Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Chapter 310 FM-7

In Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kaede Shirakawa and Heitaro Nakajima came to Fujitsu's Consumer Electronics Division together.

"Bai Chuan-san and Nakajima-san have been waiting for a long time."

Matsuka Moriyoshi from the Semiconductor Division and Tokita Ryuji from the Consumer Electronics Division stood at the door to greet the SIC group.

Bai Chuanfeng shook hands with them with a smile, "Speaking of which, it's thanks to your company's care."

In terms of supply and demand, Fujitsu is considered a customer of SIC.

But the other party was able to stand at the door to greet them, which shows that Fujitsu attaches great importance to SIC.

Party A has been a father since ancient times, when did he become so polite to Party B?

So although I don't know how my own chip will perform in the product, I think it should be good.

So Bai Chuanfeng, who was also in a good mood, also showed a smiling face early.

"Shirakawa-san is welcome, the chip jointly developed by SIC and Fujitsu performed very well.

We are very confident in this generation of products internally. Without further ado, let's go and see the performance of Fujitsu's new generation of personal computer FM-7. Everyone please! "

As he said that, Mazuka Daoyi stretched out his hand, signaling for Bai Chuanfeng and the others to invite first.

"Please!" Bai Chuanfeng bowed his lower body and took Heitaro Nakajima and the others into the interior of the Fujitsu Building.

In fact, it is said that Fujitsu and SIC jointly developed a new generation of computer processors, but in fact the main force is still SIC.

For the Fujitsu personal computer FM-7, the processor it carries is SIC8089F, which is a modified version of the 8-bit enhanced chip SIC8089.

You can tell from the name that its main structure has not changed, but it has been specially optimized for the computer version.

In addition, it is called a processor because other modules are integrated inside.

Compared with the single-core SIC8089, the processor SIC8089F has more comprehensive functions and more powerful computing power.

"Shirakawa-san, please see that this is the FM-7 we are going to launch next month."

In the office, Daoyi Mazuka pointed to a white machine on the table and introduced it to Bai Chuanfeng and the others.

Very retro style, when Bai Chuanfeng saw it, he remembered the big ass computer from before.

No, the machine in front of me is more retro than a big-ass computer.

Its shape is square and square, similar to the 14-inch black and white TV used at home in the 1980s and 1990s, except that the color has become white.

Fujitsu's FM-7 is an all-in-one computer that integrates the display and the host computer.

There is also a beige keyboard connected in front of them, the styling style follows the route of the mainframe, thick and bulky.

Just looking at the appearance of the keyboard is almost the same as the popular home game consoles. No wonder Nintendo likes to position the game consoles as home computers. The original reason is here.

For the shape of Fujitsu FM-7, Bai Chuanfeng was noncommittal.

In his opinion, it may be old and outdated, but people of this era have long been accustomed to this aesthetic style.

Seeing Mazuka Moriyoshi's complacent look, maybe they still think it's very cool.

It's a pity that Bai Chuan Electric currently does not have a personal computer business, otherwise Bai Chuanfeng must teach him what is called appearance design and what is called aesthetics.

In order to show the specific performance of the computer, the staff on the side also connected the computer to power, and then pressed the power button.

Soon the screen lit up, and the letters "MSDS" jumped out, along with the "Microsoft" logo below.

That's right, Fujitsu's FM-7 uses the MS-DOS system, the first generation operating system developed by Microsoft for personal computers.

According to Fujitsu's original plan, FM-7 still uses its own language instruction set F-Basic or Microsoft's OS-9.

But under Bai Chuanfeng's strong suggestion, it is now switched to the MS-DOS system for individual users.

At the beginning, Fujitsu was hesitant here. For them, which system is better to use is secondary.

The most important thing is to be safe, never make changes lightly, and be cautious in any new attempt.

And using the previous system is the best choice, and there won't be so many problems.

As for saying that the new DOS system is more friendly to individual users, this is not within their consideration at all.

Even after the evaluation by internal employees, they feel that the DOS system is more convenient to use.

But in the end when making a decision, it was still killed by the management.

Their reason is simple, that is, as a product provider, don't easily change the user's usage habits.

They are really stubborn and persistent. After hearing the news, Bai Chuanfeng didn't know how to evaluate them.

Playing with technology, especially playing with Internet-related products, actually sticks to the rules and doesn't know how to change them.

It's no wonder that in the Internet and information age of later generations, Neon was left far behind and didn't get any dividends.

With such excessive caution, it is doomed not to make any groundbreaking moves.

Then how did Bai Chuanfeng convince them to switch to MS-DOS system?

Very simple, SIC's processor SIC8089F is specially adapted for DOS system.

It can even be said that SIC8089F is developed based on DOS system and has been optimized in logic.

In actual use, the fluency and computing speed of the DOS system are much higher than Fujitsu's own F-Basic.

It is no exaggeration to say that after the same processor is applied to these two different systems, the performance of FM-7 is completely different.

In the face of the facts, Fujitsu also had to compromise here, and finally switched to the DOS system.

After all, Fujitsu has also put in a lot of effort into the research and development of the processor, so we can't just abandon it just because of one system.

And why did Bai Chuanfeng insist on persuading Fujitsu to use the DOS system?

Nonsense, don't you look at your own F-Basic for human use?

Bai Chuanfeng couldn't bear the crappy operating habits and the almost non-existent UI for even a minute.

If you want to talk about the system, you have to look at Microsoft. Although the current DOS is also rudimentary, at least it can be used.

Moreover, the instruction set of SIC8089F and Microsoft's DOS are mutually binding and compatible, and have obtained official approval and authorization from Microsoft.

The reason why the little-known SIC can reach a cooperation with Microsoft is also due to Shimasatoshi's maneuvering.

He has been in Silicon Valley for eight or nine years, and he still has some connections.

Masatoshi Shima was in charge of chip research and development at Intel before, so it was inevitable to deal with companies such as Microsoft and IBM.

There is a complementary relationship between chips and operating systems, and Intel and Microsoft communicate frequently in their daily work.

For this reason, when Masatoshi Shima came to him, Microsoft agreed to cooperate with SIC without much thought.

In addition to this relationship, Microsoft at this time is just a small company.

Why not do it if you can start one more business in Neon and promote your own system by the way.

This is why SIC8089F can perfectly adapt to DOS at this time.

And its performance did not disappoint the people present. Under the on-site operation of the staff, whether it is calculation, text processing, or simple graphic painting, it is very smooth.

Even running the now-popular Pac-Man game is a breeze.

The images of ghosts and ghosts in different colors are vividly displayed in front of your eyes, which is not inferior to its performance on arcade machines.

After using it for a while, Bai Chuanfeng touched the big butt of the computer, "Not bad, it runs smoothly and there is no sign of heat.

The color performance is also solid, and it can be regarded as vivid and recognizable to the human eye. "

Matsuka also nodded in satisfaction, "The performance of the SIC8089F has played an important role, which is even better than we expected."

Fujitsu's previous models used 8-bit processor chips from Motorola and Zilog.

These two chip customers can choose according to their own preferences.

But either way, it's an 8-bit chip.

Now the processor of SIC is an enhanced version, which is nearly 2 times stronger than the former in terms of performance.

More importantly, SIC8089F also integrates a small graphics processor, which is equivalent to the nuclear display of later generations.

This is another big killer feature of SIC, which optimizes the graphics display alone.

You must know that Intel did not have this kind of operation at this time, and SIC was the first time in the world.

Of course, the current graphics processor will definitely not be as miniaturized as the later generations of nuclear display, and it will not affect the design of the main chip at all.

SIC has also worked hard to integrate this function, but the price is that the size is significantly larger and the power consumption has also increased.

But look at the cumbersome appearance of the computer now, the chip can be packed even if it is two times larger.

As for power consumption, they are all desktops now, and notebooks have not yet been born, so there is no need to consider power consumption at all.

For computers of this era, SIC dared to toss hard. In future generations, it is estimated that they will be sprayed to pieces.

In addition to these features, Fujitsu's FM-7 also has a qualitative leap in game performance than before.

Don't forget what is the first application platform of SIC8089? Arcade!

Because it follows its design, SIC8089F also inherits the advantages of the former in game optimization.

Now use it to run games like Pac-Man without any stress at all.

In Bai Chuanfeng's view, this can be regarded as the selling point of FM-7.

However, people at Fujitsu don't seem to pay much attention to it, and the majority of their customers are still major business companies.

Alas, completely winking to the blind, blinded by the excellent performance of SIC8089F in the game.

"Mazuka-san, what is the price of FM-7?" Bai Chuanfeng pinched his chin and looked at the big-ass computer in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

"126,000 yen" Speaking of this, Mazuka also showed a proud look.

The general price of computers on the market is around 200,000 yen, and the high-end ones are close to 300,000 yen.

This year, Fujitsu's FM-7 is going to take the cheap route. This price is very close to the people and very competitive in the market.

After all, it has dropped from 200,000 yen to more than 100,000 yen. It is estimated that many young people who could not afford it before will consider it.

The price competition is so fierce, it seems that the computer industry is also very busy.

However, the price of 126,000 yen is still profitable. It seems that the profit of the computer is good.

The price of the SIC processor to Fujitsu is about 80 US dollars, which is 20,000 yen.

Bai Chuanfeng roughly estimated that it should be less than a quarter of its production cost, which is very reasonable.

You must know that Intel's 8088 is priced at about $120 just for the chip, but it has not integrated a graphics processor like a SIC.

Compared with it, SICSIC8089F is a conscience.

Not to mention that the chip is better than the 8088, it has also been modularized and comes with a graphics processor.

Proper increase in quantity without price increase!

So how much does the SICSIC8089F cost?

Cough, around $35.

It is not too much to earn you 45 dollars for a processor. Compared with Intel, Bai Chuanfeng can pat his chest and say that he has a conscience.

Tsk, $45! The profit of a chip is 11250 yen.

To be honest, this profit is about the same as what Shirakawa Electric makes from selling a high-end Walkman.

After Bai Chuanfeng knew the profit ratio for the first time, he even wondered why he worked so hard on the Walkman.

Selling one chip is enough, there are so many manufacturing links.

But the account can't be calculated like this, there are gains and losses, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

In addition, Fujitsu's FM-7, is the presence of Shirakawa Kaede's clubs only there?

of course not.