Rebirth of the Tech Madman

With successive years of blowout exhibitions, the commercial value of personal computers has become more and more obvious. Up to now, a huge sunrise industry with an output value of tens of billions of dollars has been formed. w(ww..

Fangyuan Computer and ibm, two companies, one is the emerging hegemon of microcomputers, and the other is the veteran of traditional computers, both have achieved great success in the personal computer market.

In terms of market value alone, the latter reached a high of 100 million U.S. dollars, while the former was catching up, reaching a breathtaking level of 100 million U.S. dollars. It also topped U.S. Tobacco and was included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Among the major constituent stocks.

What makes investors crazy is that the combined market value of Fangyuan Computer and ibm has accounted for more than one-third of the market value of all stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

What this means is self-explanatory. The fierce battle between Fangyuan Computer and ibm has also made the onlookers feel excited to witness the changes of the times that "the talented people come out from generation to generation, and each leads for hundreds of years".

In fact, the microcomputer wave led by Fangyuan Computer has not only affected ibm, but has had a full impact on the entire traditional computer industry.

Fangyuan-class computers, Fangyuan servers, and Fangyuan workstations have used repeatable success stories to prove the feasibility of it products with microprocessor architecture in high-end applications.

The personal computer is even more popularizing computer technology, making it no longer the exclusive privilege of large enterprises and government agencies.

At this stage, various computer companies have adopted different forms of layout to welcome this industrial revolution.

For example, hp, which is authorized by the Fangyuan personal computer standard, has not directly entered the consumer market, but still launched its own-brand personal computer, and combined with the accumulation of technology in the traditional computer field, it is connected to a minicomputer and becomes one. An extremely attractive cheap terminal.

Even those who are stubbornly dismissive of personal computers are constantly innovating their own flagship product-32-bit minicomputer vax. To deal with the increasingly obvious threats of Fangyuan Server and Fangyuan Workstation.

However, although the competition between these high-end areas and the corporate market is treacherous and thrilling, it is not as full and heartily as the competition for personal computers in the mass market. Those who do good things are more willing to talk about such superficial struggles.

In recent months, ibm- and Fangyuan personal computers have indeed fought very fiercely. The former bought out Intel’s in an attempt to allow its latest model ibm- to seize market share first and destroy its opponent’s three-generation Fangyuan personal computer. The first advantage; while the former did not hesitate to adjust the marketing strategy. Reduce the price of personal computers that originally belonged to the high-end product line.

The two sides were even more engaged in advertising wars, mocking each other, almost to the point of spitting at each other, it can be said that there is no demeanor to talk about, but it has also formed a boom in supply and marketing, and Wall Street also praised this.

In short, it is a sentence, whether the industry or the enterprise earns enough popularity, it has become a star-like existence.

When the war situation is stuck in a stalemate, it has a graphical user interface. Amidst the thousands of calls, it made its debut, a conference that attracted the attention of the United States.

Jobs has even more bold words, Apple will sell 750,000 mabsp this year; therefore, industry commentators generally believe that competition in the personal computer market will become more fierce. Especially with the announcement of amd, it has successfully mass-produced am286, which is fully compatible with Intel. With the ability to supply computer manufacturers, Fangyuan Computer Company also announced that some out-of-stock models of the third-generation Fangyuan personal computers have resumed sales.

But what happened next tells people what is called feng shui turn around and world's impermanence, the ibm- that the blue giant produces and sells at full capacity. The horse stumbled and was exposed by the media that there were product design flaws.

In fact, complaints of downtime are common after ibm-marketing in large quantities, but even ibm, which has a very mature and stable technology research and production process system, has not found the exact root cause. I had to vaguely pull over a scapegoat, inferring that there is a bug in Microsoft's operating system, and the problem can be solved after modification and improvement.

The industry and consumers can't help but believe this reason. Even Gates himself thinks it should be like this. Who made this copycat operating system bought by opportunism has many problems.

This was a bit of a pain for Microsoft programmers, and several + versions were delivered one after another, but it didn't help.

Gates flew like thunder, and it was like sitting on pins and needles. The ridicule of Microsoft was still the second place. IBM has clearly shown distrust and even dislike of ms-.

Although Microsoft has been adding various new features to ms-, such as supporting more specifications of floppy disks. Hard disk, network, etc., but there is a technological gap that can't be overcome, that is, the operating system used by Fangyuan's personal computer, its fully utilized processor features, and its multi-tasking capabilities.

Seeing that ibm was completely restrained by three generations of Fangyuan personal computers at this point, the Blue Giant was so annoyed that he revealed a message that he planned to develop a new operating system.

What can Gates say, his skills are not as good as others, so he had to swallow and promise to cooperate actively, otherwise he would be kicked away by ibm, and he would not even have the meat now. ┝┝═┞w?ww..

Therefore, ibm-the black pot of irregular downtime, no matter whether Microsoft wants it or not, it has to be remembered.

Fortunately, at this time, the angel of justice appeared.

The first three generations of it magazine, "pe", which is the first to present the quality of personal computers in the square, once again prestige, and a special report pointed out that by tracking the experience of hundreds of ibm-users, now as long as the hard disk equipped with this product is removed, the machine is down The phenomenon disappeared.

ibm naturally has to respond to this. Fangyuan Computer has set an example before, and he can't smash the brand.

As a result, ibm confirmed that "pe" is correct, and the root cause of ibm-irregular downtime is the hard disk it is equipped with. As for the more detailed situation. ibm did not disclose further.

This news alone is enough. Microsoft's engineers burst into tears. It's not easy, and they are finally overwhelmed. It seems that ibm is not a panacea technically.

Invisibly, the technical teams of Microsoft and ibm have also increased the gap.

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This turmoil has hurried Don Estelitch, the false fire has risen, and the Gein hard drive is not a bargain. The losses caused by this cannot be ignored.

The physical structure of the hard disk is generally composed of magnetic head and disc, motor, main control chip and other components, and the current 5.25-inch personal computer hard disk is usually used in the way that the manufacturer encapsulates the magnetic head, disc, and motor together, and the main control The chip is connected in the form of a bus expansion board.

This approach brings a lot of trouble to the assembly of the personal computer. The most obvious drawback is that it occupies a valuable motherboard expansion slot.

Therefore, ibm, after adopting the same memory module design as Fangyuan Computer, also began to integrate the main control chip directly on the hard disk.

The slight difference is that Fangyuan Computer and Seagate jointly research the main control chip, and ibm, which is a hard drive developer. It only purchases Seagate's hard disk body, and then is equipped with its own main control chip.

After investigation, it is these main control chips that have dropped the chain, but the more detailed reason is still unknown, and it is necessary to step by step to shorten the scope of investigation.

But in Don Estelich’s view, this job is no longer important. Personal computers are ultimately a product of limited value. In many cases, the pursuit of final results and cost reduction should be the top priority. In the future, a full set of Seagate hard drives will be used. That’s it for the disk body and main control chip.

But how to deal with the aftermath is very tricky. You know, ibm is located in the personal computer manufacturing base in Boca Raton, and the production capacity is amazing, if it runs at full capacity. Nissan has 10,000 units.

It is not difficult to imagine how huge the number of problematic hard drives is.

In the end, Don Estelic bit his head and dumped the hard drive full of tugboats into the sea, which was considered to have dealt with the trouble.

Of course, the media will not miss such a good show. Grabbed one right away, and then had a good meal.

No matter how big a ibm business is, it can't be so wasteful. Don Estelich, who is in sorrow, has to report the causes and consequences of this quality accident to the headquarters.

The current ibm-department contributes nearly 20% of the annual sales to the giant blue, so it is highly valued by the headquarters, and a large number of middle-level managers are sent to improve the management structure to be incorporated into the huge bureaucratic system of ibm. The scale has expanded to more than 10,000 people, and Don Estelich has also been promoted to vice president. But this time I'm going to the headquarters for training, I have to say that it's really sad to face it.

After entering the conference room, Don Estelitch glanced at the huge seat, couldn't help but sink in his heart, and muttered to himself, is this going to hold a public trial meeting on himself?

After finding Bill Lowo, Don Estelich said seemingly inadvertently, "It seems that there are many people coming to the meeting today."

"Is this not good? It means that everyone is paying attention to your personal computer department." The shrewd Bill Lowo, of course, understands Don Estelic's true feelings, so he joked.

"The appearance is infinite, but it's like walking on thin ice." Don Estelitch smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't look at me now in charge of more than 10,000 people, but I don't know why, but I am not as comfortable as before. ."

"The company's soaring stock price has a lot to do with the huge cash flow brought by the personal computer department. Therefore, the headquarters must not be able to leave the personal computer department out of the system as before, and the Mustang will run wherever it wants. "Bill Lowo raised Don Estelic sternly.

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With ibm executive officer John Opel seated, the meeting officially began.

According to the process, it was Don Estelitch's turn to report soon, so he reviewed his work mistakes very sincerely.

Seriously speaking, there is nothing to complain about here. Don Estelic should be responsible for the quality accident of ibm-.

Fortunately, most members of the management committee looked at the problem very sensibly, and still affirmed Don Estelic's work performance. After all, the sales of ibm-in 1983 exceeded 10,000.

But the criticism is not without. Someone said: "Don Estelitch, you are a bit eager for quick success. In order to promote the ibm- and ibm- of ibm- quickly, Compaq took the opportunity to miss it and took a lot Inexpensive. In fact, there is still considerable market demand for the personal computers used."

"Fangyuan Computer Co., Ltd. introduced the 8-bit first-generation Fangyuan personal computer in 1979, and the 16-bit second-generation Fangyuan personal computer in 1981. Last year, in 1983, it launched the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer that supports multitasking. Every product update, Fangyuan Computer Company will firmly control the more profitable mid-to-high-end market, and allow compatible manufacturers to compete for the mid-to-low-end market. Facts have proved that this business strategy is very successful." Don Estelich argued for reasons.

"Is this comparable?" The other party immediately retorted, "Fangyuan PC compatible machine manufacturers are all licensed, but you have disclosed the ibm-technical standards for free. The so-called compatible machine manufacturers represented by Compaq are making visible Growth will share our interests."

"The deployment time of ibm- is later than that of the second-generation Fangyuan personal computer. If I don't choose to disclose the technical standards, then I will not be able to regain the disadvantage." Don Estelitch blushed and violently defended. He did not expect. The decision that seemed so correct at the beginning has now become a bad move, which in turn provokes attacks from colleagues.

"Well, there is no point in arguing about this kind of fait accompli." John Opel gave a light cough, "At this stage, the backwardness of ibm-www.wuxiaspot.com~ may not be paid enough attention to our previous attitude. Related. I have a survey report here. In addition to the United States, Japan, China in Asia, the United Kingdom, and France in Europe are all promoting computer education in schools with clear-cut banners. However, the big cakes in Japan, China, Britain, and France are almost all I was eaten by Fangyuan’s personal computer alone. I need to say something about it. Don Estelitch, let’s talk about your opinion."

"Fangyuan Personal Computer has extraordinary scalability in terms of hardware architecture to adapt to various customer needs, and the more important point is that it is backed by powerful philosopher software."

Don Estelich replied musingly, "On our side, only the Lotus software in the field of spreadsheets can be used for great purposes. Microsoft is useless except for nothing. I suggest that if you want to maintain long-term competitiveness, you must use the software. This link is in our hands, especially the operating system. In this way, it can even restrain those compatible manufacturers who do not listen to discipline."

Listening to Don Estelitch talking about Microsoft so unbearable, John Opel's face couldn't help being a little gloomy, because when he was discussing whether to trust Gates, he looked at the face of the other's mother, he was selling favors and talking. Kind words. (To be continued.)

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