Rebirth of the Tech Madman

It goes without saying that our graphical user interface system t——fde is the most perfect. At present, things like this are all farces for the purpose of commercial hype. Ultra-fast and stable update novels, this article is published by... Charles Simeone replied proudly of course, Take rp as an example, why didn't it deliver immediately, but launched a kit?

People have already achieved the purpose of hype. RP wants to expand its market share. People who are engaged in technology research and development and those who are engaged in market operations have inherently different thinking patterns. Charles Simeone clearly saw the truth of the matter, but the evaluation result was only based on the advancement of technology, which made Louis Gerstner quite helpless.

We are a high-tech industry, and those castles in the air are a waste of time. Charles Simeone is still indifferent to the threat.

Lucis Gerstner didn't want to argue with Charles Simeone, a stubborn guy, about the importance of technology and marketing, so he coughed and said directly: RP's move may affect Fangyuan PC and IBM- Now I just want to know exactly where our fde ratio is so that we can take countermeasures.”

Before a system with a complete graphical user interface is put on the market, we need to define a practical standard for it, such as multitasking, bitmap icons, drag and drop operations, etc. Apple's Lisa computer, completed in this regard Good. But it lacks a strong enough power platform, and even the most basic system operation efficiency is not up to standard, and the result is fundamentally difficult to please users.

Having said that, Charles Simeone raised three fingers. The market reaction of the Lisa computer is cold, which just shows that a truly practical graphical user interface system must run on a hardware platform that meets the performance standards. CPU, memory, and hard disk are indispensable.

Charles Simeone smiled playfully. Although Jobs' project has been kept under wraps, we have confirmed that it is not equipped with a hard disk, let alone multitasking.

According to Tang's prediction, the popularization of graphical user interface systems requires the arrival of the era of 32-bit microprocessors. The improved version, as well as the processors under development, and our architecture processors are such representatives. So. Now urgently The emerging graphical user interface system will fall halfway due to factors such as technical limitations and hardware costs, and become a fertilizer for latecomers to learn from experience. Charles Simeone finally made a powerful gesture, thus concluding.

Lucis Gerstner nodded after listening to what Charles Simeone had said eloquently, and then picked up a pen to do the math, $495, $250 for the mouse, dollars, dollars, dollars, a total of $1765, This is the price of the most complete application suite that may appear on the ibm-platform. It is at least one-third cheaper than Zheru software, and the threat cannot be underestimated.

It has to be able to run, at least a hard disk is essential. And it needs at least 512kb of memory.

In addition, running software such as , etc. in this environment requires more memory.

Charles Simeone picked up another pen, wrote a number after Lucis Gerstner's calculation result, and then explained: IBM-is not as scalable as Fangyuan personal computer. For example, adding content is very troublesome and doomed. It can only run on an ibm- equipped with a hard disk, plus more than 512kb of memory, the cost of the whole system is close to 10,000 US dollars.

The Lisa computer, which costs $9,995, is only a quarter of the price claimed by Jobs. You don't know what the sniping looks like. Charles Simeone shrugged with a smile. In high-end microcomputer systems under $20,000, no one can match our advantages.

Although we are the best at the balance between technology and cost, we cannot ignore unexpected marketing, which may catch us off guard. Lucis Gerstner stared at Charles Simeone and said slowly: I want to take the initiative, how about you arrange a fde demonstration?

What Tang means is that after Jobs' campaign in the market is over, we can pick up a ready-made cheap one with a deeply rooted concept and follow it up moderately. Charles Simeone showed hesitation.

Don entrusted us with the affairs of Silicon Valley because he believed in our ability to judge the situation. Lucis Gerstner smiled slightly, Don't tell me that you don't want to trample on these clowns and tell them , who is the technical king.”

You people who work in marketing are so demagogic. Charles Simeone shook his head with a smile.

...

Don Estridge was promoted and was promoted to vice president in charge of the personal computer business by the IBM headquarters, but he didn't know if he was happy.

IBM's management committee is still very positive about Don Estridge's work on IBM-, because it has proved that the relatively low-tech personal computer business can indeed make money.

After the launch of ibm-, Big Blue has benefited a lot and attracted great public attention. At the same time, the company's cash flow statement has undergone a gratifying and huge change, and the stock price has risen all the way.

But ibm's executives are not very satisfied with ibm-'s market performance, because its profits are not as lucrative as the mainframe business, which makes Big Blue, which has been in the state of making a lot of money, a little unaccustomed.

More importantly, ibm- has always been inferior to Fangyuan personal computer, and has become the second child in the millennium. This is a shame for Big Blue.

After a so-called study, ibm's management board came to a conclusion. In order to catch up with Fangyuan PC and at the same time fight back against Fangyuan Computer's aggressiveness in the high-end product field, it is necessary to further strengthen the strength of the ibm-department.

Ever since. A large number of middle managers in suits and ties are stationed in the personal computer department in Boca Raton. Its scale expanded rapidly, and its status rose accordingly, so it was reasonable for Don Estridge to be promoted to vice president.

At the beginning, Don Estridge was quite happy. After all, in addition to further progress in his personal career, he can also ensure the realization of the goal of IBM-sales breaking one million this year.

But it didn't take long for Don Estridge to feel distressed. This feeling of being promoted didn't seem good. And there is also a tendency to be emptied.

In the past, it was a one-sentence matter to issue an instruction to the lowest-level subordinates, but now, it has to go through several links in the middle, and the efficiency of work has dropped significantly.

Don Estridge, who felt more and more constrained, suddenly realized that the current personal computer department is no longer the non-staff organization that broke away from the bureaucratic system of the IBM headquarters and carried out the chess project freely. up.

don estledge was not sure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the pc division to be brought back under ibm headquarters management He just felt heavy in his heart.

Fortunately, at this time, rp brought the first graphical user interface system to the ibm-platform. And it has attracted widespread attention from both the industry and outside the industry, which made him feel much happier.

Regardless of whether rp is practical or not, at least it shows the infinite possibilities of ibm in this field in the future. I just hope that the headquarters will not think that this function will affect the traditional high-end business.

Therefore, Don Estridge decided to support it. After all, he also felt a little guilty. Before ibm-selected the pre-installed spreadsheet software, it is now changed to the more advanced-2-3, which really improves the cooperation relationship. rp hit hard.

As Don Estridge pondered. What kind of specific measures can be taken to compensate the motivated rp to the greatest extent. Unexpectedly, Gates suddenly jumped out, claiming that Microsoft will deliver before the end of rp. Available at dex in the fall for $250.

Note that it's half the price of $495.

Seeing this scene, Don Estridge's nose was almost crooked. How could this narrow-minded Gates be so blind and destroy IBM's great opportunity to further win customers?

After thinking about it, Don Estridge immediately understood that Gates was afraid of eroding ms-'s territory in the operating system field.

Asshole! Don Estridge was extremely depressed, but he had no way to reconcile the conflict of interests within the ibm-campaign, just like Microsoft insisted on launching it in the field of spreadsheets and competition.

In view of the poor performance of Microsoft's previous development for ibm-, and the current development of ibm-adapted to the next generation of personal computers, don estledge has every reason to suspect that gates does not have enough resources in the graphical user interface The field made a difference, but was jealous of the lead, so it dastardly released a smoke bomb, leaving users at a loss.

Besides, why didn't Microsoft report to IBM in advance when it developed an operating system with a graphical user interface? Don't you know who you rely on to improve your current status in the industry?

Just as Don Estridge was about to call Gates over for a serious negotiation, Jobs began to speak out publicly again, It is suitable for all users and has epoch-making significance. It will only cost $2,000 after launch. After calculating the whole system, how much is the quotation?”

Don Estridge, who made a rough calculation, was dumbfounded at the time. The price of software plus hardware was close to 10,000 US dollars. This was a head-on collision with the commercial system provided by the combination of Fangyuan Computer and Zheru Software.

To know. This solution is currently in full swing, dominating the enterprise market below $20,000.

Don Estridge, who felt that he had entered a dead end, hurriedly called Liu Gebrecht's successor, the current ibm-chief designer Bill Sidneys. Ask him, in order to cooperate. ibm- can further reduce the cost.

Bill Sidney is busy developing the ibm- with intel80286, and after seeing the popularity of Compaq's portable ibm-compatible machine, he also plans to follow the example of the similar product ibm- launched.

Seeing that Don Estridge was quite enthusiastic about it, Bill Sidney said directly: I think the so-called graphical user interface nowadays is all flashy things, and it's not worth our effort.

However, it can help ibm- attract wider public attention. It is an opportunity to lead the Fangyuan personal computer. Don Estridge muttered unwillingly.

...

However, Don Estridge will soon be out of the dilemma.

The it media, which was enthusiastically sought after before, suddenly took a big turn, and began to rationally analyze the practicability of the graphical user interface. fde is the real graphical user interface, other products are scum.

It turned out that Lucis Gerstner organized an event to visit FDE at Zheru R\u0026D Center, and the number of people invited was 50. It means corresponding to the 50 states of the United States. These include heavyweight it media in the United States such as Bit, as well as celebrities in professional fields such as desktop publishing, graphic design, and computer-aided design.

The outside world has long heard about the strength of Zheru R\u0026D Center. The crowd almost came here with a pilgrimage mentality, but after seeing the actual performance of fde, their saliva almost flowed down.

fde can run on Vientiane, a high-end operating system for workstations/servers, and for personal computers. This demonstration computer uses Fangyuan personal work and Fangyuan personal computer ultra.

Both systems are equipped with hard disks, the memory capacity is above 1mb, and the operating frequency of the CPU is also extraordinary, with the architecture reaching 50mhz and the architecture reaching 20mhz.

This hardware configuration is virtually explained. The hardware platform required by the GUI system must have sufficient power.

The specific content of the demonstration is. Use the desktop publishing system software aker, r, and graphic design software in the fde environment. Computer-aided design software ad, as well as spreadsheet software and word processing programs.

When the visitors reluctantly bid farewell to Zheru R\u0026D Center, an editor from the Los Angeles Times lamented: We seem to have had a dream of a science fiction trip, but unfortunately the time is too short.

The visitors invited this time are almost all pure users, and they can't tell the reason for fde from a technical point of view, but it is precisely because of this that they can better understand the true charm of the graphical user interface.

During the experience, the computer used for the demonstration has been playing a laser disc of a well-known female singer in Asia at the same time. According to the technical staff's explanation, this is to demonstrate the multi-tasking capability of the system.

The gentle singing voice unique to oriental women made everyone calm down from the excitement when they first saw fde.

In Xerox Star, Lisa Computer, and other graphical user interface systems, the smooth scrolling display of text content is achieved to varying degrees, and fde certainly does a better job.

I don't want to give too much praise on this point, but I just want to emphasize that the display effect of the ype font can be said to be even better, and it can be said to be a great boon for the emerging desktop publishing industry.

FDE provides a Start menu in the lower left corner, from which you can find all the operations to operate the computer, which is also the source of the meaning of Start.

In fde, almost all operation objects have a corresponding bitmap icon to represent, and can be dragged to produce wonderful results.

For example, dragging the icon of a text file to a trash bin icon called a trash can means deleting the file; if dragging it to an email program, it starts the program and prepares to send email.

I sent an e-mail to another visitor who came with me.

The degree of naturalness of that operation, just like the logic of your doing things in reality, has almost no requirements for the computer operator.

Well, that's all I can say. As visitors, we have an agreement with Zheru in advance, and we cannot reveal too many fde details.

In short, my feeling is that after using fde, the current computer operation mode, as well as other similar products, suddenly become dull.

However, a perfect graphical user interface system like fde has strict basic requirements for hardware configuration, including cpu with operating frequency above 10mhz and memory above 1mb.

Therefore, it cannot be introduced to the market at a price acceptable to ordinary consumers for the time being.

Even if you are a technology enthusiast with a lot of money, you don't have the opportunity to kiss Fangze, because Zheru has to consider the confidentiality of technology.

Of course, fde is not always in the boudoir. There are two types of users who can formally experience its functions. One is Boeing Aircraft, Ford Motor, which has basic solid foundation and special needs.

...

After seeing these enthusiastic reports, Don Estridge's heart completely cooled down.

There are Microsoft and Apple who use price wars to poach the wall, and there are philosophers who use technology wars to block them. (to be continued)

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