Rebirth of the Tech Madman

The 1980s was destined to be an era when computer hardware platforms competed for the throne, such as personal computers, and supercomputers.

On a macro level, the United States used to stand out, but now it is the Soviet Union, Japan and other competitors, all of which are attacking the throne of the world's fastest supercomputer.

On the micro level, the face-to-face competition between companies must be more specific and intense.

In the 1960s, IBM invested huge resources in the system/360, but compared with the 6600 and 7600 developed by Seymour Cray in the same period—the data control company Cray—the performance was still three points inferior.

However, the success of product technology does not necessarily mean the success of the company's operation. In the subsequent product development, it was unable to support the two solutions, so Seymour Cray left and founded Cray——Cray Company, and launched Cray in 1976. -1, with a calculation speed of 250, it became the fastest supercomputer in the world.

At the same time, with the vigorous development of minicomputers, many newcomers entered the field of supercomputers one after another. Tang Huan was one of them, and the competition in the industry naturally became more intense.

For example, the fastest supercomputer computing speed this year-400. Appears in many places around the world.

The mystery of the supercomputer's powerful performance mainly comes from parallel processing, that is, subdividing complex tasks into tasks that can be processed simultaneously and distributing them on different processors.

At present, the CPUs used by personal computers are all scalar processors, that is, only one piece of data is processed at the same time, and the specific performance is data—single instruction stream and single data stream, ie.

As early as the 1970s, the processors used by supercomputers like cray-1 belonged to vector processors, that is, they could directly operate one-dimensional arrays. One of the specific manifestations is data - single instruction stream multiple data streams, ie.

According to the historical trajectory, general-purpose microprocessor manufacturers, such as Intel. I will continue to add high-end features such as parallel processing to my cpu, and mmx and sse are the specific means of realization.

But at this stage, the two types of processors are still distinct in design.

DBS-One using Yi Peng/Processor, in terms of parallelism. Going a little further, it can be roughly described as the accumulation of nodes composed of Yipeng/processor, coprocessor, and memory.

The obvious advantages of this solution are that it is relatively easy to manufacture and has excellent stability, but there are also many disadvantages, such as complex software implementation and high power consumption.

But in any case, the successful development of DBS-1 proves that Tang Huan's plan can be implemented without any problems at this stage. And this precedent can also allow Fangyuan Computer Company to gain a foothold in the most high-end field of supercomputers, and stand shoulder to shoulder with traditional powerhouses such as IBM, HP, and others.

From now on, when the name of Fangyuan Computer Company is mentioned again, if anyone wants to say condescendingly, Isn't that the company that produces toy computers, then he will be slapped in the face.

Although the performance of DBS-1 is not the top in the world, it is good enough, which is also in line with Tang Huan's positioning for himself as a latecomer.

From Singapore's point of view, in addition to the adequate performance of DBS-1, the most important thing is. I participated in the research and development process and mastered the technology, which is of great significance, and I have gained both face and face.

To this. Apart from congratulating Tang Huan, he didn't point out the stakes.

In the original time and space, China's Tianhe-2 has been as self-reliant as possible. For example, the operating system is useless, but the OS developed by itself - the Kirin operating system, but its processor and co-processor are Intel's e5-2692 and .

DBS One uses Yi Peng/processor and Vientiane operating system. Key technologies are obviously farther away from self-reliance.

In the next few years, the competition for the top technology of supercomputers will inevitably focus on how to break through the computing speed of 1, and some existing technologies will also be improved. Singapore's technical team will inevitably struggle.

After the acceptance of DBS-1, the first program to be officially put into operation is the data analysis of the weather forecast.

The next location was switched to the Mandarin Hotel, and the Singapore side threw a big feast to celebrate.

This event is mainly to reward the specific participants of all parties. People at the level of Tang Huan, after finishing the face-saving work such as speeches, naturally divert their attention and take advantage of the rare opportunity to communicate with Singapore's top management.

How is the plan to acquire Pacific Bell going? Premier Li asked this topic enthusiastically.

With the emergence of high-end products such as telecom program-controlled switches, Fangyuan personal workstations, network servers, and supercomputers, Tang Huan not only expanded his wealth and strength, but also made his investment vision more convincing.

As one of the funders of Pacific Bell's takeover plan, Premier Li is increasingly interested.

A test line erected by SingTel has achieved a data transmission rate of 1200 bps. With the successful example of DBS-1 in front of us, Tang Huan's idea of ​​a new profit model for telecom is undoubtedly more credible.

As for the assets that are destined to be split off, AT\u0026T is happy to cash them out and kick them into their pockets. Tang Huan smiled relaxedly, Goldman Sachs has cleared all possible obstacles at the policy level. Details are being discussed and results are expected in December.

Speaking of this, Tang Huan glanced at the other high-level officials, This time, I also want to invite representatives of a higher level to be observers in the United States.

No problem. Premier Li nodded. The Singapore Government Investment Corporation, which was established only this year, intends to do business in North America. You, the richest man in the United States, may wish to give you some advice.

Tang Huan thought for a while, originally in time and space. It was during Reagan's presidency that the United States made a 180-degree turn from the world's largest creditor country to the world's largest debtor country. If you want to invest in the United States, you are always welcome.

I can only say that it is not difficult to make a lot of money if you target the high-tech industry. Tang Huan laughed. Of course, the investment risk is also very high, which may conflict with your strategy.

It's okay, we have you as a trustworthy friend. Premier Li's speech and demeanor can be described as showing closeness.

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After making a further agreement with the financial backer in Singapore, Tang Huan set off for Baodao.

At this time, it has entered November, and 1981 is coming to an end at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After arriving in Baodao, Tang Huan first asked about the participation of the already full-fledged DreamWorks in the Golden Horse Awards.

This year's Golden Horse Awards is the eighteenth. There is a significant change, that is, the venue left Taipei for the first time and came to Kaohsiung in the southwest of Taiwan.

In order to continue to attract the attention of the international media and expand its influence, after the Golden Horse Awards invited Elizabeth Taylor as the award presenter the year before last, this year they also invited Charles from Hollywood in the United States——Charles Bronson, and————Alan Delong, Toshiro Mifune of Japan.

However, it is said that Charles Bronson and Alain Delon had a quarrel and refused to take a group photo, and the embarrassment was finally solved by awarding separately.

Somewhat intriguingly. After Hong Kong filmmakers expressed their dissatisfaction with last year's Golden Horse Awards, this year's Hong Kong film industry leader Run Run Shaw personally served as the best film award presenter to support the Golden Horse Awards with action.

Seeing this, Tang Huan couldn't help raising his eyebrows. Based on this inference, next year's first Hong Kong Film Awards may really be as cold as it used to be.

The best director was won by Xu Ke with Ghost Horse, Smart Stars, and DreamWorks' trip was worthwhile.

After seeing Deng Lijun's three movie songs appearing in this year's Golden Horse Awards, Tang Huan stopped paying attention to news such as Alan Tam and Zhang Aijia winning the best leading actor and actress respectively, and put down the newspaper casually. Picked up company documents.

Not long after, Shi Chongtang came to report to Tang Huan, and mentioned one thing by the way, The Institute for Information Policy is researching a new set of Chinese internal code schemes, called it, and plans to launch on this basis including word processing, Five major Chinese packaged software including spreadsheets, databases, network communications, and graphics.”

The Information Policy Council, the Information Industry Initiative Council, was established to promote the development of information technology in Taiwan. It is regarded as a think tank in this field. It has deeply participated in the formulation of relevant policies and laws, and its research projects have a certain official color. Tang Huan was naturally familiar with it.

Zheru's Tangma,,, and ebase have become a unified trend in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Is it unclear whether the capital strategy will be clear. What do you want to do?

It should be related to your increasing investment in mainland China. Shi Chongtang smiled slightly, Perhaps the Investment Strategy Committee thinks that giving the ubiquitous Fangyuan computer and Zheru software a bottom line can gain more say in the industry.

In terms of business and business, Baodao enterprises are restricted and cannot invest and make money in the mainland, but there is no reason for my money to be blocked. Tang Huan shook his head helplessly, I really don't know the so-called internal friction behavior. .”

I'm just reporting this incident. Shi Chongtang shrugged his shoulders relaxedly, In my opinion, it's a bit of a slap in the face for Capital Strategy to do this.

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At the banquet held by the Wang family that Tang Huan attended later, Jian Mingren smiled disapprovingly after Tang Huan mentioned this matter, The officials are a little bit taken for granted, and some technicians are too eager to make contributions, and they don't understand our business at all. What kind of dominance the product has in the market.”

Zheru, Fangyuan Computer, and ea's products are sold in Treasure Island mainly through Jian Mingren and Wang Xueling's popular computer companies. Jian Mingren naturally has the most say in the local market structure of Treasure Island.

Don't take it too lightly, let's observe carefully first. Tang Huan nodded and let go of the quarrel. Anyway, everyone's interests are the same, so he doesn't need to worry too much about it.

The Wang family is also one of the fund providers for Pacific Bell's acquisition plan. Although it can't compare with Singapore's amount of at least one billion US dollars, their attitude is very positive. Of course, Tang Huan will not refuse anyone.

In the original time and space, after Wang Yongqing passed away, the media revealed that he had an estimated assets of nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars in the United States.

It is not difficult to see from this, the treasure island god of management the way of wealth preservation.

In addition to continuing to communicate on investment, Tang Huan also wanted to talk about another cooperation project, namely the development and production of CD discs.

Tang Huan absolutely hated the current personal computer storage devices with a maximum capacity of more than ten meters, so he spared no effort in promoting the CD data storage solution.

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There is no doubt that Japan is the biggest benefactor. Tang Huan was amazed by Sun Zhengyi's ability to act. He raised nearly one billion US dollars in funds, which shows how good his eloquence is.

When Tang Huan carried out activities through Epson, Sharp and other channels, after all, he still held the title of a billionaire, while Sun Zhengyi was just a businessman with a modest fortune. He only had one mouth if he wanted to impress investors.

Seeing that more and more participants were bound to the chariot that was about to go to the Internet, Tang Huan couldn't help laughing, and there was nothing better than this.

Tang Huan originally wanted to go to the Women's Volleyball World Cup so that he could witness the first five consecutive championships of the Chinese women's volleyball team, but the affairs in Japan were a bit complicated, and the competition venues were scattered in various cities, so he had to give up regretfully.

After getting rid of the control of the Hattori family, Epson's listing can be put on the agenda.

Since dot matrix printers are in an absolute dominant position in the Japanese market this year, Epson has aroused great interest from investors, and its listing prospects are widely optimistic.

However, Epson has encountered setbacks in the development of inkjet printers, and negotiations with Canon have reached a deadlock.

In the field of inkjet printers, Epson is a latecomer. In order to catch up with the market situation, Tang Huan decided to introduce the authorization of bubble inkjet printers from Canon, the pioneer.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese companies that have joined forces with the outside world are not polite to their peers, and the conditions given by Canon are relatively harsh.

In this regard, there have been disagreements within Epson, and there is a voice that simply turns to develop piezoelectric inkjet printers by itself. (To be continued.)

...Easy. Look. Small. Say.