaches 64kb, the keyboard is detachable, and it is equipped with a 5-inch monochrome crt display with 24 lines and 52 pieces per line characters, plus dual 5.25-inch floppy drives and more.

It can be said that the hardware specifications of the Osborne generation machine are not low.

In terms of software, it is equipped with the operating system cp/m2.2 and compiler of Digital Research Corporation.

Zheru provided free word processing software, spreadsheet software, database ebase and financial software.

Of course, they are all simplified versions. After all, they are free and have so many functions that Osborne’s first-generation machine can’t run at all.

For this new hardware platform, Tang Huan basically had the idea of ​​advertising and occupying the land, and there were many other smart people. This can be seen from the fact that there is not only one bundled software of the same kind.

For example, there are compilers from Microsoft Corporation; word processing software from companies, spreadsheet software from companies, databases from companies, and financial software from Taoshu Software.

It can be said that these software are friends of the same industry, but at this time they can be gathered on the brand-new hardware of the Osborne first generation machine, which shows that Adam Osborne has a network of contacts in Silicon Valley.

After reading the manual briefly, Tang Huan couldn't help but be amazed at it, and joked with Adam Osborne, What's your pricing strategy for this type of computer? I think the value of these software alone is at least more than 2,000 yuan. Dollars.

It should be $1,795. Adam Osborne replied not without complacency.

Although it was expected, Tang Huan still couldn't help but stare sideways after hearing such information.

It seems that you have done a lot of hard work. Tang Huan sighed thoughtfully after admiring.

In order to control costs, Adam Osborne must have been running a lot.

In the original time and space, after the first-generation Osborne machine became a hit, Adam Osborn neglected the follow-up technology research and development, and was busy shuttling between the media and celebrities, which may have been the seed of disaster at this time.

Perhaps Adam Osborne already believes that the importance of marketing far exceeds relying solely on technology itself.

Osborne's first generation machine is not the best performance personal computer. It focuses on portability. Adam Osborne is very clear-headed. Make a clear positioning for your product.

Speaking of which. Adam Osborn sincerely invited, Don, your current status can be regarded as a leader in the field of personal computers. Why don't you point out the shortcomings of Osborne's first-generation computer, so that I can do it in my heart. There are many.

It's not easy for a generation of products to reach such a level. I just don't know how the heat dissipation will perform after long-term operation. There is also the problem of power supply. Since it is mainly about portability, it can provide a certain amount of battery life. , is the best. In addition, there are some problems in use. The floppy disk drive of the Osborne first-generation machine only supports a capacity of 90kb, which is obviously far behind the current actual market demand. Tang Huan talked in a targeted manner With one pass, every sentence can hit the essence of the problem. Hearing Adam? Osborn nodded again and again.

Tang Huan operated the Osborne 1st generation machine again, and finally concluded: The Osborne 1st generation machine can be called the world's first commercial portable computer, and for this reason, users will flock to it. So these problems should be tolerated for the time being, don’t rush to deny yourself. It’s okay to mess up and save it for the next version to improve. The key is that you have to seize the market opportunity.”

I plan to release the Osborne first-generation machine at the West Coast Computer Show next month. Adam Osborne nodded approvingly, while showing worry, However, I guess by then, IBM's personal computer It’s about to come on stage, I’m afraid there will be some tit-for-tat confrontation, I don’t know how the second-generation Fangyuan computer plans?”

It seems that Adam Osborn's main purpose is to join forces here and fight against IBM.

After this thought flashed through his mind, Tang Huan smiled slightly, The second-generation Fangyuan computer is currently focusing on commercial users, so when participating in the exhibition, we will focus on displaying the functions in this area.

Having said that, Tang Huan picked up a pen and paper, and drew a simple schematic diagram, Maybe you can imagine that the second-generation Fangyuan computer is mainly placed in the company, and the home is the main computer, and the Osborne first-generation computer relies on portability. , to provide available product solutions for individuals on business trips, etc. The connection and data exchange between each other can be through files in compatible formats stored on floppy disks, or even simply a local area network.

After listening to Tang Huan's analysis, Adam Osborne couldn't help clapping his hands excitedly, In this way, the combination of the three of us can fully cover the scope of the customer's business needs, and there is a lot to do.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, emphasizing, The key point of this idea is the interconnection I mentioned just now. If this cannot be achieved, everyone will fight on their own, causing everyone to become an island of information. The so-called unity is also Lost meaning.

Zheru and Fangyuan Computer have the most core software technology, so they are naturally capable of coordinating the pace of the three companies so that they can cooperate with each other. Adam Osborn has a very clear understanding of the entire computer market, so he asked Tang without hesitation. In exchange for being the boss.

Do your best. Tang Huan said lightly. The idea of ​​the three alliances is naturally good, but whether it can be implemented is still open to discussion.

After all, there are a lot of interests involved in this, and there may be a phenomenon of parting ways at some point.

You are a man with many faces. Do you know what Microsoft is doing recently? Why do I feel that Gates seems to be reclusive. Tang Huan changed the subject.

It's normal, because they have received orders from ibm for the four major language compilers, and they are very busy. Adam Osborn replied casually.

Seeing that the information that Adam Osborne knew was limited to this, Tang Huan understood. It seems that Microsoft is really guarding against its own projects.

After discussing with Adam Osborn about portable computers for a while, Tang Huan sent him away and came to Apple, intending to learn about Woz's applee research and development progress.

As a result, I didn’t know it. I was shocked when I saw it. Woz, a genius, has integrated Zheru’s function expansion cards into the hardware system. According to preliminary predictions, the time to launch Applee is not far away.

Seeing Tang Huan's surprised look, Woz was proud and honest, Tang, I have long been interested in your expansion card technology, and I have studied it in private. So, the job now is very simple.

Speaking of this, Woz scratched his head again, However, the improvement of the operating system is a bit troublesome.

The trouble is right, otherwise I would really be scared into a cold sweat, thinking that my skills are too in-depth. After Tang Huan laughed, he went to find Makula.

With so much promise, Markkula looks to be in a good mood to showcase Apple's new Apple model at the upcoming West Coast Computing Festival.

Tang Huan couldn't help sighing after talking to the other party about the second-generation Fangyuan computer, the first-generation Osborne computer, and the proposal of mutual cooperation, It seems that next month, various new products are destined to debut in the personal computer industry.

After considering Tang Huan's suggestion for a while, Markkula nodded and said, Then let's try to unite the three computers and give IBM a hard time.

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