Back To The Age Of The '80s

In September 1985, the mainframe computer promised by Novartis finally arrived in Huajing.

The computer was delivered by Bryce himself. There was a whole truck loaded with various display processors, and several young men in IBM uniforms came with them. They instructed the workers to carefully move the calculator inside.

"Professor Li, this laboratory supercomputer consists of eight display screens and thirteen processors, so it looks relatively large." Bryce said with a smile.

Li Zheng was dumbfounded. The cuboid black box-like processor was half the height of a person, with dense wires plugged into it. This so-called supercomputer would occupy an entire room.

Zhao Depei, Wu Zhaomeng and others happened to be discussing the establishment of the Huaqing Prize in Li Zheng's laboratory, and they also came out when they heard voices from outside. When they saw the truck's equipment, they couldn't help but exclaimed.

"This is a computer?" Although computers in the 80s are rare, you can still find a few in Huaqing, but obviously the things on the truck are not the same as the computers in Zhao Depei's influence.

Li Zheng made a decisive decision and vacated a room next to the laboratory, signaling the workers to move in.

Bryce looked at the ninth laboratory. When he came here for the first time, he was so anxious that he didn't even have the heart to observe.Now after looking at it, I found that the design and configuration of the ninth laboratory is actually a bit better than their Novartis branch laboratory.

The large transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, the shiny white laboratory table, and the instruments placed in every corner of the laboratory, merged into a very harmonious picture, as if... as if the laboratory should have been this looks like.

He shook his head and threw out this absurd idea. If the laboratory is supposed to be like this, then what are the laboratories of Novartis and other scholars?

"Mr. Li Zheng? Do you know the TCP/IP protocol?" Bryce showed a mysterious smile on his face.

Everyone present looked confused, only Li Zheng raised his head suddenly, TCP/IP, of course he knows, or no one in the future will be unfamiliar with the meanings of these two English words.

Was the Internet already born at this time?Li Zheng couldn't remember when the Internet was born, but there is no doubt that the birth of the Internet was a revolution, not only a revolution in information technology, but also a boon for all scientific researchers.

This means that the world's knowledge has officially entered the era of sharing. In his previous life, although the most advanced scientific research results still had to be found in various authoritative journals, the existence of knowledge sharing platforms such as HowNet has obviously lowered the threshold for scientific research. The birth of the Internet This has led to a blowout growth in the number of scientific research achievements over a period of time.

? Li Zheng whispered the name in a low voice.

"You...you know?" Bryce looked at Li Zheng in surprise. Before he came, he was still imagining the scene of surprise when Chinese including Li Zheng heard about the Internet.You must know that he was really aggrieved when he signed the contract this time. Although Bryce knew that Roche and Pfizer had to bear most of the responsibilities, he still wanted to find a place in front of this Professor Li in his heart.

But obviously, his abacus failed.

Bryce touched his nose, "Yes, the Internet. It can achieve information interaction in a local area, which is really amazing!"

When Bryce mentioned the place of interest, he began to dance, "For example, in this laboratory, if you send a message in one room, another room can quickly receive it. There is also E-mail, a kind of electronic message. , it's really convenient."

Bryce was spitting, but the people present obviously didn't mean to cheer too much.Wu Zhaomeng and Zhao Depei looked at each other, and the meaning in their eyes was very clear. If you want to say something in a laboratory, you just shout, what kind of computer do you want to send messages, it's troublesome.

Liu Sichao and the others were also lacking in interest. It sounds like the phone is much more convenient than this thing.

Zheng Guangye was obviously more sensitive than the others. He subconsciously felt that the TCP/IP protocol that Bryce was talking about should be more than that, but he still couldn't grasp the main point.

Li Zheng, who is the only one who knows what kind of changes Bryce said the Internet will bring to human life, now thinks, "Ah, it's just a local area network."

Yes, obviously what Bryce described was just a local area network that appeared in the early days of the Internet, with very limited functions.

Especially because of the ban on technology sales to China, after IBM castrated some functions of this supercomputer, this local area network became even more tasteless.

Seeing that no one was cheering, Bryce couldn't help but lose his interest. He cooperated with IBM's people to assemble, connect cables, and build a temporary signal station.

When you see a room full of wires, black servers covering all four walls, countless network cables plugged into the surface of the servers, and the flashing yellow, yellow, green and green lights of the network cable interfaces, it must be deceiving to say that it is not shocking.

"Professor Li, all the 3000 million US dollars have been remitted, and the laboratory computers have also been installed. Our Novartis contractual obligations have been fulfilled." Bryce laughed.

Li Zheng nodded, "Nova is an honest and friendly partner, thank you very much."

"Looking forward to working with you next time."

"Me too."

After Bryce left, in less than two hours, a group of "uninvited guests" came to Li Zheng's laboratory.

When they came, Li Zheng and Zhao Depei were discussing the positioning of the Huaqing Award.

Zhao Depei and Wu Zhaomeng believed that the Huaqing Award should be a national award.Although Huaqing is one of the highest universities in Huaguo, it seems a little inappropriate for Huaqing to select the Huaqing Award alone.

"Then who do you think is suitable for the selection? The Chinese Academy of Sciences or the so-called Huajiang Scholars Association? Principal, you don't think I paid the 1000 million dollars just to buy a Huaqing Award title?" Li Zheng said, taking a sip of tea .

Zhao Depei froze on the spot, Wu Zhaomeng looked a bit confused, he glanced at Li Zheng, this young man's mysterious appearance really deserved a beating, "Isn't it?" He couldn't help asking.

Li Zheng...

Could it be that the people in the 80s were too simple?He wondered again how Wu Zhaomeng got the position of secretary of the highest school in Huaguo based on his IQ.

Before Li Zheng had time to explain, several people rushed in from outside.

The leader was a man about the same age as Zhao Depei.

"Old Zhao, I heard that the Swiss shipped a supercomputer to you?" He said loudly as soon as he stepped through the door.

Zheng Guangye came in after him, with a look of helplessness on his face. He walked up to Li Zheng and said in a low voice, "Sorry, professor, I couldn't stop him. This is Mr. Tang, an expert from Huajing's information department." , with the vacant position of the deputy department, and is also a highly respected figure."

Zhao Depei obviously didn't welcome Mr. Zhao's arrival very much. They just talked about the key point, what kind of trouble is this dead old man doing here.

"Huaqing doesn't have any supercomputers. You have gone to the wrong place." Zhao Depei said in a tone-deaf manner.

Mr. Zhao snorted coldly, and instead of leaving, he sat down on the sofa, and the seat he chose happened to be next to Li Zheng.

"My people saw that truckload of things coming in here, so don't fool me."

"Supercomputer, this is a supercomputer. In our information department, there is only one supercomputer, and it was eliminated by others. Do you know how important information technology is to a country?! I have a hunch that in the future, no matter whether it is comprehensive national strength confrontation It is still war, information and high technology are definitely the most important part of it.”

Everyone in the laboratory was noncommittal, but Li Zheng, who was sitting next to him, raised his eyebrows. This old man still has some knowledge. The important role of information and modernization in war was fully demonstrated in the Kosovo War 14 years later.

"The computer is in the next room. If you are interested, Mr. Zhao, I don't mind you researching it. Of course, it's on the spot." Li Zheng said suddenly.

Only then did Mr. Zhao notice the young man sitting next to him, and a slightly complicated look suddenly appeared on his face, "Are you Li Zheng?"

Li Zheng smiled and nodded.

"Son, I'm sorry for you." Mr. Zhao patted Li Zheng's shoulder heavily, and then called everyone to the next room.

Li Zheng frowned, Zhao?He already had a guess in his mind.

"Elder Zhao and Zhao Mu are also considered to be somewhat related." However, the relationship is very far away, but both of them are in Huajing, and they are both in the physique, and they have more contact with each other, so they still keep in touch.

"Really." Li Zheng lowered his head and sipped his tea without speaking.

Before Zhao Depei invited Li Zheng to come to China, he also knew about his lawsuit with the Zhao family, so he won't say much about it.

"Li Zheng, let's continue the topic just now. If it's not the title, do you want Huaqing to host this award?" In this case, compared with the National Science and Technology Award, this award will be of a different level.

Li Zheng raised his eyebrows, and looked at Zhao Depei with a half-smile, "Isn't it possible?"

"Li Zheng, although Huaqing has some reputation in Huaguo, it is only a school after all..."

"Principal, do you know about the Nobel Prize? The Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry is awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, the Prize in Medicine and Physiology is awarded by the Karolinska Institutet, and the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Stockholm Academy of Letters."

"The Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Karolinska Hospital, and the Stockholm Academy of Letters are not top-notch in the international community, but the Nobel Prize has endowed them with a sacred aura." Li Zheng touched his nose, and even He was startled by his own words.

"Is Huaqing's status in China inferior to that of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Karolins Hospital, and Stockholm Academy of Letters in Sweden?"