Blooming America

Chapter 233 Wang An Computer Co.

As the time entered August, the temperature was still very high, but at the headquarters of aRk, air-conditioning had been installed, so it was very cool.

"It looks good?"

Catherine operates the completed Stargate system.

Of course, such products need at least one year or more of testing before they can enter the market.

"Come on, Elsa, come and try."

Catherine took Elsa to her own deeds.

"Um... but I don't know how to use a computer."

She said.

"No problem, this one is actually very simple."

The difficulty of getting started is also a very important thing for Catherine to think about.

The size of the stargate system is mB, which is exactly the capacity of a CD.

As for the bald head of the optical drive, the life span is about hours. If you use it for two hours a day, it can be used for at least two years. Even if you work for more than four hours a day, it can last for one year.

Because it has a large capacity of mB, those technicians are very painful to test the system repeatedly to ensure that the system can continue to work when certain problems occur. In this way, even if a bald head is broken, or it is With two bald heads, as long as the error rate can be maintained to a certain extent, the system can still be started.

"Huh? There are games?"

Elsa seemed to show something.

"This... draw a picture?"

——Yes, Catherine’s system has a built-in drawing program, but this program is not very good. It only has 16 colors and only tools such as pencils and erasers.

This Pentium computer has a graphics chip for a 2D renderer, but the catch is that although this renderer is the most technologically advanced graphics card product, in Catherine's view, it is still not enough.

Although the resolution is very low, because the display of this era is a cRT display device, which can truly restore the color, the display effect is much better than the same effect that Catherine will see on the LCD screen in the future-this is The advantages of point-to-point perfect display.

Catherine considered that the microcomputer should be a product for many industries, so all aspects must be prepared.

In addition to the mB optical drive core, this computer also has 5B of memory-yes, the memory is much larger than the storage device.

In the next step, Catherine is going to study a larger capacity optical drive.

At this time, there are two options before Catherine, one is to improve the platen process and increase the capacity to mB. But in this case, three bald heads may still be needed to ensure data stability.

The second option is to make the platen process more refined, and at the same time increase the accuracy of data reading on the bald head. To make the pressing process more refined, you can continue to research on the basis of not changing the current optical disc technology, but in this case, the capacity of the optical disc will not increase, it is still mB, but the advantage is that three bald heads are no longer needed. The cost will be greatly reduced-but this also has a disadvantage, that is, the cost of research may be quite high.

After thinking about it, Catherine decided to continue the research in the second direction. After all, the cost of a single-headed device is lower. In the long run, this kind of optical drive device is better than the previous one, and the failure rate is also higher than that of three-headed. Lower.

Of course, new technologies still need to be studied, and no two or three years are impossible.

Elsa operated it twice, and basically understood how this system should be operated. Catherine looked in her eyes, and then nodded.

It seems that such a system is easy to get started.

Then Catherine took out a compact disc.

This kind of CD Catherine refers to the umd of the original world, and there is a shell on the outside instead of a separate CD, so that the CD can be better protected.

This CD-ROM has a white plastic shell on one side-here it was originally used to paste games and software.

This disc is the game disc of "The Great Voyage" being opened by Blizzard Games Entertainment.

Catherine put the CD in, and then the system began to read it, let Elsa down, Catherine sat back, and then opened the "application".

Then, she saw an icon of a large sea ship.

The so-called "application" is a folder for storing shortcuts.

When the CD and cassette are inserted, the application icon will appear directly in this place instead of displaying the CD itself.

Although on the surface, this is for the convenience of operation, but on the other hand, it is also an anti-piracy method, because in the system, the CD-ROM drive is not displayed directly, and when Catherine's system reads the CD-ROM drive, it is not at all Just like the "future" kind of computer, the CD-ROM itself will appear as a peripheral device, but there will be an extra icon in the "application" folder.

——Anyway, the CD-ROM drive does not appear now. You can set it as you like. The rule-making of this system is entirely up to you.

After entering the game, the game starts to read the configuration.

Catherine’s Stargate system has 6kB of content and is used to store user settings. Users can customize the system according to their own needs.

This data is read by the system first every time it is turned on, and then it will be read after it is turned on.

The save of the game is the same.

In this regard, Catherine specifically set a path, and stipulated that the path of all software settings must be in it.

For example, in this era of great navigation, after inserting the CD, the first thing the system has to do is to read the "great navigation era" folder under the "gme" folder under the c drive, and all the system settings and archives will be All are stored in this place, if there is not, the system will create one.

In this era of great navigation, it is still a dem version, and it can only be a glimpse of the game.

Due to system limitations, the picture quality of the game is not very good. Although Japanese artists of the era are good, they are still inferior to those of the era...

In the game, only one female pirate is provided. After entering the game, it is mainly to experience the operation and control of the big voyage.

Catherine felt satisfied.

And because the characters were designed by Ania herself, they look very beautiful-although they can't be seen in the game, the original paintings on the game's promotional posters were created by her.

"Everything is going well~"

IBm is having a headache, but Catherine’s company is busy going round and round. After the system reform, the enthusiasm of the company's employees has been unprecedentedly high.

Within the group, Catherine integrates the entire group as much as possible. Although there are various companies under the group, almost all employees are closely united.

After all, Catherine's assets are not high, and the market value can only barely reach 100 million.

At this time, the company's ability to resist risks is low, so what the company needs to do is to twist into a rope and break through the obstacles with all its strength.

And when the company's exhibition is big in the future, Catherine is ready to let each subsidiary be responsible for its own profits and losses, instead of "eating a big pot of rice", which will be more beneficial to the company's future exhibition.

While playing a game, Olsen walked in at this time.

"Miss Edson, I want to ask about netbsp; c language booting is a kind of minicomputer, this kind of minicomputer is in charge of Olsen-it is his old line of business...

Open packages in c language will be given away randomly.

"By the way, what happened to the software?"

Catherine asked.

"We have developed a complete plan."

Olsen controls Apple, and Software Development has not yet been spun off from this company.

"Well, then continue."

Catherine said.

She knows that no matter how good the current software is, the height that the software can reach is limited due to functional limitations.

So even if you develop software for your computer, you probably won’t be able to live for a few more years. On the contrary, the current aRk is IBm’s urging ghost. With the presence of Clay, the more IBm will happen sooner or later-Clay’s computer In 1986, it once occupied% of the computer market.

Of course, there are some differences between mainframes and advanced computers, but Catherine knows the future trend.

With the development of the times, the trend of networking and miniaturization will become more and more obvious, while the traditional centralized processing and host/sub-terminal model will become less and less able to meet people's needs.

Under this circumstance, traditional mainframes and minicomputers will only retreat steadily when facing this trend.

The main research direction of Catherine's mainframe is the server mode characterized by the c/s mode.

The so-called nett/server-client/server.

Catherine adopts this model, specifically, some functions are executed on the front-end machine (that is, the client), and other functions are executed on the back-end machine (that is, the server). The distribution of functions is to reduce various bottlenecks in the computer system.

The c/s mode is simply an application system based on the enterprise's internal network.

It's just that, now Catherine has transferred this server from within the enterprise to ChinaNetCloud through the cloud model. In this way, for users who need a mainframe, they only need to buy a client.

In fact, this is already somewhat similar to the extension of the c/s mode-B/s mode (Brser/server, browser/server), but in fact there are some differences, so Catherine didn’t know that her own computer What kind of mode should be.

The grade computer that Cray is developing is, to be precise, a little different from the traditional grade computer, but a safe and stable machine with a mainframe.

Speaking of which, Catherine's products are all nondescript.

But Catherine doesn't care, history has changed anyway, and she doesn't care what history will become in the future.

——After all, now my product exhibitions are all in line with historical trends...

As for the software developed for IBm, Catherine’s request is that she needs this product to be "more than the top and the insufficiency than the bottom." Catherine needs her own product to make users shine, and she also requires users to be dissatisfied with the function. This is also her own. attempt.

After Ken Olsen left, Catherine called Seymour Clay again.

"Mr. Clay, do you want to be president?"

As soon as Clay came in, Catherine immediately asked a question.

"You...what?"

Clay still hadn't reacted.

"I want to buy netbsp; Catherine said.

"? Are you sure?" There was a surprised **** on Kray's face.

In the original 1969, the improved version was launched, which would run 10,000 times per second, and orders would be plentiful. Since then, Cray has become a world-famous expert in the overall design of large and supercomputers. Throughout the entire decade, it almost dominated the computer market, and the company's revenue reached 10,000 U.S. dollars. Even Watson Jr. had to admit that IBm had to retreat.

However, because Cray was dug into Catherine's place, netg was able to overtake IBm, but because the production capacity could not keep up with IBm, it was finally suppressed steadily. Although ún is doing well now, Catherine also knows , They are almost over.

"If you can."

Clay was very excited.

It is precisely because of the success of the product that he has become complacent, and Kray has always wanted to study faster computers, so the two finally parted ways. At this time, Katherine, who was holding a lollipop, put Kray u Turned around.

Catherine knew the value of Clay, and there was no doubt about such value.

Catherine's idea was not a temporary intention, but because she had a new enemy-Wang An Computer Company.

Not long ago, Wangan Computer Company demonstrated their word processing system.

After hearing the news, Catherine was taken aback.

Shouldn't this thing appear in the era?

Soon, Catherine learned that the other party had used its own chip, and then produced this word processing system.

At this moment, Catherine got a headache.

In the mid-range market, Wang An's word processor is competing with himself for this market, while in the high-end market, he is fighting against IBm.

Catherine had to adjust her company's strategy.

The acquisition is to strengthen their ability to fight IBm on mainframes and supercomputers, while on the other side, they began to deal with this sudden enemy.

Wang An is a Chinese American, and the magnetic core in Catherine's computer is now created by Wang An-of course, the patent protection time is up and anyone can produce it. After all, this is a 49-year patent.

After that, Wang An was forced to sell the patent to the overwhelming IBm, and the two sides have been confronted since then, almost becoming endless enemies.

In 1983, Wang'an's turnover soared to the seventh place. And Wang An's personal assets are as high as 100 million U.S. dollars. He is veritably rich in Chinese and the fifth richest person in the United States.

But in 1985, Wang'an Company suffered losses for the second time, and then continued to decline. The company began its second transformation.

However, Wang An died of cancer this time, and his son was a mediocre. As a result, the company's final transformation failed and the company lost money and went bankrupt. Although the exhibition was launched again later, the company has switched to providing services and was acquired in 1999.

Even Bill Gates once said that if Wang An can complete his second strategic turning point, there may not be today's Microsoft in the world, and Bill Gates will not become a hero in the personal computer era-"I It might be a mathematician or a lawyer somewhere."

In the face of such an enemy, Catherine had to fight for twelve points.

After all, I can't beat IBm, so it's a big deal to stick to the microcomputer market, but Wang An's word processing system is attacking his own foundation.

And what makes Catherine even more depressed is another thing...

Catherine's microcomputer is indeed very cheap-less than a thousand dollars.

However, the price of Catherine's software is cheating-there is no less than a thousand dollars.

Since the release of Microsoft computers, Catherine's low-price software strategy has begun to adjust. The third party relies on her own, and has turned a lot of money. This is also a good way for her to win over the third party.

Catherine originally thought that it was enough for her to expand the market. This lack of a sense of crisis has resulted in a headache for Catherine.

But lower the price yourself?

This makes the people who bought their own products feel so embarrassed

Catherine didn't know the price at which the other party's product was going to enter the market, but this was not good news for herself.

No matter what kind of product he is, it is a blow to himself.

Catherine's products now occupy the microcomputer market, and dozens or millions of microcomputers are simply not enough for this big American market.

In the minicomputer market, Catherine is also thriving with the help of the industries she has acquired.

As for Wang An's products, whether it is aimed at the minicomputer market or the microcomputer market, he will undoubtedly be shot.

——Especially in the microcomputer market. After all, Catherine’s products are dominated by one company. In case the other party develops a product that can fight against itself... That would be a lot of fun.

"Wang An..."

The only thing that is not contradictory between yourself and the other party~www.wuxiaspot.com~I'm afraid it is dealing with IBm, right?

On 21, 1949, Wang An applied to the Patent Office for a patent for "storage cores". IBm, with a keen sense of smell, immediately realized this bright commercial application prospect, decided to purchase a patent, and constantly asked Wang An for information. It is the delay in finalizing the patent fees for storage magnetic cores. On November 16, 1953, the two sides finally reached an agreement. However, two years later, IBm cancelled the originally proposed commission fee. They also rejected Wang An's one-time purchase fee of 10,000 US dollars and threatened Wang An with a pending patent application. In order to avoid falling into a protracted lawsuit, Wang An finally had to accept the final price of ten thousand dollars. Since then, fighting IBm has become Wang An's lifelong belief.

Every product of Catherine has dozens or even hundreds of patents. Catherine applied for these patents with the belief that he would rather be invalidated and apply for patents.

But obviously, Wang An at that time was a bit tenderer than himself, so he was finally pitted by IBm.

Can you form an alliance with the other party?

Catherine thought.