Rebirth of the Tech Madman

It seems that the community property is painting the walls and disconnecting the network. Fortunately, I already have experience. I don't need to run to the Internet cafe to find an emergency solution.

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These days, the latest situation of the next company has been summarized in Tang Huan's hands, but it was the first time he heard about Canon's capital injection, but he was relieved after thinking about it.

Just as in the original time and space, Jobs never visited China in his entire life, so that he failed to give fans who hold his stinky feet a chance to smell his taste, but he frequently visited another Asian country-Japan.

At this stage, Jobs is still a frequent visitor to Japan, and the next project research and development has received important support from the Japanese industry.

According to the design, in addition to the hard disk, there is a device called a magneto-optical disk in the external memory system solution of the next computer to replace the floppy disk with small capacity and slow reading and writing speed, and the large capacity but large cd. -rom.

The principle of the technical realization of magneto-optical disks is the Kerr effect, which is an effect in which a substance changes its refractive index in response to an external electric field. Many Japanese companies, including Canon and Sony, are actively researching key problems in this field.

Tang Huan, who is familiar with the technology development roadmap, of course knows the application concept of magneto-optical disks, so he has little interest and no motivation to get involved in this field.

Sony has been so active in the development of magneto-optical discs because consumer electronics products such as walkmans are one of its main businesses. However, cd walkmans have very obvious shortcomings-the size of the equipment is too large, and It cannot be rewritten, and the magneto-optical disc player can solve this problem to a large extent.

In the original time and space, Sony did succeed in this direction, and finally launched the popular md walkman until it was defeated by the mp3 player.

However, the application range of magneto-optical disks is quite limited, mainly concentrated in Japan.

Of course, the current magneto-optical disk is still a new and vibrant thing. The magneto-optical computer storage solution provided by Canon met Steve Jobs's demanding requirements on the size of the case of the next computer and became the standard storage device for the next computer.

Naturally, Canon, who was fooled by the glamorous background of next company, hopes to become the only supplier of magneto-optical disk storage equipment for next computer, and there is no safer way than becoming a shareholder of next company.

It can only be said that Japan is too rich now, and Canon doesn't mind being fooled by spending $100 million to bet on a future. It can be said that it is a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer.

In response to Tang Huan’s obvious diversion, Jobs seldom nodded his head calmly, “It must be admitted that having your name on the shareholder list of next company will indeed bring some unique conveniences.”

Tang Huan slowly put away his smile, calmly held up the cup in front of him, and took a sip. Gein Jobs would not share the credit with others so eloquently. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Next, this guy must have something to say that is not easy to dismiss.

Sure enough, I just listened to Steve Jobs continuing to say: "I am going to hold a press conference for the next computer, do you have time to participate?"

"There should be no problem." Tang Huan nodded.

"I heard that the latest version of Zheru's graphical user interface operating system is also going to be released in the first half of the year?" Jobs asked brazenly: "It is better to leave the first half of the year to the next computer, and wait until the second half of the year. Since then. You like the number '8' so much. Why don't you schedule the release until August 8th, or even 8:8:8 that day. This suggestion I gave you is definitely creative, right?"

Seeing Jobs' inexplicably proud look, Tang Huan shook his head and said angrily: "This bad idea is also called creative? Do you really think that among my many subordinates, no one thought of doing it at this point in time? Positive article?"

"It's just that, I feel that if we deliberately pursue many coincidences at this point in time, then we will eventually lose everything. Apart from labor and money, there is no practical benefit, so I refused."

"It doesn't matter." Jobs waved his hand impatiently, "Then do you agree or not, next computer and the press conference are wrong with each other, so as not to waste their respective propaganda resources."

Tang Huan raised his brows: "You have to let me see in detail what the next computer has been developed to be able to talk about the press conference. Otherwise, if you give way to a crappy guy, wouldn't it be too bad? It's worth it."

"Joke, will my next be crappy?" Jobs snorted, "Anyway, we're basically done, we can go and see now."

Next company, like ea, is located in Redwood City in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not far from here in Cupertino.

Tang Huan glanced at the time, there was still plenty of time, so he ordered his assistant to "call out friends and accompany him" to visit them together.

Although the future of the next computer may not be so good, Tang Huan believes that it can definitely play the "catfish effect" and inspire his subordinates in some way.

Seeing this, Jobs, who was unable to stop him, could only say angrily: "Go, go, go all, just as a preview of the press conference."

Tang Huan smiled and patted Jobs on the shoulder, and comforted: "Their mouths have always been very strict, and will not let your press conference lose its sense of mystery."

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Don’t look at the next company’s current sales revenue, but its office is not only not shabby, but so luxurious that it can only be described as "it is indeed a modern technology company." Even the carrot juice for entertaining guests, Both are the most expensive Odwala cards.

Seeing many people's surprised expressions, Jobs said proudly: "Being with ea in Redwood City also has an advantage, that is, in our entertainment room, we can always find the latest games."

The corner of Tang Huan’s mouth moved a bit, and he really wanted to say, “At present, the next company is still in the start-up period, so it’s so extravagant that it’s simply burning money just to fool you.”

The engineers of the next team are very excited to present their masterpieces to Tang Huan and others. This constantly bounced product finally revealed the true face of Lushan.

Many of the people led by Jobs came from Apple, so following their technological accumulation and habits, the CPU they chose for the next computer is still a series of Motorola microprocessors.

Originally, Next also wanted to catch up with the fashion and catch the current vigorous risc luxury car. Unfortunately, Motorola's risc microprocessor mc88000 did not go smoothly, and finally could only return to the mc68000 series cpu.

Motorola does not hold its own intel80386 tightly like Intel and does not release its second supplier license. The second supplier of mc68000 can be said to be blooming everywhere, especially in Japan, where many companies are able to make their own mc68000 compatible microprocessors.

It is conceivable that Tang Huan once relied on his own high-end fab to monopolize the high-end mc68000, which was inevitably broken. After process optimization, the mc68000, which has lower power consumption and faster operating frequency, has begun to spread.

The microprocessor used by the next computer is the mc68030 running at 25MHz.

In terms of memory capacity, Jobs' next computer is finally outrageous, with configurations ranging from 8mb to 64mb.

Hard disk is also indispensable, a 40mb hard disk is used as a special swap partition disk to support the virtual memory function of the operating system nextstep. In addition, you can also choose a hard disk with a capacity of 330mb or 660mb for data access, and this accessory costs at least $2500.

For workstations, there is only a standard hard disk with a capacity of 40mb, and it is also used as a swap partition for the operating system. The user's usual data access needs are bound to be greatly restricted.

The solution given by the next computer is a magneto-optical disk, which is equipped with a magneto-optical disk with a capacity of up to 256mb provided by Canon as a standard storage device.

Tang Huan took a look at the demo. The reading and writing speed of the magneto-optical disk was indeed ideal, but there was also a problem, and the response was a bit slow. For example, when the device started working, it seemed to test the user's patience.

Next, the computer also supports Ethernet, which is nothing unusual. After all, network functions are now standard.

However, Tang Huan's gaze stayed on the black 17-inch next computer monitor, and he did not leave for a long time.

In addition to the resolution of up to 1120×832 pixels, this monitor also integrates a mono microphone, mono speaker, dual-channel rca terminal, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a keyboard socket.

It can be seen that the next computer has made a lot of effort in multimedia support.

Seeing Tang Huan staring at the beautifully curved monitor stand, Steve Jobs was very proud to demonstrate, "This monitor can adjust the tilt angle, and I have applied for a patent for it."

Tang Huan gave a heartfelt thumbs up. He could only give technical advice on his products, and he really didn't have the intention to manage such a meticulously.

Overall, with an absolutely perfect cube, each side is exactly one foot long, each corner is a 90-degree main box, and a creative display, the next computer looks very gorgeous and full of the art that Jobs was passionate about. The breath can definitely impress first-timers in appearance.

However, in terms of actual functions, the next computer can only be said to be so-so-even if Jobs deliberately had reservations in the presentation, he could not escape Tang Huan's golden eyes.

"Has the price of the next computer been set?" Tang Huanshun asked.

Jobs glanced over his subordinates, and whispered: "These people are keen to launch popular products with a price of no more than $4,000, but I will announce on the day of the press conference that the price is $6,500."

"If it's at this price, it's really not expensive, after all, this is a workstation product, and it's full of creativity." Tang Huan nodded.

Just in his heart, Tang Huan believes that the $6,500 that Jobs said is still fooling users.

Not to mention that the indispensable printer will be very valuable. The innovative use of magneto-optical disks in the next computer will force users to have to configure an additional hard disk or even consider whether they can install a floppy disk.

Because the current next computer storage system solution can only share data through the network, imagine sharing data between users freely like a floppy disk-no way.

The next project team shouldn't have noticed such a simple question, but if they insisted on it, it can only be said that this group of people was abducted by Steve Jobs and followed inexplicably.

Finally, Jobs brought up the topic again, "How about, my next, is it worth giving way to the release time?"

I have to say that although Jobs has always been arrogant, he is also very realistic. He knows that the fledgling next, no matter how good, will certainly not be able to **** the combination of Fangyuan computer and the real system, which is whimsical to find Tang Huan to coordinate~www .wuxiahere.com~ I can agree to your proposal. After Tang Huan gave a clear answer, the conversation turned, "However, you also have to promise me one condition, that is, to be more serious and enthusiastic about the cooperation between nextstep and the ibm personal computer platform." "

Jobs' face changed, and he asked: "What do you mean, do you look down on my next." ︽②miào︽②bi︽.*②ge︽②,

"I didn't mean it, but had other considerations." Tang Huan turned around blankly and continued to visit with his hands behind his back.

Jobs thought for a while, smiled and chased him up, "I understand, you are really insidious. I want my nextstep to destroy the alliance between the ibm personal computer camp and the Microsoft operating system. I heard that, although Gates I tried my best to lobby, but the macro language of Zheru office software still didn't use Microsoft's basic. Your relationship has become stale because of this?"

Tang Huan said noncommitantly, "Whatever you think, next will not suffer anyway."

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After visiting Jobs’ next, Tang Huan attended the signing ceremony of Seagate’s acquisition of the hard disk business of Data Control Company. When faced with reporters’ questions, he talked about a newest technological achievement of Zheru’s R&D Center—the giant magnetoresistance effect. The discovery, and its application in hard disk technology.

"As early as 1980, ibm launched a hard drive product with a capacity of up to 1.26gb and a price of $40,000. It was the size of a refrigerator and weighed 249 kilograms."

"The discovery and application of the giant magnetoresistance effect can achieve higher unit storage density, providing more than 1g of capacity among 5.25-inch hard drives and even 3.5-inch hard drives."