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Chapter 194 Handheld Console

William was in a bad mood.

He had a big fight with his mother at home.

And this time, he seemed to have gone too far. Even his father was so angry that he poured water from the cup on his face...

They have discussed letting William transfer to Lakeside Middle School.

Lakeside Middle School is a private preparatory school for boys. In a sense, it can be said to be an aristocratic school. There are about 300 students studying at Lakeside Middle School every year, and the tuition fee for each semester is US$5,000.

Mother hoped that William would develop good study habits and have discipline in his life instead of sitting there thinking all day long. Mother also hoped that he would have some kind of good record in school so that he could go to any university he wanted to study. Father believed that he

He was somewhat immature, and the environment of a smaller class would be helpful to him. They finally decided to send Bill to Lakeside Middle School for the seventh and eighth grades.

William strongly rejected this.

He even locked himself in the house and could not leave the house.

Fortunately, I already have a Microsoft II computer in my room.

William likes the name "Microsoft" and thinks it is very good.

He is studying the C language, and he is even studying cracked games.

He enjoyed it endlessly.

"Lakeside Middle School..."

William curled his lips.

He didn't know that that place would become a turning point in his life.

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On the other hand, Catherine finally completed filming "The Gray Zone".

Because "Gray Zone" didn't require many special effects, and the story was relatively simple, it took a month to complete.

The story revolves around Sean Connery. Although it is a color film, when Catherine processed the film, it gave the film a cold-toned feeling. This gray feeling was just right for the film.

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After all, this is a film about the Holocaust.

In fact, what Catherine wants to shoot most is "Halo" and other movies such as science fiction movies.

But unfortunately, even if those technologies can be achieved, the cost is too high.

As long as the artist's skills are high enough and the brushes can be used to produce 3D effects, Catherine is confident that she can create a 3D animation.

This technology was also used in Catherine's "Red Alert", and the effect is very good. But unfortunately, the cost of doing so will be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars-even in the future, except for the "tyrant on the set" Kamei

Apart from Long, few people dare to spend so much money on a film.

You know, hundreds of millions of dollars at this time are more valuable than billions of dollars in the future.

Although Catherine was mostly interested in playing tickets, she was also very attentive. In the movie, Catherine carefully wrote a line, and then put it in the opening of the film and gave it to Sean Connery to read.

Catherine is very confident that even if her film is unsuccessful, it will never fail.

"The Gray Zone" is the first part of a trilogy prepared by Catherine. In addition, Catherine has also prepared two other films.

That is "Schindler's List" and Catherine Ho's original script.

These two films are respectively two films with Schindler and Ho Fung-shan as the core.

"Schindler's List", which has the highest critical acclaim in history, was placed at the end by Catherine and became her finale.

Of course, when shooting, the time interval needs to be expanded, otherwise, aesthetic fatigue is likely to occur, and at this time, the film's box office will not be guaranteed.

Moreover, both Schindler and Ho Fengshan were still alive at this time, so when filming, Catherine felt that sometimes it was better to seek personal opinions, so that the film would be more realistic.

The film's release was scheduled for June 1, 1967.

By that time, Catherine would be 19 years old.

After filming the film, Catherine returned to her company.

During the filming process, Catherine never forgot IBM for a moment.

Ever since Catherine's gunman story was written, IBM has been busy trying to defend itself.

The Gunners repeatedly publicized the disadvantages of the RGB format in the face of color difference formats in newspapers. Unfortunately, this was not a rumor, but a fact, so IBM did not even have a chance to refute it.

Forced by helplessness, Sony, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, first rebelled and launched a new TV set that was compatible with Catherine's color difference standard.

And IBM also had to start providing color difference standard output.

Catherine's business is in great shape.

However, Catherine did not slack off.

At this time, another plan appeared in Catherine's mind.

Handheld console

Catherine immediately thought of this game medium that would become popular around the world in the future.

But with current technology, even a handheld console with a black and white screen is impossible, and the cost of the game is too high, which will also lead to the bankruptcy of your own plan.

But soon, Catherine had an idea.

The game that can dominate the world will not be "Contra" or "Street Fighter". Even "Super Mario" is still far away from "dominance".

The most powerful game in the world should belong to - "Tetris".

Of course, now it’s Emma Cube.

There is no more engaging game than Emma Cube.

Even "in history", from the simplest black and white GB handheld console to the super home console PS3 that claims to be able to simulate the earth, they are all inseparable from this charming cube.

Not everyone knows how to play Super Mario, but there are almost no people who can't play "Emma Cube".

"That's it~"

Catherine determined her future direction.

As for the screen problem, it will be solved at this time.

At this time, Catherine thought of the legendary light-emitting diodes.

For "Emma Cube", you don't necessarily need an LCD screen. Even the printed LCD that has appeared in history is not necessary. It only needs to use light-emitting diodes, which is completely feasible.

In history, there has been a "pseudo-screen" handheld console, which is composed of a shield and light-emitting diodes. When you turn on the machine, there are just LED lights inside.

What's more, in history, there have been handheld Tetris consoles made using LEDs.

Catherine took out a piece of paper and began to design the appearance of the handheld console.

First, there's the screen, which is the top priority.

On the "picture", the screen is gray, but inside, there are various light-emitting diodes that can put colors on the square lampshade when the power is turned on, and then display a colored square on the gray screen

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Then there are the buttons.

For a standalone Tetris handheld console, the D-pad seems to have little meaning.

So, Catherine designed five buttons for this.

These five buttons are left and right, as well as shape changing and quick landing. In addition, there is another button which is a switch.

As for the power source, there are no lithium batteries now, so you must use other power sources.

In this regard, just use ordinary dry batteries. Anyway, the technology of this kind of battery that appeared at the beginning of the century has become mature. Commercially produced alkaline batteries also began to appear in the 1960s.

In addition, a scoring device needs to be added, which can also be done using LED light tubes.

Then, the handheld model was created.

As for the controller, a single-chip microcomputer will suffice.

In this way, the cost of a handheld console is only a dozen dollars.

At this time, Catherine immediately called Sanders' office.

"Sanders, come to my office, I have a new plan."

Catherine was very excited and immediately called Sanders over.

"Miss Edson?"

Sanders was a little strange, but looking at Catherine's excitement, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.

"it is this."

Catherine handed over her drawings.

"A handheld game console? A portable Tetris?"

The light of LED is cold light, so it does not consume much power. The brightness can be adjusted through current. The only difficulty lies in the power circuit. In other aspects, there are almost no problems.

"You can actually do this..."

Sanders also seemed to have a sense of enlightenment.

"Yes, through LED. Maybe we can also use lights of various colors to make handheld consoles of various colors."

Catherine excitedly talked about her plan.

"Not just this kind of handheld phone with a fake screen, we will also launch a handheld phone with a real screen in the future."

She stopped suddenly.

"Sanders... tell me, can this technology be used on Pip-Boy's panel?"

Catherine's eyes suddenly lit up,

This seems feasible?

"Pip-Boy's panel?"

Sanders was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, unlike CRT monitors, we make the Pip-Boy panel a fixed resolution, and then put three LEDs in each pixel, which are red, blue, and green. In this way, is it ok?

Woolen cloth?"

The more Catherine thought about it, the more feasible it became.

Before there were no sed and fed, it seemed possible to use this as a substitute.

The three primary colors are used to adjust the color, and the current is used to adjust the light and darkness.

However, the adjustable range of LED light brightness is very small. If there is a problem with the circuit, the pn junction will be burned. Therefore, the requirements for the control circuit are very high.

"I think we may need to discuss it with the technical department."

Sanders is not good at this, that's all he can say.

"Well, that's it."

Catherine nodded.

"But for the time being, we still focus on handheld consoles. Let's solve the problem of handheld consoles first."

There are no technical difficulties at all in handheld consoles, and I’m afraid it will only take a few months to produce a physical product.

1967 was a really good year.

Catherine feels really good.

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