Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Before Markkula finished speaking, Tang Huan understood that the other party was lazy and wanted to retire early, and if the historical track develops, the next CEO will be from Coca-Cola—John? Scully.

Tang Huan doesn't care who will succeed Markkula, as long as Apple can continue to occupy a place in the middle and low-end market by virtue of its original first-mover advantage, and keep its software's market share rising continuously, that's enough.

Therefore, Tang Huan expressed his opinions on Apple's high-level personnel relations without hesitation, I think that the next CEO should have some necessary characteristics, such as the demeanor of a big business person, and the ability to earn a living on Wall Street. , and preferably an expert in consumer product marketing who understands advertising and market research.

Indeed, now that Apple is a listed company, it must be formalized. Markkula nodded approvingly, However, in order to meet such requirements, this person must have very good qualifications. Only these big companies can find the right candidates.”

Actually, the range of choices... Tang Huangang was about to talk about his different opinions, but was interrupted by Jobs slapping the table, and he said passionately, I have thought of a candidate, and it is absolutely suitable.

Tang Huan was too lazy to get angry, and nodded slightly, Then, who is it?

Don Estridge, head of IBM's personal computer division, Jobs replied with bright eyes.

You really dare to think about it. After Tang Huan muttered something in his heart, he picked up the cup to hide his urge to laugh out loud.

Is it feasible? Markkula showed suspicion on his face, feeling that Jobs was a bit whimsical.

What's wrong, we give him a salary of one million dollars. Such a CEO is no better than him being the head of a small department in IBM. Jobs analyzed confidently.

Tang Huan rubbed his nose. I thought that Jobs was quite reasonable.

A salary of one million dollars... Markkula muttered to himself, feeling that the asking price was a bit high.

Since you have no objections, I'll contact Don Estridge. Jobs said and did it. It can be described as vigorous and resolute.

Looking at the back of Jobs leaving, Tang Huan was thoughtful.

For the matter of finding a competent CEO. Jobs seemed to be too active and enthusiastic, which made Tang Huan have to doubt the other party's motives.

perhaps,

Jobs suffered a lot from the former CEO Mike Scott, so he planned to find a colleague who was in tune with him, or even a puppet, and when he had enough ability to control the overall situation, he kicked him open. Take the lead by yourself.

Steve is still so impatient. Markkula shook his head helplessly, Don, what did you want to say just now?

What I mean is that the choice of CEO doesn't have to be limited to the circle of high-tech companies, as long as the other party meets the requirements. After all, corporate management has something in common.

Speaking of this, Tang Huan smiled slightly, I heard a widely circulated joke, what is the difference between Apple and the Boy Scouts? The answer is. The Boy Scouts are supervised by adults.

Markkula waved his hands embarrassingly. Both he and the ex-CEO Mike Scott wanted to bring order to Apple. But until now, it has not been fulfilled, and the reason is self-evident.

So you're not optimistic about the result of Steve's contact with Don Estridge? Markkula pondered for a moment, It seems that it is necessary to expand the scope of the search. Do you have any suggestions?

Corporate headhunters——Gerry Rochey can be said to have a wide range of social contacts. In terms of high-end talent needs, I turned to them to provide services. Tang Huan wrote some information on a sticky note and handed it to Markkula.

I guess it will take some time for Apple to find a satisfactory candidate for the CEO. Tang Huan looked at Markkula. Sincerely suggested: Mike, I hope that before the end of your term, you can get out the upgraded model, that is, the 16-bit one.

Do you think there is still potential to be tapped compared to the Lisa and the self-developed Lisa? Markkula asked humbly, But most people in the company think it is too outdated.

But the reality is that it contributes most of Apple's revenue. Tang Huan smiled playfully, So far, a total of hundreds of thousands of units have been sold. This user base is hard-won and cannot be ignored. , Launching a smooth and excessive upgrade product will definitely have a lot of benefits, such as application software and entertainment games.”

Markkula nodded clearly, But Woz, the head of the department, has temporarily left the company to go to college.

You need to invite it. Tang Huan said solemnly: Mike, believe me, this project is definitely worth doing, and you will understand the benefits in a short time.

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In fact, just as Tang Huan and Markkula expected, Jobs went to dig IBM's corner, but ended up with ashes on the nose.

He flew to Boca Raton, Fla., where IBM's personal computer division is located, and offered a $1 million salary plus a $1 million signing bonus, but was turned down.

I have to say that Don Estridge is not the kind of person who defected to the enemy, and he is unwilling to leave IBM, a company that can bring him a sense of honor.

Don Estridge is driven, quick-witted, inspiring to his men, and a little rebellious. But he and Jobs are two kinds of people, which can be clearly seen from this point.

When Jobs tried to use his personal charm and lobbying, he mentioned the story of stealing a phone call with a blue box. This was something worth showing off in his opinion, but it made Don Estridge feel very Uncomfortable, the two sides have no common language.

Tang Huan didn't say anything about Jobs' failure this time. Even if he didn't succeed, this action could still make IBM's management have some suspicions, and it was enough to achieve this effect. This is also the main reason why he is optimistic that Jobs will take this trip.

What's more, after all, this is the internal affairs of the partner, and Tang Huan still has a lot of things to deal with. How can there be too much time to judge others.

Tang Huan's capital acquisitions can be described as frequent since he had money in hand. The most recent one was the inclusion of Pacific Bell, which is worth tens of billions of dollars.

Tang Huan did not need to worry about the operation of these companies, but Pacific Communications was a slight exception, because this large platform involved a lot of layout.

Tang Huan admired the execution ability of the CEO, Chuck Smith. In a short period of time, the organization has basically been adjusted in place. In addition to adding a value-added service department that can directly report to the highest level within Pacific Communications, two companies parallel to Pacific Communications have also been established under Galaxy Communications: a company that operates telecommunications equipment - Network Communication Electronics Company; Data application service company - cloud data service company.

Among them, the products of the former include the dn350 series of telecom program-controlled switches using Yipeng/-l processors, telephones supporting the caller display function, etc.; the latter include e-mail services, and accept the hosting and operation of Zheru's bbs platform pbbs and ea network game mud.

As for the implementation of the caller ID function, it took the San Francisco Bay Area as a pilot and started to start in an all-round way.

The media has a very optimistic outlook on this. Because of the caller ID function, users have been looking forward to it for too long.

In Tang Huan's view, the long-term monopoly of AT\u0026T. There were indeed many mistakes. The more and more easy money is rolling in, so that they lack the motivation to upgrade their technology. Caller ID is such a promising feature. However, it has not been able to enter the stage of practical application.

Roughly speaking, in addition to the service fee for the caller ID function, the supporting telephone set is a very large industry, but AT\u0026T has never entered this golden mountain.

After some on-site experience, Tang Huan began to think about the next move in the field of communication. There is no doubt that it is mobile phones, but there are still many articles to be done in the field of traditional phones, as long as the network supports them.

At this moment. Intel President and CEO Andy Grove, accompanied by Hungarian fellow Charles Simeone. Come and visit.

It has to be said that the wind and water turns. With the rapid rise of Tang Huan's status, when Intel's top leader has something to do, he has to come to the door in person.

No matter what happens, Andy Grove came here this time to seek support from Tang Huan for his new processor, the Intel 80286, which was officially released on February 1 this year.

You know, with the support of Zheru's comprehensive programming language, Motorola launched the processor series in 1979, and the sales momentum has been extremely rapid in the past two years. Such a successful business case must be used for reference.

Compared with the previous generation processor intel8086, the same 16-bit intel80286 has made many improvements and upgrades.

It uses a 16-bit data bus and a 24-bit address bus, integrates about 130,000 transistors, has a manufacturing process of 1.5 microns, and clock frequencies from 6mhz to 20mhz.

The biggest improvement of l80286 is that it provides two modes of operation - real mode and protection mode.

In real mode, l80286 directly accesses the memory space is limited to 1m bytes, which is the previous operation mode of intel8086, and more memory needs to be mapped through ems or xms memory mechanism.

In protected mode, l80286 can directly access the memory of 16m bytes, and has an exception handling mechanism.

This is especially important because it provides native hardware support for multitasking systems on the hardware.

However, in the original time and space, Intel was flirting with blind people. Including the intel80386 launched later, throughout the 1980s, the software industry rarely used this mechanism. Because ms-, which had already monopolized the market, did not support it, Microsoft had no intention of doing so. , or do not have the ability to improve to support.

Andy Grove was naturally unable to realize these problems. He came to Tang Huan this time to ask for a supporting compiler tool for the new intel 80286.

Unknowingly, Zheru's programming tools have monopolized the commercial development market, among which assembly language, c language and c++ language are the most talked about.

Recently, Zheru launched a new programming tool that supports languages. Its coding quality and running speed have attracted the attention of the entire industry and immediately attracted a large number of hardcore users.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zheru has already stood on the top of the pyramid in the field of compiler technology.

Andy Grove does not expect Zheru's programming tools to fully support the intel80286 immediately, but he hopes to get the favor of the most basic assembly language development tools at the fastest speed.

Originally, the relationship between Intel and Tang Huan could be regarded as a close cooperation, but since IBM got involved in the middle, especially after the intel 8086 supply was messed up, the two sides became a little rusty.

In this regard, Andy Grove was both helpless and innocent. The board of directors was ecstatic about the result of hugging IBM's thigh, but it also caused a lot of troubles, which really made him, the CEO in charge of specific affairs, Dilemma.

In order to negotiate smoothly, Andy Grove used his personal relationship to meet Tang Huan through the channel of Zheru's vice president and fellow countryman Charles Simeone.

Although he was dissatisfied with Intel in his heart, Tang Huan still showed due grace and warmly entertained Andy Grove.

To be honest, Zheru Compiler's CPU support is largely due to Fangyuan Computer. Tang Huan said frankly.

Intel welcomes Fangyuan Computer to adopt intel80286 to develop new personal computer models, and is willing to cooperate in all aspects. Andy Grove earnestly extended the invitation.

IBM has already planned to develop the ibm-model of intel80286. If Fangyuan computer is brought in, it will surely replicate the market situation of intel8086.

Andy Grove was thinking happily, but Tang Huan sneered, When we develop a new model, will you play tricks on cpu supply again? In the era of intel8086, you IBM has specially provided intel8088, and everyone barely has any direct conflicts; but in the era of intel80286, all manufacturers use the same intel80286, so let me ask, do we have IBM's high priority? (to be continued)

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