Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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Comdex has been held in winter, spring and Europe three times this year, but the traditional autumn exhibition in Las Vegas is still very popular and irreplaceable. (For the latest chapter, please go to: Literature Building..) Lewen Mobile Network

One of the main reasons is that no matter how comdex finds ways to increase the density of holding to make money, the summit forums of the IT industry are fixed in Las Vegas. After all, it is impossible for executives to attend several times a year. comdex.

As influential figures like Tang Huan regularly appear at the Comdex Autumn Exhibition, their status gradually stands out. Many people actually come here for the speeches given by industry leaders.

The highlight of this year's summit forum is undoubtedly Tang Huan's 32-bit personal computer promotion plan. According to him, once the 32-bit architecture is established, it will be sufficient to meet the application needs in the next 20 years. Hardware and software manufacturers will get a relatively stable external development environment, and the application solutions available to users will be more powerful and rich. .

Of course, there are many opponents who think that Tang Huan's business plan is too aggressive. Not to mention the uncertainty caused by the technical complexity of the 32-bit architecture, the second-generation Fangyuan computer and ibm-pc only brought personal computers into 16-bit The era is only four years old, and when the commercial value is at its peak, 32-bit personal computers are sandwiched between 16-bit personal computers and 32-bit minicomputers and mainframes, and their status is too embarrassing.

Even the executives of those manufacturers whose industry status and business interests will be threatened simply shouted from the air, accusing Tang Huan of carrying private goods in his business plan, with impure motives, and the purpose is nothing more than to suppress competitors of Fangyuan PCs downwards and discredit Fangyuan upwards The opponents of workstations and Fangyuan servers - the prospect of traditional minicomputers and mainframes, thus monopolizing the entire computer industry.

As the market value of Fangyuan Computer Corporation hit the 60 billion mark. Investors are talking about when to surpass IBM, a profound industry change is taking place, and Fangyuan Computer Company is no longer a newcomer in people's eyes. It is the overlord with power over the world.

Behind this glory, I don't know how many vested interests of traditional interests have been out of the game. The accompanying conflicts of interest and turmoil can be imagined, and the red-faced and thick-necked accusations at the comdex summit forum are just a refraction.

But outsiders don't care about this, especially the comdex organizers and media reporters can only describe it as a welcome with hands raised. The more quarreling you are, the less shocking your words, the more popular my exhibition will be, and the more predictable my reports will be.

Naturally, Tang Huan could not turn a blind eye to these doubts and accusations that also contained private goods.

He pointed out bluntly: In the new IT era dominated by microcomputers,

People have easier access to technology and applications. The practice of relying on artificial manipulation of the pace of technological progress to ensure huge commercial profits is outdated. therefore. Anyone who is ignorant of current affairs and attempts to hinder technological progress will become the enemy of the world.

As for the question of whether the timing of the 32-bit appearance is appropriate, it is even more confusing and annoying.

First of all, any replacement of old and new products has to go through a process. The same is true for the transition of personal computers from 16-bit to 32-bit. Users may have concerns, but the demand for computers is rigid, as long as smooth compatibility and upgrades are provided. And With more powerful software functions, consumption power will not be affected at all.

The 16-bit technology and products that have gradually lost their mainstream status in the personal computer market will be eliminated. Will they become electronic waste? Of course not! Look at the 8-bit technology and products that are still alive and well. Embedded, industrial control And other application areas are where they can flex their muscles. The application range of IT technology will only become wider and wider, and everyone will have something to eat.

So how do traditional minicomputers and mainframes manage themselves? Since we are committed to solving the needs of high-end users, we should continue to make progress in technology, instead of putting the huge profits earned on how to guard against low-end products. Shock on.

If you don't know how to keep improving, you might as well refer to the 32-bit architecture for personal computers, and popularize the 64-bit architecture to high-end applications, and the benefit time will definitely not exceed twenty years.

In addition, technical means such as multi-processor, multi-channel, parallelism, algorithm optimization, etc. are sufficient to classify products. It is not that certain vested interests are accustomed to using the huge benefits earned from the high-end market. Suppressing low-end End market progress is up.

With an ultra-era vision and a clear roadmap. Tang Huan had the air of a feather fan and a towel, fighting the Confucians with words. The comdex was opened for five days, and the two sides debated fiercely for five days.

This kind of gunpowder-flavored confrontation drove the media crazy, pushing the focus of the quarrel to the public one by one from various angles. The result of the debate is not so good yet, and almost all the participants have become stars.

Of course, Tang Huan was the most dazzling one. Many newspapers flatteringly put a profile photo of him in front of his finger on the front page. His mature face with sharp edges and corners exudes amazing personal charm. I don’t know how many young people who worship successful people are fascinated.

Invisibly, in the past few days at the end of November and the beginning of December, Las Vegas and comdex became the places with the highest attention in the United States. Even because many participants from other parts of the world came, they were also attracted by the media there. Follow up reports.

In this extremely lively atmosphere, the video game Three Kingdoms specially recommended by Tang Huan was released globally. Once it was launched, it immediately achieved success in the Japanese market. Japanese players lined up to buy it all night, and the event was unprecedented, attracting TV stations to broadcast live.

You know, the price of Three Kingdoms is not close to the people, as high as 16,800 yen, which is equivalent to some types of home video game consoles, but players are still flocking to it, which shocked the outside world.

Reporters will only ask players Why are you willing to spend so much money on a game, and industry critics can only comment on how well-made Three Kingdoms itself is, but few people have enough vision to pay attention at this time At the current stage of the Japanese environment, Three Kingdoms is almost as friendly as a son.

It is a well-known fact that Japan admires ancient Chinese culture very much, and it has created many commercial hotspots without paying copyright, such as the story of the Three Kingdoms.

Eiji Yoshikawa, who has the title of Japanese National Writer, liked to read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms translated by Japanese historian Tokuji Kubo since he was a child. During the Japanese invasion of China. As a reporter accompanying the army, he traveled to many places in China and personally came into contact with China's customs and historical heritage.

After Eiji Yoshikawa returned to Japan. During nearly four years from 1939 to 1943, the novel Three Kingdoms written by him following the setting of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was serialized in newspapers. Later, it was compiled into a single volume and published, and was published in various forms in the 1950s and 1970s.

It can be seen from this that Eiji Yoshikawa's Three Kingdoms novel is so popular in Japan that the works related to the Three Kingdoms here in Japan are all affected by it.

For example, the comic Three Kingdoms created by the famous Japanese cartoonist Koki Yokoyama is like this. It has been serialized since 1971 and has not ended yet.

Also, from October 2, 1982 to March 24, 1984. Also produced and broadcast the puppet show Three Kingdoms.

All in all, Japan has done a very good job of popularizing and preparing the theme of the Three Kingdoms, and it is just waiting for Tang Huan to pick peaches.

And he is not polite at all - after invading our land and consuming our culture, we should pay some tax at this time - the price of the video game Three Kingdoms is high, and Japanese consumers rushed to buy it happily, During the Christmas and New Year shopping season, a sales miracle that blinds people's eyes is created.

Compared with the overwhelming momentum and sweeping thousands of troops in the Japanese market, the situation of the video game Three Kingdoms in the United States is more complicated, and it is not so enthusiastically sought after. After all, the cultural circles of each other are different. There is no prior market cultivation to pave the way.

Americans' attention to Three Kingdoms comes from factors other than the game.

After the collapse of the home video game console market in North America, although there are very appealing game works such as dancing machines. The sales of the second-generation Xiaobawang game consoles have improved in North America, but the market holdings are not the same as before.

After the game console players bought the game, the influence they could have was limited to their own circle, which was not at the same level as the national carnival in Japan.

However, the Fangyuan PC version of Three Kingdoms caused a little trouble. According to the system requirements, it can run on the third-generation Fangyuan PC and above platforms. The core content here is to have a 2D accelerated graphics card.

In terms of hardware classification, 2D accelerated graphics cards are similar to floating-point arithmetic units of CPUs such as Intel80287, and both belong to auxiliary processors. The former provides additional graphics processing capabilities, and the latter hardware implements floating-point calculation functions.

This 2d acceleration chip. Naturally, only Tang Huan can provide it at present. However, he does not intend to monopolize the graphics card manufacturing business, but to provide public version designs and drivers. And allow third-party manufacturers to design and manufacture unique graphics card products according to different situations such as specific markets and prices.

But it is still in the initial stage after all. Although everyone buys this mechanism, it will take a process to digest the technology. As a result, the 2D acceleration graphics cards for personal computers on the market are almost only those released by Tang Huan on comdex.

Compared with the monotony of graphics card products, the situation of the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer platform is much more complicated, with distinctions such as high-end, mainstream, low-end, and compatible machines.

Due to the excellent features such as plug and play, it is relatively simple to install a 2D accelerated graphics card on the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer, and there are few problems during the process, but on some models, downtime occurs frequently.

The price of the 2D accelerated graphics card is still a bit expensive because it has just been released, and it cost hundreds of dollars to buy something, but it does not work properly. Naturally, users are full of complaints, and the service forum hosted by AOL is full of curses.

The explanation given by Fangyuan Computer Company is: Since the shipment volume is not large, we know the quality of the products very well. It is not an exaggeration to say that we can accurately track each board. We should calmly find the reason, such as changing a computer and trying try.

There are many experts among the users, and the reason was quickly found out after such a toss. The 2D accelerated graphics card has a heavy workload, so it has strict requirements on the power supply of the motherboard. And low-end machines and some compatible machines obviously save costs in the link of power supply.

After such an exchange on the forum, the fault was easily solved. Players on the personal computer platform finally played Three Kingdoms with extraordinary picture quality smoothly after untold hardships, and they couldn't help shouting that it was not easy.

Those who took the opportunity to bad-mouth the 32-bit architecture immediately booed sourly, Look, Fangyuan Computer Company has made users notice the importance of host power supplies. It is estimated that power supplies will become a new industry. Users' pockets will need more Watch closely.

The fact is also the same. Sure enough, some power supply manufacturers have entered the retail field, promoting high-end products under the gimmick of perfect support for 2D accelerated graphics cards.

This accident eventually turned into a perfect public relations and advertising campaign. Nouns such as Three Kingdoms, 2D accelerated graphics cards, 32-bit personal computers, etc., were intensively instilled into people's heads by the media. Pass.

Another source of Americans' attention to Three Kingdoms is very literary and artistic, and it is the music industry.

Tang Huan is well aware of the importance of cg and original soundtrack in a high-quality game. In addition to enhancing the game itself, it can even attract new players.

Therefore, the video game Three Kingdoms was supported by a majestic music Dawn of Heroes; although the promotional film did not completely satisfy Tang Huan, it was good enough to make people of this era nod and praise.

And Dawn of Heroes is like hesea in searching for the Titanic, he\\' in the acquisition of Jardine, and themass in the listing of Fangyuan Computer Company. The world is watching.

Many musicians complained about their wallets in newspaper columns. In order to enjoy the complete Dawn of Heroes, they had to buy the video game Three Kingdoms. After all, due to the use of midi, many people who play music have Fangyuan personal computers.

In fact, if EA released the soundtrack of the video game Dawn of Heroes alone, there would be no such troubles.

Regarding the attitude of the American music industry towards the video game Three Kingdoms, it is only to pursue the music Dawn of Heroes, largely to seek creative inspiration, because American and British musicians are currently engaged in an invisible competition. competition.

? (To be continued.)