Rebirth in America

In early March 1956, preparations for the Oscars ceremony officially began. In front of it is the Golden Globe Awards. The two award ceremonies are scheduled very close to each other and have a competitive relationship.

This time DreamWorks' "The Sound of Music" was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Music, Best Sound Effects, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction and Set Design, Best Film, and Best Cinematography. , Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress.

Before the Oscars, "The Sound of Music" had already won multiple awards at the Golden Globes a few days ago.

The Golden Globe Awards is also an important award. It has been held annually since 1944. The final result of the award is determined by the votes of 96 journalists. Until 2003, the Golden Globe Awards dinner was held a few days before the Oscar voting day.

More than two-thirds of those reporters work part-time, and because of this, the Golden Globe winners are more in line with the public's choice. It will not be subject to some hard conditions, such as age restrictions and so on. In other words, Alex has a high chance of winning.

At that time, Alex had already joined Seymour Clay's research team and had no energy to attend any award ceremony. What is surprising is that the Golden Globe Award for Best Director actually went to Alex, who was only 15 years old. Since he was not present, his brother Richard accepted the award on his behalf.

"The Sound of Music" won a total of 4 awards, namely Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Film.

After seven years, Bergman once again appeared in front of American audiences, and also won the Best Supporting Actress award. This can be regarded as a new life for her film career. People no longer blame her for abandoning her family and running away. She finally received the long-awaited forgiveness.

Bergman, who was holding the Golden Globe Award, burst into tears. She was so excited that she could hardly speak: "Thank you, thank you everyone! I..."

Holding back her tears, Bergman finished her acceptance speech intermittently, specifically mentioning Alex. She said that if Alex hadn't given her the opportunity, she didn't know when she would have been abandoned. Climb up from the gutter.

Richard, who is 11 years old this year, looks like he is 14 years old. His acceptance speech was a bit interesting. He said: "Here, let me make it clear first that I am not Alex. I am his younger brother. Richard!”

This sentence made everyone laugh softly, because when Richard entered the venue, many people mistakenly thought that Richard was Alex himself. So many people came over to ask for his autograph, and when they saw "Richard Carpenter" written on it, they all looked a little embarrassed.

"There is a reason why I accepted the award on behalf of my brother this time. One of the reasons is that Alex is very busy right now. He is developing computers. Yes, the rumors are true. My brother is the designer of the 'first generation' computer. .”

Richard's words immediately caused everyone present to whisper, especially the reporters, who all wrote vigorously. This is big news. IBM has assembled hundreds of scientific researchers to come up with a "defense computer", which is no match for a transistor computer designed by a teenage boy.

In connection with IBM's recent aggressive plan to release the 360 ​​computer, many reporters have already thought about it. Some people have imagined that IBM and CPT are two gunmen dueling, and they will fight to the death in an instant. look like.

"They didn't attend such an important evening as the Golden Globe Award. Doesn't this just show that the fight between them is fierce?" Some reporters couldn't hold it anymore and just wanted to finish the award ceremony quickly so that they could go back and write a report. Earth-shattering press release coming.

Richard's words were actually very simple. He just wanted to explain why his brother Alex couldn't come to receive the award in person.

His intentions were not bad, but he got Alex into trouble. Soon someone found out that Alex had multiple patents. In particular, there are multiple bipolar transistor patents, integrated circuit board patents, hula hoop patents, transistor radio patents, etc.

Soon someone exclaimed in the newspaper: "Alex is not only a singer, composer, director, actor, writer, but also an accomplished scientific inventor!"

"Alex, who is only 15 years old, has already won honors that no one else can win in his lifetime. Is there anything else that he can't do?"

"The Golden Globe Award for Best Director is out! Alex became the youngest Best Director in history."

Not only entertainment news newspapers are concerned about Alex's current situation, but even some scientific research magazines are extremely excited. At this time, the "first generation" transistor computer was still the fastest computer in the world. Only a few years later, would the computer field be changing again?

Many people are optimistic about IBM. Even though Alex has defeated them once, it is still difficult to change people's views on IBM. Many people believe that it is still the dominant player in the computer market. After all, even a broken ship has its own flaws. What's more, IBM is not a bad ship, and it still has such a strong background.

Some newspapers quickly obtained the research plans of the two companies. Through these public documents, they quickly saw that IBM and CPT (Carpenter Electronics) were engaged in a life-or-death battle. As long as the computer being developed by one of them is built first, the other will be completely defeated. At least in the computer market.

"Alex is absent from the Golden Globe Awards and working on the fastest computer behind closed doors!"

"IBM took the initiative and CPT was panicked!"

Some places specifically offer odds to bet on which company, IBM and CPT, will be the first to successfully develop a computer. IBM has the highest winning rate, and CPT is generally not favored by people. Many people believe that the reason why the "first generation" computer was invented by Alex was because of the advantages provided by bipolar transistors. If IBM had originally chosen transistors to build computers, CPT would probably have nothing to do with it.

Now IBM and CPT are on the same starting line. Just from the perspective of capital, manpower, material resources and R\u0026D background, IBM is far beyond CPT. This is a contest of great disparity in strength, and the winner can be determined by the size of the company alone.

Some people also laughed at Alex for not being professional enough and only knowing how to concentrate on dealing with threats: "A young man only wins one game and thinks that the market is his. If he keeps focusing on computer research and development, maybe he will still have some Chances of winning. Who asked him to do all kinds of things, sing, write books, and make movies? Does he really think he is God?"

However, none of them expected that Alex had already attracted a master to the computer research laboratory of CPT Company. Seymour Clay, the jungle hermit, is not a vegetarian. In the original history, he was able to defeat IBM's R\u0026D team of hundreds of people with only a R\u0026D team of more than 30 people and only spent 7 million US dollars. Team.

Richard's speech at the Golden Globe Awards immediately exposed CPT's R\u0026D plan to IBM, which not only attracted media attention, but also made young Watson wary.

"We must build the IBM 360 computer before them! We must be faster than them! Otherwise you will all be finished, finished!" After little Watson got the performance setting parameters of the "Cray I" computer, he immediately Call everyone for an emergency meeting.

Under Watson's roar, IBM's technical staff worked overtime one by one and worked hard. They also all know that if IBM fails again, there will definitely be massive layoffs. IBM itself may not go bankrupt, but its employees are likely to lose their jobs.

Of course, IBM's actions could not be hidden from people in the industry, and Watson's roar soon reached Alex's ears.

"What? IBM has started to show its strength?" Alex was surprised. He didn't understand why Watson was so nervous. When he learned about Richard's speech, he realized that someone had already alerted him.

"Richard has such a big mouth. I really regret letting him accept the award on my behalf."

In desperation, Alex could only change his leisurely research and development work plan, and he had to work harder.

Seymour Clay was surprised when Alex suddenly became diligent. He had never seen Alex work so hard. He had already stayed in the research room for food and accommodation, but Alex seemed to come over to play. He usually just stood aside and watched, and said a few words when he was in the mood. But what this guy said was on point, and he quickly asked them to solve some difficult problems.

Several times when Seymour asked Alex to take on major tasks, he would be pushed back by him. Sometimes he would have a stomachache and sometimes he would be in no mood. Seymour no longer wanted to work with him. Fortunately, Alex would actually take the initiative to work overtime, which would definitely speed up the research and development work.

"Alex, you can do this part of RISC (reduced instruction)! I'm also responsible for writing the operating system!"

With Alex doing his best, Seymour no longer has to devote too much energy to other tasks. After this period of cooperation, Seymour deeply understood what tacit cooperation meant. Alex was like a roundworm in his stomach. He knew everything clearly no matter what he was doing and didn't explain much at all.

"Operating system? I've already done that!"

"What? When did you write the operating system? Have you tested it? If there is a bug, we will be doomed. I haven't even explained the requirements of the operating system to you, why have you already written it? It’s out.”

Alex smiled, UU Reading www.uukanshu.netｔ There are certainly no bugs in his operating system. He said: "Don't worry, the operating system is just what you need. If you don't believe it, just take a look and you will know. "

Seymour even muttered in his heart: "Really or not, I just recently figured out what kind of operating system to write. Does this guy really know how to read minds?"

This is natural. Alex is still using the Seymour doll. In the mental space, the Seymour doll can also carry out research and development work. Including Alex himself, he is equivalent to two people working together on research and development. The efficiency is of course much faster than that of Seymour alone. This is not one plus one equals two.

The efficiency of the combination of Alex and Seymour's puppets should be more than ten times that of Seymour alone. Especially under the guidance of Alex's advanced knowledge, as long as the manufacturing process can reach it, there is nothing he can't make.

Neither of them realized that Richard's statement led the world to mistakenly believe that the Cray I computer was designed by Alex. Even if Alex played a big role in it, he couldn't just take the glory away from Seymour Clay.

Fortunately, Seymour doesn't value fame at all, and he doesn't like to be watched and admired. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the title of "Jungle Hermit". He didn't pay any attention to this little thing.

While research and development work is in full swing, there is another thing that is also very eye-catching. The Oscar committee had already sent an invitation to Alex, but Alex refused to participate without even thinking about it. In this way, the 1956 Oscar Awards ceremony began in the absence of Alex, the man of the hour.