Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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E-mail is almost the first application that emerged with the emergence of the Internet. In the early days, there was a restriction that the sender and the recipient were online at the same time as instant messaging, and then the store and forward communication model was introduced.

In the whole process from the sender's computer to the final arrival of the recipient, the email may need to be delivered through multiple mail delivery agent servers on the network, and the communication protocol is naturally indispensable.

simple_mail_transfer_—Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, smtp, is responsible for solving this send task, which has become the de facto standard in this field in the 1980s; and users want to receive from the email server, they need to use similar post_office_——The post office protocol is an agreement such as pop.

Just in 1988, pop launched its latest third version, pop3.

Specifically, pop supports offline mail processing. An email client can connect to an email server and download all unread emails to the local computer for processing by the user.

At this stage, e-mail is such an application mode, and related products are also developed around these things.

Obviously, Zheru's product functions cannot be limited to this, but have their own unique skills.

The existing e-mail system has two relatively prominent shortcomings: first, e-mails are up and down by various servers on the network, and once intercepted, the possibility of leaking is extremely high; The content is ascii character text, does not support pictures, and the well-known binary attachments in the original time and space.

Zerone_exchange_server_1990, a new email management system released by Zheru, and the supporting email client zeroone_smartmail provide comprehensive solutions to such problems.

Encryption, while esoteric and complex, is nothing to rave about. Zheru attaches great importance to the enterprise market. From chip-level encryption to software encryption and decryption algorithms, they all have their own mature products, so just integrate them.

However, e-mail supports content other than ascii character text, and a new mechanism needs to be added. Zheru solves this problem by providing a new standard, multipurpose_—Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or mime, which can support binary, sound, image and other content.

In addition, Zheru has also introduced a more powerful protocol than pop3 - the interactive mail access protocol, namely imap, to support the mime standard.

At the same time, compared to pop3, imap has a large number of other features that it does not have. For example, more flexible server connection and disconnection methods, multiple clients can connect to a mailbox at the same time, and can access multiple mailboxes on the server.

The most important point is that imap provides a mechanism for retrieving mail content on the mail server, which provides convenience for users who need to process a large number of mails without downloading all mails to the local computer for processing, thereby significantly reducing the workload .

If these behind-the-scenes changes are too abstract, then smartmail, the Zheru email client that directly deals with users, can bring the most empathetic new experience.

This software is not just as simple as sending and receiving emails, it also has a powerful and easy-to-use schedule management function, which has an irresistible attraction for those business people who own Fangyuan laptops.

Tang Huan also came up with a more ruthless trick, that is, the email client smartmail and the browser polestar are free.

Of course, in actual operation, it is too obvious not to bully people, and the marketing promotion is that the experience period is free. This move is equivalent to pulling competition to the field of back-end server software that requires higher technical strength.

Directly crush those speculators who intend to make quick money into slag.

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In this tense market situation, there will occasionally be harmonious pictures.

The release date Gates chose for Windows 3.0 was May 22. Tang Huan accepted the invitation and appeared on this extremely important occasion for Microsoft.

As a chaser, Windows has often stolen lessons from Apple's Mac and Zheru.

Compared with Jobs, both John Sculley and Tang Huan seemed very calm about this—what to do should be done according to the procedure, and it doesn't make sense to speak louder.

However, Gates, whose wings were not fully fledged, tried to continue the friendly relationship with Tang Huan, so there was a scene of Mr. Richest Man appearing at the press conference.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is also a reciprocity—after all, Gates can be seen from time to time at Zheru’s developer conference.

It can only be said that everyone's interest disputes have not yet reached the level that is worth tearing apart.

Compared with other graphical user interface operating systems, the hardware requirements of windows 3.0 are very low. As long as you have an intel8086 or intel8088 cpu, 384kb of free conventional memory, 6mb of hard disk space, and the minimum version of ms-dos running at least 3.1, you can It works.

Objectively speaking, windows 3.0 has a much more refined interface than the previous version, windows 2.11, so that it won't be so ugly that it will provoke ridicule.

However, in places that really need to be refined, such as memory management, Microsoft is obviously still not capable enough-the chain was dropped during the demonstration process, and a blue-and-white interface appeared.

Of course Tang Huan knew that the reminder designed by Steve Ballmer himself indicated that the computer was dead; but those people who saw this interface for the first time still commented innocently and cutely—what kind of new technology is this? ?

The richest man smiled knowingly, this branch of windows is really nothing to worry about, it will only make the personal computer more and more like a toy.

However, Microsoft still holds an operating system research and development branch, that is, the part of os/2 jointly developed with IBM, which is rumored by the media as the next version of os/2, namely 3.0.

It's a pity that the two parties have their own ghosts, and the quarrel is quite unpleasant. The joint development project of os/2 obviously cannot continue, and Microsoft is preparing to develop a new operating system based on this.

As for the IBM gene in it, Tang Huan will pay extra attention. It's just that Gates has been deliberately mysterious.

In front of the joyful ibm-pc compatible machine manufacturers, a media reporter asked Tang Huan what he thought of Windows 3.0.

The richest man commented from a strategic point of view: The graphical user interface technology is becoming more and more mature, which is a great thing for users.

From your professional point of view, what are the shortcomings of Windows 3.0? The other party asked Gates, regardless of Gates' slightly displeased expression.

Network, multimedia... and other functions are all the directions that the current operating system needs to work on, and windows 3.0 is no exception. Tang Huan said taking care of Gates' face-hoping that Microsoft will work on the branch of windows 3.0 Get intoxicated for a while longer.

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After confirming that Microsoft's Windows 3.0 was limited, Tang Huan and MCI CEO William McGovern continued the previous negotiations, and finally announced the agreement reached by the two parties before the Memorial Day.

The richest man bought 22% of mci's shares and became the largest shareholder.

William McGovern said beamingly: After mci introduces new shareholders, it will focus on new business areas, so as to obtain new stable profit growth points.

Industry observers interpreted this as: Tang Huan's official joining means that mci will enter the Internet in a big way.

At this stage, mci is the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, but its share in the long-distance telephone market is only 12%, while AT\u0026T, which ranks first, has an absolute lead of more than 70% Share, it is not an exaggeration to say that mci is a character who accompanies the prince to study.

It is quite ironic that, seeing that AT\u0026T, which holds the top spot, is unshakable, the competitors who are allowed to enter this communications market are fighting for the second place—another company Telecom company sprint's market share in long-distance business has reached 8%.

In the past two years, due to health reasons, William McGovern had to step down temporarily to undergo heart surgery. As a result, MCI almost failed to keep its second place in the millennium. It was not until the founder came back to power that he turned the corner. The financial statement Profit appeared.

For MCI, which is not in an awkward position, the only way out is to continue to expand.

However, with the financial market trendsetters represented by the junk bond king Michael Milken, they were either imprisoned or their industry qualifications were revoked. MCI lost a traditional financing channel.

As soon as the richest man came in, he transfused 150 million US dollars in blood, and he did not hesitate to give MCI a shot in the arm.

The benefits mci gained from this change were also confirmed in Tang Huan's speech.

In addition to conventional line construction, mci will build a transatlantic digital corridor, connecting well-known Internet nodes such as CERN and Lidi Online with the network in the United States.

mci_mail, mci's commercial email operation system, will be fully upgraded, introducing the latest protocol, providing more functions, and supporting stronger encryption methods.

In addition, Datang Mobile Communications will further enhance the connection with the mci communication network to provide mobile phone users with a more seamless and cheaper roaming experience.

Mr. Richest Man is like this, everyone loves and flowers bloom. As soon as the words fell, the stock price of MCI skyrocketed to more than 40 US dollars. William McGovern was so excited that he almost had a heart attack, which made Tang Huan feel a hidden worry.

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After this matter was settled, Tang Huan immediately returned to the west coast of the United States without stopping. Gein, the time for the official commercial operation of the California high-speed rail has come, and his title of Tang Jinzhou has become more and more solid.

The first high-speed rail in the United States is of extraordinary significance; among American businessmen, it is rare to be so dedicated to infrastructure construction.

It is not difficult to imagine that dignitaries and celebrities from all directions came to join in the show. Just the president of the United States, three of them were present in person—Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.

Although Jimmy Carter is the oldest U.S. president, he was relatively young when he came to power. He is now the same age as the current U.S. President Bush Sr., so he is still very active after he steps down. For example, he has served in the Shennong Foundation for a long time. step down as president.

As the oldest president in U.S. history, Ronald Reagan stayed mainly in California after he left office early last year, except for attending speeches provided by Tang Huan and other business forces and earning millions of dollars in pensions. The ranch near Santa Barbara, California, where he writes his autobiography every day, rides horses, and logs, so he is happy.

The California high-speed rail can also be regarded as the political legacy of the old Reagan. He is almost 80 years old, and of course he has worked hard to share the credit.

The everywhere and pervasive cable news network broadcast the official operation ceremony of the California high-speed rail live to the whole United States.

Jerry Brown, chairman of the board of directors of the California High Speed ​​Rail Authority, said happily to the camera: All the train tickets are sold out today, and people are already preparing to collect the ticket stubs as souvenirs.

As the largest investor, Tang Huan seemed relatively calm, Profit has never been a concern. I am more happy to see that after the opening of the California high-speed rail, Northern California and Southern California will be more closely linked together. People's Travel has become more convenient, such as commuting, and even fans follow popular teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, and Oakland Athletics. For the current San Francisco Bay Area, it can recover from a major earthquake more quickly. recovering from the trauma it caused.

If I have to say some expectations, I hope that the California high-speed rail can become a digital information channel, and passengers can enjoy services including telephone, Internet, etc. on the speeding train.

In the end, Tang Huan was in San Francisco and Jerry Brown was in Los Angeles, announcing the start at the same time.

When the reporters on the train transmitted the spectacular scene of the two high-speed trains passing each other to the media network, the warm atmosphere on the opening day reached its climax.