Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Compared with the original version in time and space, Tang Huan used the fragmented time accumulated by flying airplanes, cars, etc., to write "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers", while maintaining rigor and incisiveness, the style of writing is much more lively and lively. After the publication of "Random House", it immediately entered the New York Times book sales rankings and became a bestseller.

Judging from the facts that Charles has read, what the publishers reported, from politicians to the popularity of the people, is not a false statement, it seems to exceed the height reached in the original time and space.

Of course, the world is colorful, and there are many people who oppose Tang Huan's views. Many famous historians directly pointed out that "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers" is a product of economic determinism and technological determinism.

Regarding this, Tang Huan just smiled. Anyway, most of the content of this book is "borrowed." It may not be unreasonable for people with different opinions. After all, the original author, Paul Kennedy, is not omniscient, at least he It was not expected that the Soviet Union would eventually be a disintegrating fate.

This is because this book can help us shape the image of experts in the fields of technology and economics, and use the influence gained in the West. After the Chinese version is released, it can trigger the East to rethink the world, even if it achieves its goal.

Following Charles's hobbies, Tang Huan talked with them about history and philosophy for a while, and then decided to leave. For specific things, the following people will naturally take care of them.

±, ww∞w. But obviously, Charles did not intend to let Tang Huan go so easily, and after leaving him in the name of hosting a banquet, he acted as a middleman, "Because the treasure was discovered. The countryside of Miss Onassis The villa can no longer live in peace. Isn't she planning to buy the manor. I can provide information."

Hearing this, Tang Huan looked still, but he was muttering in his heart that the other party's nature as a businessman has happened. Christina has been described by the media as a rich but shallow woman. Such a fool is naturally the best. Business goals.

Although I do not agree that even if Christina has this capital, she should not easily buy luxury products as she pleases. But the face of the female ship king still needs to be maintained.

"Thank you for your enthusiasm. You might as well take some time to pass the information to me. Next time you come to the UK, you will try to finalize the matter." Tang Huan nodded happily.

"After knowing that the acquisition of Milan by Miss Onassis was not going well, I gave advice. There are also many British teams with historical heritage. You might as well buy a sub-level league team and win it to the top league , Becoming a wealthy, that would be more sense of accomplishment. She asked me to help with the information at the time, and it has now been completed." Charles smiled and took a file bag from the attendant. He changed his hand and put it in front of Tang Huan.

Christina, the prodigal lady, left a lot of mess.

I have already said that it is enough to win one patiently, and this thing is like a manor that needs to be maintained every year. Only by continuously spending money can you achieve results and achieve the purpose of improving the boss’s social status. She can't chew, and haste can't be quick, but she is still fooled by others.

If I really like English football, I might as well just buy Manchester United, which is still in a low period, but Manchester’s location has the high value attached to Milan.

Tang Huan pondered for a moment, and did not open the file bag on the spot as Charles expected, but asked, "Is there any information about Chelsea in it?"

Charles glanced at the attendant, saw him shaking his head slightly, and smiled awkwardly, "No."

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "We have considered that if we want to find a backup plan in the British secondary league, Chelsea is a good choice. If your Highness has time, it is better to help the center match."

The center of the Greater London area is the City of London, which forms Inner London with 12 administrative units outside the city, and the 20 urban areas on the outer circle are called Outer London.

The place where Tang Huan and Charles met, St James’s Palace, is located in Westminster, the administrative center of the United Kingdom, adjacent to the west of London. The western neighbor of Westminster is Hinton Chelsea, and Hammer where Chelsea’s home stadium is located at Stamford Bridge. Smith Fulham and Hinton Chelsea are also neighbors.

Therefore, the Stamford Bridge site is quite valuable. Now that Chelsea is about to collapse due to financial difficulties, some real estate companies are interested in it and plan to take it down to develop residences and shopping malls.

And the third generation of the Chelsea founder Henry Augustus Mears Henry Angustus Mills, Brian Mills did the same, he sold the stadium to marlerestates Marler estate.

For this reason, Kenneth William Bates, who later took over Chelsea, started a lawsuit in 1982, and it took Stamford Bridge back from the creditor bank until Marler Estate went bankrupt in 1992.

Outsiders buying a team naturally have to appear as a savior, and Chelsea, which has Stamford Bridge and is about to go bankrupt, still has a lot of room for appreciation, at least better than the team that Charles just shoves in.

Of course, Tang Huan mainly hopes to use this to disrupt Charles's plan. You should find someone else to earn intermediary fees. You have already decided for Christina to give up this alternative plan.

After sending away Tang Huan and Constantine, Charles called his attendant and asked, "What's the situation at that Chelsea club now?"

"Very bad. However, Viscount Chelsea is an important member of the club's board of directors." The attendant replied without thinking.

"His family is a wealthy big landlord." Charles, who heard the news, showed disappointment on his face, and his plan to earn intermediary fees seemed to be ruined.

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After Tang Huan returned to Silicon Valley, he received good news. The legal proceedings initiated by Universal against ea just ended in failure. Mao didn't get one, and he had to pay various expenses.

The court held that the copyright of "King Kong" belonged to the public domain, so this lawsuit resulted in the verdict. It's not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Universal used this name before. Benefits from other companies in Resso. It is very likely that I will spit it out. It is really impossible to steal the rice.

In fact, "King Kong" originated from a movie released in 1933 by Raidenhua, one of the eight biggest Hollywood companies, but this company can be called the most turbulent company in Hollywood. The boss is constantly changing like a revolving lantern, especially in the late 1940s and early 1950s. , Fell into the control of the famous American business tycoon Howard Hughes, completely injured. Finally ended sadly.

Therefore, in the later period of Raidenhua, the copyright was extremely chaotic, and even Lianmei got part of it. Naturally, "King Kong" is more difficult to explain.

In the original time and space, the Universal bullied Nintendo, an outsider, but in the end it was defeated. In this time and space, the defeat was faster.

But Tang Huan didn't buy it. You dare to come and pick things up. If I didn't retaliate, I would be too sorry for your malice.

then. Tang Huan deliberately arranged it in secret. He sneered secretly, maybe he could count the birds with one stone.

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After dealing with some affairs, Tang Huangang planned to take a trip to the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle. Adam Osborne, who was energetic, came to visit with a prototype of a commercial portable computer that has been basically developed, namely the Osborne generation machine.

Seeing Adam Osborne triumphantly put the 10.7 kg Osborne generation machine in front of him, and deliberately made a very relaxed expression, Tang Huan almost laughed out, are you so exaggerated.

The Osborne generation machine is still 8-bit architecture, the cpu is the company’s z80, but it uses the 4.0mhz version, the memory capacity reaches 64kb, the keyboard is detachable, and it is equipped with a 5-inch monochromatic crt display, which can be 24 rows, 52 per row Characters, there are also dual 5.25 inch floppy drives and so on.

It can be said that the hardware specifications of the Osborne generation machine are not low.

In terms of software, it is equipped with the operating system cp/m2.2 and compiler of Digital Research Corporation.

Zheru provided free word processing software, spreadsheet software, database ebase and financial software.

Of course, they are all simplified versions. After all, they don't need money, and they are so versatile that the Osborne generation machine can't run at all.

For this new hardware platform, Tang Huan basically has the idea of ​​advertising and occupying territory, and there are many other smart people. This can be seen from the bundled similar software, not only one.

For example, there are compilers from Microsoft; word processing software from companies, spreadsheet software from companies, databases, and financial software from Peachtree Software, etc.

It can be said that these softwares are peer friends, but at this time they can gather on the new hardware of the Osborne generation machine, which shows that Adam Osborne's contacts in Silicon Valley.

After reading the manual roughly, Tang Huan had to marvel at it and joked Adam Osborne, "What is your pricing strategy for this type of computer? I think only these softwares are worth at least more than 2000. It’s the dollar."

"It should be $1,795." Adam Osborne replied triumphantly.

Although he had expected it, Tang Huan couldn't help but look at him after he really heard such information.

"It seems that you have done a lot of effort." Tang Huan exclaimed, thoughtfully.

In order to control costs, Adam Osborne must have been running around.

In the original time and space, after the first generation of Osborne machines became popular, Adam Osborne neglected follow-up technology research and development, and was busy shuttling between the media and celebrities. It might not have been the bane planted at this time.

Perhaps Adam Osborne now believes that marketing is more important than simply relying on technology itself.

"The Osborne generation is not the best personal computer. It focuses on portability." Adam Osborne is very clear-headed. Made a clear positioning for their products.

Speaking of which. Adam Osborne sincerely invited, "Tang, your current position can be regarded as a leader in the field of personal computers. How about pointing out the shortcomings of the Osborne generation machine so that I can feel it. There are counts."

"It is quite difficult for a first generation of products to reach such a level. I just don't know how the heat dissipation performance will be after long-term operation. There is also the problem of power supply. Since it is the main portability, it can provide a certain battery life. , Is the best. In addition, there are some problems in use. The floppy disk drive of the Osborne generation machine only supports a capacity of 90kb, which is obviously far behind the actual market demand." Tang Huan pointedly boasted. One pass, every sentence can hit the essence of the problem. Adam Osborne nodded repeatedly.

Tang Huan operated the Osborne generation machine again, and finally concluded: "The Osborne generation machine can be called the world's first commercial portable computer. For this, users will be eager for it. So these problems should be tolerated for the time being and don’t be too busy denying yourself. If you mess up your position, it’s okay to leave it to the next version for improvement. The key is that you have to seize the market opportunity.

"I plan to release the Osborne generation machine at the West Coast Computer Show next month." Adam Osborne nodded his head with approval, and showed a worried expression on his face. "However, I estimate that by then, ibm's personal computer It's going to be on the stage too, I'm afraid it will inevitably be a tit-for-tat. I don't know what the second-generation Fangyuan computer plans to do?"

It seems that the main purpose of Adam Osborne is to join forces and fight ibm here.

After this thought flashed in his mind, Tang Huan smiled slightly, "The second generation Fangyuan Computer is currently focusing on commercial users, so when exhibiting, it will focus on this aspect of its functions."

Speaking of this, Tang Huan picked up a pen and paper and drew a simple schematic diagram, "Why don't you imagine that the company mainly puts the second-generation Fangyuan computer, and the personal home is mainly used, and the Osborne generation machine relies on portability. , To provide usable product solutions for individuals on business trips, etc. The connection and data exchange between each other can be through files stored in a floppy disk in a compatible format, or even a local area network."

After listening to Tang Huan’s analysis, Adam Osborne couldn’t help but clap in excitement. “In this way, the three of us can work together to fully cover the scope of customers’ business needs. There is much to be done.”

Tang Huan nodded slightly and emphasized, "The key to this idea is the interconnection that I just mentioned. If this is not possible, we will fight each other, causing everyone to become an island of information. The so-called unity is also Lost its meaning."

"Zheru and Fangyuan Computer have the most core software technology, so they naturally have the ability to coordinate the pace of the three companies in order to cooperate with each other." Adam Osborne has a very clear understanding of the entire computer market, so he let Tang without thinking. In exchange for being the boss.

"Do your best." Tang Huan said lightly. The idea of ​​the three joint ventures is naturally good, but whether it can be implemented is still open to question.

After all, there is a lot of interest involved, and there may be a splitting phenomenon at some point.

"You are an all-rounder. Do you know what Microsoft is doing lately? How do I feel that Gates seems to be a little bit simpler." Tang Huan changed the subject.

"It's normal, because they have received orders for the four major language compilers from ibm, and they are very busy." Adam Osborne replied casually.

Seeing that Adam Osborne’s information was limited to this, Tang Huan understood. It seems that Microsoft is really guarding against its own projects.

After discussing with Adam Osborne about portable computers for a while, Tang Huan sent him away and came to Apple, intending to learn about the progress of Woz's applee research and development.

I didn't know the result. I was shocked when I saw it. Woz, a genius, has actually integrated all the expansion cards of Zheru into the hardware system. Preliminary predictions are that the time to launch the applee is not far away.

Seeing Tang Huan’s surprise, UU was proud of reading www.uukanshu.com Wozzi, but also frankly, "Tang, I have long been interested in your expansion card technology, and I have studied it privately. So, Now this work is very simple."

Having said that, Woz scratched his head again, "However, the improvements in the operating system are a little troublesome."

"The trouble is right, otherwise I would really be scared into a cold sweat, thinking that my skills are too deep." Tang Huan laughed and went to Markkula.

Because there is great hope, Markkula looks very good when showing Apple's new model applee at the upcoming West Coast Computer Festival.

After Tang Huan talked to the other party about the proposal of the second-generation Fangyuan computer, the Osborne-generation computer, and the mutual cooperation, he couldn't help but sighed, "It seems that next month, various new products in the personal computer industry are destined to debut. "

After considering Tang Huan's suggestion, Markkula nodded and said: "Then our three computers will try to unite and give ibm a start."

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