Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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How to package a person through the public opinion machine is very knowledgeable. Tang Huan's demeanor is the gentleman style of the East and the gentleman style of the West; Jobs is like an exaggerated king.

In order to have his own characteristics, Gates chose the civilian route after careful consideration.

For example, despite his considerable wealth, he still refuses to take luxury cars and fly second class; in public, he tries to appear approachable, patiently mediates with skeptical reporters, and responds tirelessly to the overwhelming majority Request, or even act out on a whim.

Of course, no matter how refurbished in form, this god-making movement has one thing in common in essence, that is, no matter Tang Huan, Jobs, or Gates, they are all described as the reason why their companies can create and grow stronger. The myth, and the only representative of the external world.

However, although the godhead can take a shortcut to imitate the operation, the divine power needs to be accumulated honestly.

Microsoft, which was successfully listed in the middle of this month, has a market value of nearly 700 million US dollars, which is incomparable with the market value of EA's backdoor listing of more than one billion US dollars and the market value of Fangyuan Computer's IPO of several billion US dollars.

Therefore, no matter how well Gates is in the various camps, in front of Tang Huan, he has to stick to his duty as a younger brother and answer every question—this is also the prerequisite for the real Silicon Valley overlord to indulge him.

After formally congratulating Microsoft on its successful IPO and Gates' entry into the billionaire club face-to-face in the car, Tang Huan asked what he was concerned about, How is IBM's next-generation personal computer PS/2 project going?

Judging from the prototypes used by Microsoft and IBM to jointly develop the new operating system OS/2, PS/2 products will be launched at the end of this year, so it should not be a big problem. Because there is a secret agreement to secretly provide reference information, Gates did not hide it. Tucked away, he answered happily.

He really has no integrity in this regard, just like he and IBM can also be called partners, but through careful transaction agreement design, he turned his head and sold MS-DOS to the IBM-PC compatible computer that Big Blue hates. Manufacturers, this part of software licensing fees, has become a major source of profit for Microsoft.

Observing Tang Huan's face, Gates smiled and said, It seems that IBM's research and development progress is a bit slow, but PS/2 is indeed very important and deserves careful polishing. This brand new closed platform has redesigned a technology called MicroChannel Architecture—— The bus of the microchannel architecture has the characteristics of the mainframe System/360,

It can be equipped with Intel8086, Intel80286, Intel80386 full-line CPUs, plus a new operating system OS/2 that supports multi-tasking and graphical user interface functions, and thus maintains compatibility in software, and can even integrate with IBM mainframe platforms .

Tang Huan laughed and joked, I thought that the slow progress of the PS/2 project was because you were secretly helping me by slowing down the development of the operating system OS/2.

Gates waved his hand in annoyance, I want you to owe such a favor, but I have more than enough energy, the problems encountered in the joint research and development of the new operating system OS/2 have exceeded everyone's expectations. .”

Tang Huan smiled and said nothing, of course he knew this long ago. How can IBM, which controls everything, and Microsoft, which is ambitious, really be in harmony with each other? The fundamental difference in their interests and demands makes them seem to be in a state of estrangement from the very beginning.

Especially based on experience, there will be a factor of human nature in it, which will imperceptibly hinder - after Microsoft's successful listing, as long as the Microsoft programmers with stock options are not stupid, they will all use this to swell their pockets. How can an IBM engineer with high self-esteem and conflicts be embarrassed?

The emergence of OS/2 has made the position of MS-DOS and Windows a bit embarrassing. Tang Huan calmly stimulated Gates' nerves.

No way, being able to cooperate with IBM is a resource in itself. If we don't compromise, we may be replaced by others. Gates shrugged seemingly indifferently, Although the fourth generation of Fangyuan PCs has made the first move advantage, but PS/2 can also come up with targeted countermeasures through observation. I am looking forward to the next big battle between you two.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, and Gates was right. An old company with a deep foundation like IBM naturally has enough resources to fight for a respite for itself.

But then again, if even PS/2, a new generation of personal computer architecture carefully crafted, fails in the end, then IBM may really have to admit defeat.

Therefore, the upcoming battle between PS/2 and the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer, perhaps with the addition of an upgrader of the IBM-PC compatible machine that has been abandoned by Big Blue, will become the standard for determining the personal computer. The last fight to go.

In fact, Tang Huan did not underestimate PS/2. In the original time and space, although it was belittled in every possible way because of market failure, the main reason is that there are problems in IBM's operation, not that the technology itself is useless.

A small example is the PS/2 interface that connects the keyboard and mouse. It even has a place in the era when the USB interface keyboard and mouse become the mainstream, because it has the feature of no conflict of all keys, which can make Some mechanical keyboards work like a duck to water.

People's first achievements in new fields are often not perfect. IBM-PC is an example. There are many places where the design is not well thought out, especially compared with the Fangyuan personal computer launched from the perspective of God. Clumsy, such as a lack of flexibility to scale up or downsize

IBM, trying to fight back, summed up the experience of IBM-PC's mistakes and absorbed the successful advantages of the Fangyuan personal computer, and launched the PS/2, which will definitely be a relatively complete explanation.

Naturally, everyone likes free things, and IBM-PC compatible machines that do not need to pay any fees for technical specifications rely on this to gain a foothold.

The reason why Tang Huan is confident of defeating various personal computer platforms including IBM-PC compatibles is because he can continuously add the latest practical functions to his Fangyuan personal computer platform, and crush his competitors with this; I don't know to what extent PS/2 can do this, so as to recover the lost ground of our own camp.

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After the ventilation was over, Tang Huan and Gates separated and went about their own business.

Although Europe is a rich place, its personal computer market has a characteristic that people don't understand, that is, the vitality of low-end products is very strong, so that the 8-bit platform like the first generation of Fangyuan personal computer still has a considerable Considerable sales volume and market share.

In view of this, Tang Huan did not simply demonstrate the hardware performance of the 32-bit fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer at CeBIT, but organized a complete application ecological chain centered on it to highlight the many benefits of the 32-bit platform .

Undoubtedly, such a careful arrangement has surprisingly good results, attracting many people to place orders on the spot.

However, the biggest sensation came from the higher-end product line, especially the DSL technology, which made everyone feel confused when it was first unveiled. Representatives of enterprises related to the communication industry expressed that they could not calm down.

You know, Europe has basically decided to promote ISDN at this stage, but now a DSL technology that can continue the life of the traditional analog network suddenly appeared, which made those communication companies that were already worried about the cost too much suddenly become half-hearted. .

At this time, Deutsche Post, which has not yet been spun off, is sitting on wax. Gein as early as 1979, it decided to digitize all local telephone calls in Germany.

At the time, some warned about the risks of the technology. For example, some data protection experts in the Green Party commented that ISDN offers the possibility of a qualitative leap for the complete capture of data.

The telecommunications industry at this stage is almost unsurprisingly controlled by the state, and even if privatization is to be carried out, it has not really begun to be implemented. Replacing the telephone network is a move that will involve huge economic interests no matter now or in the future, and it is naturally linked to various interest demands in the political arena.

This is currently the case in West Germany. Regardless of whether they really understand technology or not, many politicians went to the exhibition center in Hannover, and watched Tang Huan let his subordinates build a demonstration platform.

In fact, through careful design, many benefits of DSL can still be seen at a glance, such as the two functions of telephone and Internet access at the same time without interfering with each other, as well as other iconic digital services and so on.

Politicians immediately found the topic: According to the current ISDN network construction progress, it is estimated that it will have to wait until the mid-1990s, ten years later, in order to have real distribution capabilities. In sharp contrast to this, if the same function is realized through technical upgrades on the existing analog network, it will save a lot of time of course.

A country's leadership is reflected in many aspects, and telecommunications is undoubtedly one of them. West Germany, which was well prepared, is likely to fall behind because of a wrong decision on ISDN.

Deutsche Post has a big head on this, and there is no turning back. Its own plan to build a fully digital ISDN network can be described as ambitious. What should I do with my business development plan?

In order not to be so passive, Deutsche Post hurriedly organized staff to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of ISDN and DSL based on the information disclosed by Tang Huan.

Not to mention, the Germans did have a few tricks and found an excuse to defend themselves: it will take a while for DSL to reach the level of practical application. Therefore, deploying a DSL network will not have a time advantage over building an ISDN network. As for the cost, that...needs further evaluation.

Of course, Tang Huan doesn't need to come forward for this kind of debate in person, and has his own subordinates to handle related publicity matters. Anyway, the more intense your debate is, the more media will pay attention to it, and the free advertising effect of Shun Shui Renqing will be better.

Moreover, he is busy receiving all the heavyweights for DVO-I system, CableModem, DSL, global certification and education of Philosophy, one child one computer plan and other big business related to national economy and people's livelihood.

Of course, Tang Huan never lets his work be boring, and the stars he cultivated carefully provide a variety of social occasions.

The tennis tournament is currently in the European division. Steffi Graf, who will be 17 years old, is playing on the WTA tour in Stuttgart, Germany.

Milan Fashion Week, one of the world's four major fashion weeks, is also in full swing in Milan, Italy at this time. 22-year-old Monica Bellucci is showing off her supermodel splendor.

The final of the world's largest singing competition - Eurovision Song Contest is not far away, and 18-year-old Celine Dion is actively preparing in Switzerland.

Along with Sophie Marceau, who has participated in three First Contact movies, she is a little quieter, and almost made some small mistakes, and is undergoing ideological reform-studying for a university degree.

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How to package a person through the public opinion machine is very knowledgeable. Tang Huan's demeanor is the gentleman style of the East and the gentleman style of the West; Jobs is like an exaggerated king.

In order to have his own characteristics, Gates chose the civilian route after careful consideration.

For example, despite his considerable wealth, he still refuses to take luxury cars and fly second class; in public, he tries to appear approachable, patiently mediates with skeptical reporters, and responds tirelessly to the overwhelming majority Request, or even act out on a whim.

Of course, no matter how refurbished in form, this god-making movement has one thing in common in essence, that is, no matter Tang Huan, Jobs, or Gates, they are all described as the reason why their companies can create and grow stronger. The myth, and the only representative of the external world.

However, although the godhead can take a shortcut to imitate the operation, the divine power needs to be accumulated honestly.

Microsoft, which was successfully listed in the middle of this month, has a market value of nearly 700 million US dollars, which is incomparable with the market value of EA's backdoor listing of more than one billion US dollars and the market value of Fangyuan Computer's IPO of several billion US dollars.

Therefore, no matter how well Gates is in the various camps, in front of Tang Huan, he has to stick to his duty as a younger brother and answer every question—this is also the prerequisite for the real Silicon Valley overlord to indulge him. (To be continued.)