Rebirth in America

The establishment of ark company was quiet, and almost no one in the industry knew about it.

Alex's belief is that when the devils come to the village, they don't want to shoot guns, and they like to do things that make them rich.

Although this ark company was recently established, some of its rules and regulations are very complete. This was developed by Alex directly from many i companies in later generations, and the incentive policies for employees are very attractive.

For these eight founders, Alex certainly would not allocate all the company's shares at once. He would use an option system to allocate shares. In addition, Alex also provided them with generous wages and bonuses. As long as there are results, shares and bonuses will definitely not be treated badly.

Regarding options and shares, the eight young people still had some doubts at first. Noyce asked on the spot: "Is this option a share for us? Why not give it to us at once? We will definitely not leave halfway." company's."

Alex looked at them with a smile and replied: "I know you won't, but I can't guarantee that the people who come in later will think the same way. You know, a system must be implemented from top to bottom, and there can be no privileges. , otherwise it will be very difficult in the future. Since you all feel that you will definitely be able to get these shares, what is the difference between earlier and later?"

After hearing this, the young people felt that Alex's consideration was quite reasonable, so they stopped entangled in this matter. I just didn't expect that this approach really tied them to Ark Company. If they left the company midway, it would be a big loss for them.

He had already thought about the personnel structure of ark company and directly transferred some people from cp company to establish it. Of course, he couldn't hand over the entire company to these young people, he had to put his own people in it.

Of course, these may be redundant. After all, for Alex, who has super powers, it is clear to him who is capable and who is loyal to the company. This is just a precaution to avoid any accidents.

"I'm very optimistic about you!"

Alex looked at the young people very seriously. Although he was younger than them, there was no sense of anything inappropriate when he said such words. Everyone took it for granted and it was very useful.

None of the young people spoke, because they knew that Alex would definitely have something to say next. Sure enough, Alex added: "The future era must be the era of computers! I want everyone in the world to have a personal computer!"

"PC? Everyone needs one?"

The young people were frightened by Alex's ambitious words. You must know that today's computers are still only affordable by government departments and large enterprises. If they are replaced by smaller companies, even what does the computer look like? Don't know anything.

Although these young people can be considered veterans in the industry. But for a rare item like a computer. I have only seen them. Not very familiar. If someone told them that one day you would own a computer yourself, it would be unimaginable.

Alex was very satisfied with their reactions, and he nodded: "Yes. The reason why I said to you it is a computer, not a computer, is to enable you to distinguish them. What you have learned Computers are bulky and expensive electronic products. Most of their functions are not for personal use, but the personal computers I am talking about are different."

Moore hurriedly asked: "What's the difference? Literally speaking, a computer and a computer are the same thing. As for the personal computer you mentioned, is it just for the use of a single person on the surface?"

"Haha! Of course it's different. The functions of personal computers are completely different from those of supercomputers. Of course they cannot be generalized. I want to design a computer based on personal needs that is cheap, small and has functions that are more suitable for people's use. For example For example, when we usually work or handle personal matters, we all need to use word processing. So if we have a personal computer to help at this time, the efficiency will be greatly improved, and it will be more convenient and faster."

After hearing this, Noyce, Moore and others. They all pondered, and for ordinary people, they might just have to listen to this. But for smart people in the industry like them, it simply opened a door for them and allowed them to see a whole new world.

"That's right! Not only word processing, but also entertainment, such as listening to music, watching movies, TV videos, etc." Someone immediately realized it and shouted excitedly.

"There is also financial processing, which many people need!"

"Yes, I also want a personal computer to help with calculations."

"But such a computer should be very expensive. Can anyone afford it?"

Some people think this idea is unreliable. After all, the high price must be a huge threshold that few people can afford.

Alex was already prepared for this problem. He said: "This is the reason why our company Ark was established. We want to reduce the manufacturing cost of computers so that everyone can afford them. According to the development of technology Judging from the speed, in the near future, the price of computers will definitely be greatly reduced. What we have to do is to get ahead of others and seize the opportunity, so that the company can grow and develop."

Moore thought about it and agreed with this idea: "It's true. When the car came out, Mr. Ford also said that he wanted every family to have a car. At the time, this idea was incredible. , but in the end Ford made it happen.”

Ford's words and the development of Ford Company are both a successful example. Young people feel that they, like Ford, will become a historical figure praised by future generations.

Alex struck while the iron was hot and continued: "According to the data I have collected, the development of integrated circuit boards is very rapid. When the price remains unchanged, the number of transistors that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit will increase approximately every 18 months. Doubling that will double the performance. In other words, the computer performance you can buy per dollar will more than double every 18 months."

This sentence was like dropping a bomb into calm water, which immediately aroused violent reactions from the young people.

"What? This is absolutely impossible!"

"How could it be so fast? If it were to develop at such a fast pace, it wouldn't take more than ten years for the first-generation computer to be able to be put into a small box."

"This is too exaggerated!"

"That's right, I don't even believe it will develop so fast. According to this theory, people will soon have personal computers as powerful as supercomputers in their hands."

The eight young people are all very pragmatic scientific researchers. Because of this, it is difficult to believe Alex's exaggerated inference.

Alex smiled and gave an example: "You can take out existing computers and compare them to see if what I said is correct. Without going into detail, let's talk about the manufacturing cost of the first-generation computers. It is far cheaper than a tube computer, and its performance is more than ten times higher. There is also the Cray I computer, which is cheaper than the first-generation computer, but its performance is also more than ten times higher!"

Such words immediately silenced the young people, and they quickly went through the computer data in their minds. It was found that it was very consistent with what Alex said. But they still can't believe it. Think this is just a coincidence. It can't always be like this.

Seeing that they all seemed to accept it, Alex stopped talking about this topic. He said: "No matter what, you can't deny that computers are developing very fast. In this case, personal computers will definitely It's just a matter of one day earlier than one day before it becomes a reality. If we want it to come one day earlier, we all need to work together."

After hearing this, Noyce, Moore and others nodded in agreement. They began to feel that Alex's personal computer idea was very likely to be realized. As for when it would be realized, it was up to them.

After unifying everyone's thoughts, Alex felt it was necessary to further explain the company's development direction. He believes that this is crucial, and the previous words are all to make everyone work hard in this direction.

As for the direction of development. That simply covers all aspects. As long as it is related to computers, Ark will invest money and manpower in research and development.

"First, there are three main issues we want to address."

Alex asked his bodyguard to bring him a document, which was his positioning on the future development direction of ark. He waited for all the young people to read it. Then he continued: "Central processing unit (CP), memory and hard disk are the three main directions of our research. There are other things that are also very important, such as monitors and graphics cards. You can take a look at the above things first, and then say Tell me what you think."

The more they looked at it, the more surprised they became. This was very different from what they had originally imagined. They had only vaguely thought that they would study semiconductor components, but what they didn't expect was that Alex had already subdivided those things. After reading this document, they who were originally in the fog suddenly found that the fog around them had been swept away.

Seeing that their path was getting clearer and clearer, they couldn't hold back their excitement, and each of them began to think about the direction they would take in the future.

"I want to study cp!" Moore shouted immediately before he finished reading the document.

"I also want!"

"Me too!"

Immediately, several people expressed their intention to pounce on this sweet-looking big cake. They have followed Shockley for so long, and of course they know that CP has the highest technical content and the greatest profit. Even if you don't care about profit, you still care about reputation. If you can handle the central processing unit CP, you will feel proud in the future when you talk about it.

Regarding the issue of personnel distribution, Alex felt that it would be better not to interfere. He let the young people decide who does what and who does not. Anyway, the stage has been set up, and it is enough for the eight of them to toss on it. There should be no friction like the "Fairy Boy" in history.

In the end, they decided that Noyce and Moore would work together to research CP, and the remaining six people each chose a research direction to work on. Alex is very confident in the research and development capabilities of these young people. After all, they are all figures who have left their mark on history. How could it be possible without two brushes?

After he asked the eight young people to make their own choices, he immediately allocated funds and personnel to them, some more and some less, depending on the difficulty of the project being studied. These were all completed quickly, and Alex didn't even need to worry about it. There was a dedicated person responsible for supervision and management.

The ark company's stall was quite large, and hundreds of employees were recruited at once, most of whom were freshly graduated college students, graduate students, and master's students. However, under the leadership of old employees from CP Company and Noyce and others, the research work was carried out in an intense and orderly manner.

Acquiring Noyce, Moore and others and establishing Ark Company means that the historical "Fairchild" Company and "Intel Company" no longer exist. Instead, Alex invested in Ark Company, and history has undergone drastic changes.

Even if Alex acted unnoticed, his actions could not be hidden from some thoughtful people.

Especially IBM, they were initially attracted by CP's 100 million investment. But it is difficult for news to spread over there. After all, there are troops stationed and a large number of security guards guarding it, making it difficult for even Soviet agents to penetrate.

As for Ark, it was much easier. Not long after the company was established, it immediately attracted people from IBM to investigate. Soon they learned that Alex had invested another 100 million, which was nothing to a giant like them.

It’s only 100 million funds. If you choose the wrong direction, you may lose nothing. IBM is dismissive of it, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net It’s just that Alex is so capable that people have to pay attention to his every move. So IBM immediately organized personnel to study the affairs of Ark Company, hoping to analyze what Alex's intentions were.

Regarding the development of personal computers, Alex never thought of keeping it secret. What he asked to keep confidential were the details of the research and development direction. IBM soon learned of Alex's ambition: "Let everyone in the world have a personal computer."

Hearing this statement, many people found it very incredible, especially the top executives of IBM. They all know how much computers cost, and it's a joke to ask individuals to buy a multi-million-dollar product.

The founder of IBM, Watson Sr., once said that the world only needs five computers.

Obviously, people from IBM also agree with this idea, although they feel that Taiwan is a bit missing, and Taiwan or Taiwan is almost the same. As for one computer per person, is Alex's brain really not burned out?

"Do you think he's joking?" Little Watson's first reaction was that it was unbelievable, but he was so grateful that he had eaten Alex, so he immediately began to study it seriously.