Giant of the times

Li Zetian glanced at everyone and said: "On January 1, 1983, ARPANET officially used the TCP/IP protocol to replace the old NCP network control protocol, and was subsequently jointly promoted by Galaxy Networks and the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Next, the TCP/IP protocol has become popular in society. Hundreds of universities in the United States have used the TCP/IP protocol! In the future, more users will join ARPANET, and email will have commercial value. !”

Once the TCP/IP protocol becomes popular, the real Internet will soon be born. In this era, Li Zetian has the clearest understanding of the Internet and the impact that the Internet will have in the future!

At this time, everyone nodded to express their understanding. In fact, Microsoft's Windows 1.0 operating system supports the TCP/IP network protocol, which is a feature that Li Zetian previously requested Gary Kildare's operating system development team to add.

It is true that the commercial value of developing email now is not great, but the potential for future development is huge, and the accumulation of email technology is also necessary. After Microsoft went public, it had strong financial resources, could recruit more talents, and develop email, so there was no problem.

Now that Microsoft has gone public and raised funds, if the money is still in hand and has not been spent, it means that the money has not been used well at all. Only by using money on technology and using money on talents can enterprises develop rapidly and stand firm. The place of defeat.

Li Zetian proposed two projects, PowerPoint and e-mail, in order to allow Microsoft to spend money and develop rapidly.

Of course, PowerPoint is indeed a very profitable and heavyweight software.

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After the meeting, Microsoft began to take action. Following Li Zetian's suggestion, Bill Gates sent someone to poach Ray Tomlinson, the "father of email".

Li Zetian feels that his collecting habit is getting more and more serious, especially the father of so-and-so in the technology world. He has now collected many such people.

For example, Gary Kildare, the "Father of the DOS Operating System", Ted Hoff, the "Father of the Microprocessor", Alan Shugart, the "Father of the Disk", and Nolan Bushner, the "Father of Video Games" Wait... I'm afraid I can make a deck of playing cards from now on.

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Ray Tomlinson was very surprised at this time and didn't understand why Microsoft hired him with a high salary.

Of course, Ray Tomlinson was surprised, and that's normal.

sndmsg email has no commercial value and Ray Tomlinson is not famous. In fact, in the world of science and technology, there are too many unsung heroes like Ray Tomlinson. They have made great contributions to mankind, but they have not received the rewards and glory they deserve. Some people will not be remembered until decades later, while some may even remain unknown throughout their lives...

"Mr. Ray Tomlinson, Chronos Li personally invited you by name to go to Microsoft and will entrust you with important tasks. It is better than working in obscurity at Newman Company!" said the HR manager of Microsoft in a sincere tone.

Ray Tomlinson was even more surprised at this time. The people Chronos Li personally named were enough to show that the other party valued him. However, Ray Tomlinson was still confused and asked curiously: "I can't figure out why Chronos Li values ​​me so much?"

"Because you invented sndmsg email and are an expert in this field! To be honest, Microsoft is preparing to develop a commercial version of email, so I am very much looking forward to your joining!!!"

“Business version of email???”

Ray Tomlinson couldn't help showing a look of astonishment on his face. He was the inventor of email, but he never discovered its commercial value.

The HR manager of Microsoft struck while the iron was hot and said: "Mr. Tomlinson, don't you want to see the email you invented become popular all over the world and become a communication method used by everyone? Come to Microsoft, we can work with you to achieve this. dream!

By then, the whole world will know that Mr. Ray Tomlinson is the father of E-mail! ! ! "

When Ray Tomlinson heard the last words, his heart trembled inexplicably.

After joining Microsoft, he had money, fame, and status. Ray Tomlinson was no saint, and he was immediately moved.

"Okay, I am willing to join Microsoft!!" He nodded and agreed.

The HR manager of Microsoft stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Microsoft welcomes you to join us!"

Ray Tomlinson reached out to shake his hand and said immediately: "It will take some time for me to resign. In about two weeks, I can report to Microsoft."

"No problem, the position of Microsoft Email Project Development Manager will be reserved for you until you take up the position."

"Okay, thank you very much!"

After the HR manager of Microsoft dealt with Ray Tomlinson, he immediately called Bill Gates back. Bill Gates then called and told Li Zetian. After Li Zetian learned the news, he felt happy.

"Ray Tomlinson, the father of email, joined Microsoft to develop email. This is awesome! Haha..."

Li Zetian ended the call with Bill Gates, and then continued to read the documents. This was a fax from SAIC-Rolls-Royce. The content above was roughly that the Veyron brand car was successfully developed and the Veyron brand was established. The first automobile production assembly line is ready for mass production.

The design style of the Veyron is very similar to that of a Rolls-Royce, with a domineering feel, which is consistent with the brand name "Vyron". The Veyron's car logo is a golden five-clawed dragon soaring through the clouds and mist, which looks very majestic! Although it uses a lot of technology from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, it is not expensive, with each car selling for 50,000 yuan. However, there are currently very few households worth 10,000 yuan in mainland China. I am afraid that only wealthy people in big cities, government agencies, and research institutions can afford it.

According to statistics at the end of December 1982, Shenzhen, as a special economic zone, had just over 2,000 "households worth 10,000 yuan".

Li Zetian is actually still a little worried about how many Veyron cars he can sell for 50,000 yuan each. In fact, the price is already very low. If it is any lower, there won’t be much profit. Due to the limited level of China's automobile industry during this period, the domestic production rate of Veyron's parts was only 6%, so many parts had to be purchased from abroad at high prices, which increased manufacturing costs.

Li Zetian closed the document and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he shook his head and said to himself: "Forget it, no matter how much it sells, mainland China is very poor now, and we don't expect it to make much money! Santana has not yet established a production line in China, and Veyron is already ahead. One step is enough! Automobile manufacturers are actually just the downstream of the industrial chain. They have no production equipment and no parts. How can they build cars? Only by mastering the upstream of the industrial chain can they really have the right to speak!!! Just like Aisi Moore (ASML) has mastered the most advanced lithography machine, and all semiconductor companies must rely on it!!!"

PS: This is the third update. I will write the fourth update immediately. No matter how late it is tonight, I must write it out.