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Catherine gave Fursenstein enough authority. At this time, Fursenstein was thinking about how to create a truly "portable" computer.

But Osborne resigned angrily because his ideas were not accepted. Fursenstein regretted this because the other party had strong enough theoretical knowledge.

If the other party doesn't have enough, it doesn't mean that Fursenstein will stop his research.

What Catherine told Fursenstein, Fursenstein was already thinking about what to do.

The 9.7-inch 240x180 screen is already the best SED screen that can be found now, and Fusenstein is planning to use this screen on the new machine.

Although Catherine said that things like speakers could be removed, Fursenstein did not consider it this way - instead, he integrated the functions of ibag into his own products.

In Fursenstein's impression, this kind of machine should be divided into two layers, the upper layer and the lower layer. The upper layer is where the screen is. However, if only one screen is installed, because the screen is too small, there will be many

The empty space, just that space, was where Fursenstein was going to install the sound system.

Of course, the exterior design is still secondary.

If Catherine's idea is followed, the current machine will have to be re-designed with a PCB version.

The design of pcb, that is, printed circuit board, is definitely not as simple as imagined.

The design of this kind of board would not be possible without one or two years of design and more than millions of dollars of investment.

At least, that's what seems to be the case at present.

Fursenstein's team is also studying this issue.

According to Catherine's idea, what they need to develop is a product that uses an "embedded system".

"Embedded system" is a concept proposed by Catherine Edson. It is defined in "The Information Revolution" as: "a device that controls, monitors or assists the operation of machines and equipment." From this we can see

An embedded system is a combination of software and hardware, and can also cover ancillary devices such as machinery. At present, a generally recognized definition in China is: application-centered, based on computer technology, software and hardware can be tailored to adapt to the needs of the application system.

A dedicated computer system with strict requirements on function, reliability, cost, size and power consumption.

Judging from the situation of later generations, those products that use the Android system platform use embedded systems in a certain sense.

Although this kind of system has the same kernel as an ordinary system, the drivers and applications are all customized.

Embedded systems can also be regarded as customized systems for a certain product.

At least according to the current understanding, this can be the case.

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The gate system will burn the latest read-only rom products inside after being streamlined.

To be honest, this is a very luxurious thing.

It is not that 70MB capacity particles do not exist, but the cost of such a product itself is about US$1,700.

And this SED screen costs US$1,200.

In other words, these two components add up to a cost of more than $2,900.

Fursenstein felt a little guilty. If he were to assemble and design such a product, according to his most optimistic estimate, it seemed that he would need a selling price of at least US$5,000 to be able to gradually recover the cost.

"But if the price is so high...is there really no problem?"

Perhaps because Catherine set the price so low from the beginning, Fursenstein had the illusion that the price was too high.

But in fact, even if the price is 8,000 US dollars, Catherine is actually very kind - at least compared to IBM in history, it is a little more kind.

And since it is a portable product, it should be priced higher than a desktop computer, right?

Although it is monochrome, because of this, the performance requirements for the machine are not that high when outputting the picture, so in this case, the performance will not be too bad.

If you use embedded ROM particles, the system will be smoother when reading.

Of course, the disadvantage of ROM is that when a bug is discovered, it cannot be directly patched, so the problem will be troublesome at that time.

"However, the PS system is stable enough. So far, only some small bugs have been found..."

Fursenstein suddenly thought of some news he had received before.

Before being released for sale, Catherine's products must go through a testing period of more than half a year. Not just software, but even video game products must be tested for a long period of time before they can be released.

With so much time, even big bugs can be found, let alone phoenix-sta

The gate system has been on sale for more than a year, so it should be pretty simple.

At least, large bugs should not be encountered.

If it is a small bug, it can actually be skipped by adding some commands to the configuration document. This should not be a problem.

"By the way, there's also a keyboard."

Since it is for office use, the keyboard is very important. After all, when editing documents and the like, the comfort of the keys is also very important.

"As for the storage method, it's not suitable to use a hard drive, right?" Thinking of the big hard drive, Fursenstein decided to dismantle it.

"Just use data tapes!" he decided.

Speaking of which, data tapes are also the most commonly used storage devices today.

Because there are no portable devices, people can only settle for the next best thing. It just so happens that the data tape developed by Catherine has become the darling of the market. So far, the maximum data storage capacity of the data tape has reached a terrifying 32MB.

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Moreover, the previous technical problem that data tapes could only pack and store all data and read it at one time has also been overcome. Now machines can store data on tapes at will... Of course, the speed will be very slow.

The system will scan the tape back and forth, find enough space, write the file, and finally write the file information at the beginning of the file.

Although it is troublesome, it actually has some uses.

It would be convenient if data tapes were used as storage devices for saving documents and the like. Fursenstein felt that the positioning of such a portable computer should be a little more professional and there would be no need to consider so many other things.

"But it's a pity that the sed screen does not have color. Otherwise, it would be better if it could be extended to a slide projector."

Using slide projectors for presentations has become a new way of holding meetings in many companies. However, there are some shortcomings, that is, the current products cannot use pictures.

Maybe someone was inspired by this, so they set up a typesetting company to imitate the computer slideshow model, putting pictures and text on film so that they can be played. It is said that the business is not bad.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Fursenstein. After finishing the preliminary design, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this matter is not over yet. The design document is also given to Catherine.

Thinking of this, Fursenstein picked up the phone, made a call to the other party, and was about to go there with the report.

"So, Osborne resigned?"

Catherine did not expect that the man named Adam Osborne would actually resign like this.

"It seems that your thoughts are somewhat wrong with the other party's, Kate." Elsa replied.

"But there's no need to resign, right...?" Catherine muttered.

The company's strategy is still very open, at least that's what Catherine thinks.

Catherine does not support many ideas, but in fact many of these products are being developed, and some of them are successful. The company's degree of freedom is still very high.

"From my perspective, that person's ambition seems to be more than just that..." Elsa tilted her head and thought for a moment: "I think this person may be... well, a little strange."

"I think it's okay..." Catherine shrugged: "Forget it, Fursenstein is still here anyway, and he is in charge of this plan."

Catherine read Fursenstein's resume. He graduated from Stanford University with excellent academic performance and was very creative at work. If you let him do it, he should be good. All in all, he is a person worth cultivating.

"Dong dong dong dong." There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Catherine let the other person in.

"Hello, Miss Edson." At this time, Fusenstein walked in.

"You've got it all done?"

"This is my preliminary plan." The other party directly handed the plan to Catherine.

Catherine took the opponent's plan and nodded slightly.

I have to say that Fursenstein's plan is quite to Catherine's liking.

"But do you really want to add a speaker?" Catherine still criticized the speaker.

"...Yes, I think this function..."

"What is the need for this function? More professional people will buy ibags, right? And what we are facing are not audio and video enthusiasts, but business users."

"……I see."

Only then did Fusenstein realize that he had also misunderstood something - after all, according to his own thoughts a few days ago, he also wanted to be more professional.

"We can definitely put batteries in these places... Well, in this case, we should be able to increase the battery life..." Although lead-acid batteries are used now, will they still work?

Hmm, by the way, maybe nickel-cadmium batteries can be used?

In fact, if possible, before the advent of lithium-ion batteries, Catherine still felt that it would be better to use irradiated batteries.

But now it seems that only lead-acid batteries are useful...so that's all we can do for the time being.

(To be continued)