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Chapter 176 Advertising the Internet

Thinking about it carefully, Catherine felt that her accidental idea was really good.

It doesn't have to be like a computer, it just needs to be a processing device that can assist in controlling weapon firepower.

Moreover, it is also widely used, and almost all automatic and semi-automatic weapons can use such equipment.

Not only that, the use is not limited to this kind of place.

Radar based on reconnaissance aircraft or helicopters indicates the target position for ground firepower such as tanks, and can even become an auxiliary equipment for missile precision strikes.

As for its application in weapons, Catherine's main idea is to focus on balancing devices.

The so-called balancing device is to keep the weapon as stable as possible when moving or attacking.

This is also a great way to increase your accuracy while moving.

It is not difficult to develop an auxiliary balance system, so Catherine is very confident. Now there is a laser rangefinder. By connecting such a device to computer control, a very accurate calculation value can be obtained.

And more importantly, there are only traditional fire control equipment now, and the balancing device is still an unexplored virgin land. There is no competition, and my own advantage is really too great.

Catherine also believes that the generals will be happy to increase the original 50% hit rate to 80%... Of course, it may not be such an exaggeration, but such equipment is indeed very effective in improving the hit rate. Congress will probably also be very happy.

Reyi saw the cost of arms being reduced.

Catherine planned the whole day, and she was still thinking about this issue until she came to the company the next day.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

"Miss Edson..."

The three young people looked a little timid. They hesitated, then you pushed me, I pushed you, and finally walked in timidly, but they seemed a little nervous.

After all, they almost screwed up Pip-Boy's plan.

"How do you feel about what you have done?"

Catherine asked suddenly.

"Well……"

All three of them opened their mouths, but they didn't know how to speak.

Soon, the culprit Ken Thompson was the first to speak.

"I'm very sorry that I have caused such a big loss to the company..."

"that's all?"

"Uh..." He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to continue.

"Why did you choose my company?" Catherine asked with a half-smile.

"Because... because Intel is the leader in the semiconductor industry, we all came here because we yearn for it... So, Miss, we really didn't mean to..."

"alright."

Catherine interrupted them, and the three of them looked ashen-faced. They probably guessed that they would be fired soon, right?

This feels really good.

"Next, I have a task for you. I want you to develop an operating system for the car version of Pip-Boy."

Hearing this, they were all stunned for a moment, and then their ashen faces became "glazed".

"As for this operating system... let's call it gates."

Gates means gate. Of course, there is also this surname, Gates...

"This is information."

Catherine handed them the information she prepared during the design yesterday.

"This information is just a framework. If you want this on-board computer to meet these basic requirements, it's up to you to do the specific things."

Catherine's requirements for this version of Pip-Boy are not high.

"How long do you need?"

"About...a month." Dennis answered cautiously.

"No" Ken seemed very excited.

"Just one week at a time, I can do it all"

"Okay, then one week"

Catherine smiled too.

At this time, Brian and Dennis both looked at Ken with a ghostly expression.

——He had already vowed to carry out the Piao Astronomy Network plan without even looking at the schedule.

The company is planning to invest US$20 million to conduct fiber optic network transmission tests and connections with schools on the West Coast.

Catherine is determined to first build the network into a convenient communication device between universities, allowing students and professors from various universities to communicate conveniently and without hindrance.

However, if you want to make universities value your network and beg to be posted on it yourself, the effect may not be very good. The best way is for them to come to you themselves, and the most important thing for doing this is advertising.

This conference is actually an advertisement for the Internet.

The person presiding over this meeting was not Catherine, but Donald Draper, the advertising creative director from Ark Group headquarters.

Catherine didn't know much about advertising, and she wasn't omnipotent.

However, this Donald Draper is said to be very clever. Before he came to Ark, he once appeared in a magazine called "Advertising Century". However, after he worked for Ark Group, more of his advertising creativity was

While abroad, he was advertising for the Umbrella Company, and it was with great difficulty that Catherine snatched him away from her father.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies."

Donald was wearing a typical suit from the 1960s, which was relatively loose and unbuttoned. Underneath, he wore a white shirt and a black-and-white striped tie. The tie was so long that it even covered the belt of his trousers.

His hairstyle is three-quarter length, and his whole person gives people a capable look.

Compared to the programmers in the company, this person has more of a 1960s vibe.

"The Internet is really a magical thing. Since I came here, I have discovered that there is almost nothing better than this in the world."

Donald first praised him.

"If the Internet can be popularized, our entire world will change. People can complete their work without leaving home. We can even learn about major events happening in the United States at home. We can also sit down with people from all over the world.

Let’s discuss academic issues together…”

As expected of an advertising person, Donald immediately saw the advantages of the Internet.

What he just said is even good when used as advertising slogans.

"This is my plan to advertise the 'Internet'. In fact, I think the Internet is more like a medium used to spread media rather than an object to be advertised, so in my plan, I finally

What stands out is how to highlight the convenience of advertising as a medium.”

Catherine looked at the information and nodded.

The development of the Internet is not limited to communication and application. Donald not only put forward opinions on advertising issues, he even wrote a complete plan-cooperating with merchants.

Catherine's current goal is to establish a West Coast university network, so that she can negotiate with companies related to the university. In this way, Catherine can reduce costs and even make a profit through advertising.

And doing so is also very conducive to the healthy development of the network. At that time, your network can not only be limited within the university, but can also expand to the outside world...

The plan is very good.

In fact, in Catherine's future, the Internet has indeed become a major mainstream media, and many people have even completely stayed away from television, and only use the Internet to get the content they want to watch.

At that time, for many people, the only way to get information from the outside world was through the Internet.

But even at that time in my previous life, the Internet was not fully developed. There were many jokes, and many people shouted that the relevant departments had blocked the news. But when they accidentally saw TV programs and old newspapers

, but I am embarrassed because this news has been disclosed many times in traditional media.

I have to say that Donald is indeed a very powerful person, and he could analyze such problems at once.

Catherine knew this because of her previous life.

In this case, Catherine has given Donald full responsibility for advertising for the Internet.

A few days later, the model of Pip-Boy was also brought out on the other side.

This kind of Pip-Boy has only one motherboard, CPU, memory, etc., all integrated on it.

Of course, this is just a model, and the specific design will take time, but the same configuration can be simulated with a Microsoft II computer.

As for Ken, Dennis and Brian who developed the gates system, it only took six days to complete the entire system, which even surprised Catherine.

However, the operating system at this time was indeed simple. If the computer did not have an operating system, just write one yourself. Later, the kernel of the operating system became more and more complicated, so the myth of writing an operating system casually disappeared.

This system does meet Catherine's requirements. Although it is just a framework, compared to the phoenix system, this system is more suitable for military use.

First of all, the software written by this system can completely replace the instrument panel and display the data on the screen in the form of text. Moreover, the text can also be realized in different colors. When running at low speed, it is blue and at medium speed it is green.

, while the highway is yellow, and in dangerous conditions, it will display red.

In addition, Ken also wrote a software to support the computer in reading documents in the phoenix system. Catherine did not ask for this function, but he actually helped with it, and Catherine was very satisfied.

Although it is still very crude, if such a version of Pip-Boy is really made, it can be regarded as reluctantly handed over to the Pentagon.

Eat the meal one bite at a time.