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"Sanders, let's go to Intel and see the R&D department."

Catherine said this just as she was coming out of the Pentagon.

"OK."

Sanders nodded.

Although Catherine's proposal was a bit abrupt, Sanders was not flustered.

In some companies, there are often various "face projects", especially in some places where performance is not linked to salary, and in some departments that eat from the big pot.

But Sanders has a good way of managing the company, and he can be said to have a clear conscience.

Otherwise, in the original world, Sanders would not have been able to lead AMD to compete with Intel for such a long time.

Arriving at the R&D department, Catherine first saw technicians playing with an electronic device the size of an A4 paper.

"That is?"

"MCU."

"It's still under development," Sanders said.

Catherine walked over.

But she immediately felt disappointed with this so-called microcontroller.

This can't be said to be a microcontroller at all, it's just an all-in-one computer. In Catherine's opinion, this thing is simply unnecessary.

"How much does it cost?" Catherine asked

"The 4004 CPU is now mature. If it is mass-produced, it will cost about US$150."

Although it is a single-chip microcomputer, its cost is as high as more than 100 US dollars.

This thing is not a single-chip computer at all, just a single-board computer!

And... use this thing to make a remote control?

Catherine shook her head.

"The cost must be kept as low as possible. Lower, and then lower."

Catherine said so.

"A microcontroller is not a computer. We don't need any special functions at all. We only need to use the simplest language programs and the cheapest CPU to achieve the functions we need. Don't worry about the rest!"

Sanders nodded.

After all, microcontrollers have just appeared, and their concepts are often vague. Since Catherine said this, let's try this aspect for now.

"You can combine the CPU with ROM and RAM to form a single device, and that's it. This is exactly the opposite of our Microsoft II computer."

Catherine said this. Sanders also nodded.

Microcontrollers have great prospects. Although few people know about them, they are deeply embedded in everyone's home. Sometimes, the black square seen from the disassembled green silicon board is the microcontroller, but it is not

all.

"How is z80?" Catherine asked again.

"We have produced a demonstration processor with the same functions. However, although it has achieved the expected functions of the z80, it is larger than the microcontroller. It is impossible to use it. However, it is only a matter of time before the z80 is completed.

. You can see the finished product within half a year at most. In addition, the template for the Microsoft II computer has been set up, and we have reached agreements with many manufacturers. As long as the z80 is finished, the Microsoft II computer will be ready within a month.

manufacture complete."

Catherine nodded.

The z80 is the top priority, even more important than the microcontroller.

Catherine originally thought that another amount of capital would be needed to accelerate the development of z80, but it seems that it is no longer needed.

"Well, you just said that there is a device that can reach the level of z80?"

Catherine asked again.

Sanders nodded, and then had someone move out the thing that was bigger than a brick.

"Because it is a demonstration film, we named it z79."

"What about the cost?" Catherine continued.

"In terms of cost, because the workmanship does not need to be as fine as the z80, a slightly modified production line using 4004 can suffice, which is about half of the z80. Of course, the z80 has not been produced yet, so this is just an estimate."

Catherine fiddled with the thing for a while: "Can it be done by shrinking the z79 to a quarter of its current size?"

Sanders thought for a while: "It will take about a month, maybe longer. But, what is the use of such a huge thing?"

"I want to develop a game console."

"Game console?"

Sanders thought about Bully.

"Yes, its name is xbox!"

Catherine smiled.

Although Catherine wanted to name her game console "fc", after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. Because fc in English is family-computer.

It also means "home computer".

In order to prevent others from saying that she is a clickbait, Catherine can only use other names to name her equipment.

So, she gave her new game console a more headline-grabbing name.

Catherine really wanted to know the expression on Bill Gates's face when his classmate knew that he had plagiarized so much of his stuff - even though it was just his name.

Of course, the current Bill Gates is probably still in elementary school...

Catherine asked them to put the z79 together and then turn it on.

At this time, Catherine sat at the computer and was ready to start programming.

By doing this, she was making a game.

The game she is programming is by no means ordinary. This is the legendary "Super Mario".

If there is any game that has a profound impact, then there is absolutely no game that can compare to "Super Mario".

In the mid-1980s, the entire game industry came to a standstill, and many manufacturers disappeared at this time. Atari, the founder of the game industry, also suffered heavy losses and even failed to recover.

If the game industry continues like this, it is very likely that the game industry will disappear in the future, and many classic games will not even appear in the future.

At this time, "Super Mario" came out, which not only made Nintendo the overlord of the gaming industry in one fell swoop, but more importantly, "Super Mario" drove the development of the entire gaming industry, making a game that was about to disappear

The industry is revitalized and moving further and further.

It is precisely because of the appearance of Mario, the old man with a red hat wearing the word M, that the whole world has become more colorful.

Let me ask, how come Catherine is not tempted by such a game?

Of course, due to time and energy constraints, Catherine naturally cannot have the energy to write the entire game.

She just wrote down the framework of the game and the control programs required for basic operations.

Then, what she has to do is find Blizzard and let them develop it deeply.

Catherine believes that the "Super Mario" produced by Blizzard will never be worse than the original version.

You know, Blizzard's advertising slogan is "Produced by Blizzard, it must be a high-quality product"!

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