Back To The Age Of The 80s

In September 1985, the mainframe computer promised by Novartis was finally shipped to Huajing.

The computer was delivered by Bryce himself, and the various display processors were loaded with a whole truck. A few young men in IBM uniforms also came along, instructing the workers to carefully move the calculator in.

"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 dumb, a rectangular black box-like processor, half a person tall, with dense wires plugged into it, this so-called supercomputer would take up an entire room.

Zhao Depei, Wu Zhaomeng and others happened to be discussing the establishment of the Huaqing Prize in Li Zheng's laboratory. They heard outside sounds and walked out. They couldn't help exclaiming when they saw the equipment of the truck.

"This is a computer?" Although computers in the 1980s were rare, there were still a few in Huaqing, but obviously the things on the truck were not the same as the computers under Zhao Depei's influence.

Li Zheng made a decisive move, vacated a room next to the laboratory and signaled the workers to move inside.

Bryce looked at Lab Nine. When he came here for the first time, he was anxious and didn't want to observe at all. Now I look at it and find that the design and configuration of the ninth laboratory is actually better than their Novartis branch laboratory.

The big transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, the brightly white laboratory bench, and the instruments placed in every corner of the laboratory merge into a very harmonious picture, as if... as if the laboratory should have been this. Look like.

He shook his head and threw out this absurd idea. If the laboratory should be like this, then what is the laboratory 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 was confused. Only Li Zheng raised his head abruptly. Of course he knew TCP/IP, or anyone in later generations would be familiar with the meaning of these two English words.

Has the Internet been born at this time? Li Zheng can't remember when the Internet was born, but there is no doubt that the birth of the Internet is 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 had to be found from various authoritative journals, the existence of knowledge sharing platforms such as HowNet clearly lowered the threshold for scientific research and the birth of the Internet The number of scientific research results showed a blowout growth in a period of time.

? "Li Zheng whispered the name.

"You...you know?" Bryce looked at Li Zheng in surprise. Before he came, he was still imagining the surprise scene when Chinese including Li Zheng heard the Internet. You must know that he was too embarrassed to sign this contract. Although Bryce understood 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 own heart.

But obviously, his abacus fell through.

Bryce touched his nose, "Yes, the Internet. It can achieve localized information interaction, it's really amazing!"

Bryce talked about places of interest and began to dance, "For example, in this laboratory, if you send a message in one room, you can quickly receive it in another room. There is also E-mail, a kind of electronic mail. It’s really convenient."

Bryce spoke spitfully, but the people present obviously didn't mean too much to cheer. Wu Zhaomeng and Zhao Depei looked at each other, and the meaning in their eyes was very clear. In a laboratory, you just want to yell out, what kind of computer is needed to send messages, trouble.

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

Zheng Guangye is obviously more sensitive than the others. He subconsciously thinks that the TCP/IP protocol that Bryce talks about should be more than that, but he can't grasp the main points.

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

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

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

Seeing that no one was in attendance, Bryce couldn't help but lose a lot of interest. He was busy with the assembly and connection of cables, and the construction of temporary signal stations with the people from IBM.

When you see a room of wires, black servers on all four walls, countless network cables plugged in on the surface of the servers, and the flashing yellow, yellow, green and green lights on the network cable interface, it must be a lie to say that it is not shocking.

"Professor Li, all the 30 million US dollars have been remitted, the laboratory computers have also been installed, and our Novartis contract obligations have been fulfilled." Bryce laughed.

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

"I look forward to working with you next time."

"me too."

Almost less than two hours after Bryce left, 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 Prize.

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

"Then who do you think is the right choice? The Chinese Academy of Sciences is still the so-called Huajiang Scholars Association? President, don't you think that I paid this tens of millions of dollars just to buy a name for the Huaqing Award?" Li Zheng took a sip of tea Said.

Zhao Depei was stunned. Wu Zhaomeng looked a little confused. He glanced at Li Zheng. The young man's pretendingly mysterious appearance was too awkward. "Is it not?" He couldn't help but ask.

Li Zheng...

Could it be that the people of the 1980s were too simple? He once again doubted how Wu Zhaomeng's IQ got the position of secretary of the highest school in China.

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

The head is a person about the same age as Zhao Depei.

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

Zheng Guangye followed in, with a helpless look on his face. He walked to Li Zheng and said in a low voice: "Sorry, Professor, I couldn't stop him. This is Elder Tang, an expert in the information department of Huajing. , With the vacant post of deputy head, is also a highly respected figure."

Zhao Depei was obviously very unwelcome to Zhao Lao's arrival. They just talked about the key point, what is this dead old man doing.

"Huaqing doesn't have any supercomputers, you have gone to the wrong place." Zhao Depei said uneasily.

Old Zhao coldly snorted, and did not leave, but sat on the sofa, the position he chose was right next to Li Zheng.

"My people saw that truckload of things enter here with their own eyes. Don't fool me."

"Supercomputer, this is a supercomputer. In our Ministry of Information, there is only one supercomputer, and it is not eliminated by others. Do you know how important information technology is to a country?! I have a hunch, whether it is a comprehensive national power confrontation in the future. It is still war, and 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 had a little bit of knowledge. The important role of information and modernization in the 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 to study it. Of course, it's in situ." Li Zheng suddenly said.

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

Li Zheng smiled and nodded.

"My child, I have suffered you." Zhao Lao patted Li Zheng on the shoulder heavily, and then greeted everyone to walk to the next room.

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

"Lao Zhao and Zhao Mu are also somewhat related." However, this relationship is already very far away, but both of them are in Huajing, and both are in physique. They have more contact with each other, so they still maintain contact.

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

Before inviting Li Zheng to come to China, Zhao Depei had also learned about the lawsuit between him and the Zhao family, so I will not say more.

"Li Zheng, let's continue the topic just now. If it is not for naming, do you hope that Huaqing will host this award?" In this case, this award can be opened up compared with the National Science and Technology Award.

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

"Li Zheng, although Huaqing has some reputation in China, it is just a school..."

"President, do you know the Nobel Prize? The Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry is awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, the Medal and Physiology Prize is awarded by the Karolin School of Medicine, and the Literary Prize is awarded by the Stockholm Academy of Letters."

"The Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Caroline Hospital, and the Stockholm School of Letters are not top-notch in the international community when they are taken out individually, but the Nobel Prize has given them a sacred aura." Li Zheng touched his nose, even He was shocked by what he said.

"Isn't Huaqing's status in China comparable to the status of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Caroline Hospital, and the Stockholm School of Letters in Sweden?"