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Chapter 112 16-bit Project

Now that the strategy for using tapes has come out, action must begin immediately.

Sanders immediately sent someone to negotiate with Philips. After all, they now have the best tape technology.

On Xbox, Catherine used cassettes, but she still retained the cassettes so that Xbox could be backward compatible with Overlord games. At the same time, Catherine did not completely abandon cassettes, and new cassette technology was still released.

However, this cartridge is aimed at those game enthusiasts. The cartridge version of the game is also called the "Deluxe Edition".

In addition, Catherine also launched a collector's edition Xbox game console with a retail price of US$499, and it was sold in limited quantities.

Catherine also asked the company to prepare various versions of Xbox game consoles such as Mario version, Tank Battle version and Contra version.

However, these models will be sold bundled with the game - of course, with the collector's cartridge version.

In the United States, there are many people who like to collect.

Xiaobawang now has many hardcore fans, and Catherine believes that once the new game console is released, there will be no problem with basic sales.

——The 60 million sales volume in history is not a lie.

But to be honest, Xbox is really not what Catherine wants.

And it’s really hard for Catherine to get interested in the z80 CPU.

Even if Xbox has performance that can be said to surpass that of FC, it is still an 8-bit system.

——The most important thing is that the 8-bit system is used to access the Internet and realize online battles... It is really a pain in the ass!

The tcp/ipv6 plan, at least according to Catherine's technology, requires a 16-bit system to drive the Internet. Of course, a network card is required.

Att Company already has a modem, but it is not suitable for use on Xbox.

In Catherine's mind, sfc is the most perfect 16-bit system, and she often aligns with sfc.

After the z80 appeared, Catherine decisively asked Intel to start researching a new generation of CPUs. The new plan was the 16-bit CPU plan.

Of course, it is not impossible to sell 16-bit Xbox now. After combining four z80s and writing programs, the effect of a 16-bit processor can indeed be achieved. However, Catherine does not think that multi-core programs are so easy to develop.

IBM did not develop a multi-core PO until the 21st century, believing that most programs cannot support multi-core CPUs well.

And because program development on multi-core CPUs is much more difficult than on single-core CPUs.

What's more, the z80 uses the nmos process, which is not impossible to make, but the loopholes may never be patched, so it is better to develop a new CPU.

Catherine is targeting the z8000. The z8000 is historically the evolutionary form of the z80 and is also a 16-bit CPU.

Of course, it is impossible for Catherine to give up on the current Xbox and Microsoft II.

By converting various achievements in the research and development stage into products, the research and development costs can be recovered in stages. Although there are subsidies from the Pentagon, if you can earn a point, then it is a point!

For those players, Catherine also holds a belief:

Let them use FC first, and not let them use PS. When they become addicted to playing games, they will naturally spend money to upgrade.

Of course, FC has become Xbox, and PS may be launched by Catherine herself in the future...

While Catherine was brewing Xbox, in the television industry, three companies sat down.

They are BCA Corporation, General Electric Company and Westinghouse Electric.

GameTV came out and quickly occupied the color TV market before them.

Especially the trendy appearance and the exquisite "Tetris".

After a set of combinations, the TV market of other companies was severely squeezed.

And in the 1950s, when they were preparing to enter the Japanese market, they encountered such fierce obstacles that they chose to license it to Japanese factories.

In 1962, BCA took the lead in further transferring color TV technology to Japan.

But who knew that at this time, Japanese companies would begin to change course and comprehensively crack down on those American companies that had transferred technology to Japan!

The television manufacturing company headed by BCA has suffered a severe blow. In this modern Chinese wolf story, Mr. Nan Guo is undoubtedly BCA.

Facing the dilemma of the market, the three companies are endlessly entangled.

Catherine's company is not listed on the market, may not be as good as these three companies, and its financial reports are difficult to obtain, but it has the support of the entire Ark Group behind it.

Japanese companies, on the other hand, formed an illegal production cartel that could not be banned.

A cartel is an organization composed of a series of independent companies that produce similar products, producers who act collectively with the purpose of raising the price of such products and controlling their output. Cartels are illegal under U.S. antitrust laws.

However, the laws of the United States cannot control Japan, and Japanese products are pouring into the United States like crazy. Detroit, the television industry, etc. have all suffered a devastating blow.

Now, the three companies are thinking about which party is more beneficial to them to join forces?

They are in deep worry.

Although they were so entangled, Catherine, one of the sources of their entanglement, was very comfortable.

As soon as she returned to her home, Catherine found a letter. But Elsa was missing.

Opening the letter, Catherine discovered that it was originally from Ada and the others, asking her to go to the villa?

"June 1st?"

Catherine is a little strange.

If something happened, why didn't they just tell them directly?

Catherine is a little strange.

Because she was so busy, Catherine had completely forgotten her birthday.

But since they made it so mysterious, Catherine couldn't let them down, and there was Elsa in the signature, God knows what they wanted to do.

In less than two days, it’s June 1st.