Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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E-mail is almost the first application that emerged with the emergence of the Internet. In the early days, it had the restriction that the sender and the recipient were online at the same time as in instant messaging, and then the "store and forward" communication model was introduced.

From the sender’s computer to the recipient’s entire process, the e-mail may need to be delivered through multiple "mail delivery agent" servers on the network, and communication protocols are naturally indispensable.

simple_mail_transfer_——The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp, is responsible for solving this "sending" task. It has become the de facto standard in this field in the 1980s; if users want to "receive" from the email server, they need to use similar post_office_——The post office protocol is a protocol such as pop.

Just in 1988, pop launched the latest third version, pop3.

Specifically, pop supports offline mail processing. The e-mail client can connect to the e-mail server and download all unread e-mails to the local computer for users to process.

At this stage, e-mail is such an application mode, and related products are developed around these things.

Obviously, Zheru's product function cannot be limited to this, but has its own unique skills.

The existing e-mail system has two prominent shortcomings: First, the e-mail is "upside down" by various servers on the network, and once intercepted, the possibility of leaking is extremely high; second, the e-mail The content is ascii character text, does not support pictures, and binary attachments that are widely known in the original time and space.

Zheru's new email management system zeroe_exchange_server_1990, as well as the matching e-mail client zeroe_smartmail, provide comprehensive solutions to such problems.

Although the encryption aspect is esoteric and complicated, there is nothing to say. Zheru attaches great importance to the corporate market. From chip-level encryption to software encryption and decryption algorithms, it has its own mature products, just integrate it into it.

However, the support of e-mail for content other than ascii character text requires the addition of a brand-new mechanism. Zheru solves this problem by providing a new standard, multipurpose_-a multipurpose Internet mail extension, or mime, to support binary, sound, image and other content.

In addition, Zheru also introduced a more powerful protocol than pop3, the interactive mail access protocol, imap, to support the mime standard.

At the same time, compared to pop3, imap has a lot of other features that it does not have. For example, with more flexible server connection and disconnection methods, multiple clients can connect to one mailbox at the same time and can access multiple mailboxes on the server.

The most important point is that imap provides a mechanism for retrieving mail content on the mail server. This provides users who need to process a large number of mails without having to download all mails to the local computer for processing, thus significantly reducing the workload. .

If these behind-the-scenes changes are too abstract, then smartmail, a philosopher email client that directly deals with users, can bring the most empathetic new experience.

This software is not just as simple as sending and receiving emails, it also has a powerful and easy-to-use schedule management function, which is irresistible to those business people who own a Fangyuan laptop.

Tang Huan also came up with a more ruthless trick, that is, the email client smartmail and the browser polestar are free.

Of course, in actual operation, it is not too obvious to bully people, and the marketing is free for the "experience period". This move is equivalent to pulling competition to the back-end server software field with higher technical requirements, and directly crushing those speculators who intend to make quick money into slag.

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In this kind of tense market situation, there will be occasional "harmonious" pictures.

Gates chose May 22 for the release date of windows 3.0. Tang Huan accepted the invitation and appeared on this very important occasion for Microsoft.

As a chaser, Windows has often stolen from Apple's mac and philosophers.

Compared with Jobs, John Sculley and Tang Huan both seemed very calm about this-what to do is to follow the procedure, no matter how loud the voice is, it doesn't make sense.

And Gates, who was still not full of wings, tried to continue the friendly relationship with Tang Huan, so there was a scene where the richest man appeared at the press conference.

In fact, if you do a serious calculation, this is also a matter of courtesy-after all, you can see Gates from time to time at the philosopher's developer conference.

It can only be said that the dispute over everyone's interests has not yet reached the point where it is worth tearing apart.

Compared with other graphical user interface operating systems, the hardware requirements of windows3.0 are very low, as long as there is an intel8086 or intel8088 cpu, 384kb of free conventional memory, 6mb of free hard disk space, and running the basic ms-dos minimum version 3.1, you can It's up and running.

Objectively speaking, windows3.0 has a much more refined interface than the previous version windows2.11, and it will not cause a ridicule because of its ugliness.

However, in areas that really need to be refined, such as memory management, Microsoft is obviously still lacking in skills-the chain dropped during the demonstration, and an interface with white characters on a blue background appeared.

Of course, Tang Huan knows this reminder designed by Steve Ballmer himself, indicating that the computer has crashed; but those who saw this interface for the first time still talked in a simple and lovely way-what new technology is this? ?

The richest man smiled knowingly, this branch of windows really has nothing to worry about, it will only make the personal computer more and more like a toy.

However, Microsoft still has an operating system research and development branch in its hands, that is, the part of the results of os/2 jointly developed with ibm, which is passed by the media as the next version of os/2, which is 3.0.

It is a pity that the two sides have their own ghosts, and the trouble is quite unpleasant. The joint development project of os/2 is obviously unable to continue, and Microsoft is preparing to develop a new operating system on this basis.

Tang Huan will pay special attention to the ibm gene in it. It's just that Gates has been deliberately keeping it mysterious.

In front of the happily ibm-pc compatible machine manufacturer, a media reporter asked Tang Huan's perception of windows3.0.

The richest man highly praised: "Graphical user interface technology is becoming more and more mature, which is a great thing for users."

"From your professional perspective, what are the shortcomings of Windows 3.0?" The other party asked the bottom line despite Gates' slightly unpleasant look.

"Network, multimedia... and other functions are the direction that the current operating system needs to work hard for, and windows 3.0 is no exception." Tang Huan took care of Gates' face and said-I hope Microsoft will be on the branch of windows 3.0. Be intoxicated for a while.

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After confirming that Microsoft's Windows 3.0 is limited, Tang Huan and McGovern CEO William McGovern continued the previous negotiations, and finally announced the agreement reached by the two parties before the arrival of Memorial Day.

The richest man bought 22% of mci's shares and became the largest shareholder.

William McGovern said with joy to this: "After the introduction of new shareholders, mci will focus on new business areas and obtain new stable profit growth points."

Industry observers interpreted this as: Tang Huan’s official entry means that mci will enter the Internet in a big way.

At this stage, mci is the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, but its share in the long-distance phone market is only 12%, while AT&T, the number one company, has an absolute lead of more than 70%. Share, it is not an exaggeration to say that mci is a role to accompany the prince to study.

The irony is that seeing AT&T, which is at the top of the list, its position cannot be shaken. The competitors who are allowed to enter the communications market have won the first place for the second place-another company. The telecommunications company Sprint's market share in long-distance services reached 8%.

In the first two years due to health reasons, William McGovern had to temporarily retreat and undergo heart surgery. As a result, McGovern’t even kept his position as the second in the millennium. It was not until the founder came back to power that he turned from danger to safety. Financial statements Earnings appeared on the market.

In a position that is not embarrassing or awkward, the only way out for mci is to continue to expand.

However, as the financial market, represented by the "junk bond king" Michael Milken, was going to jail, or the industry qualification was revoked, mci lacked a "traditional" financing channel.

As soon as the richest man came in, he received a blood transfusion of 150 million U.S. dollars, and he did not hesitate to give mci a booster.

The benefits that mci gained from this change were also confirmed in Tang Huan's speech.

"In addition to the construction of conventional lines, mci will build a transatlantic digital corridor to connect famous Internet nodes such as CERN and Lai's Online with the network in the United States."

"Mci_mail, mci's commercial e-mail operation system, will be fully upgraded to introduce the latest protocol, provide more functions, and support stronger encryption methods."

"In addition, Datang Mobile Communications will further enhance its connection with the mci communication network to provide mobile phone users with a more seamless and cheaper roaming experience."

The richest man was like this, "Everyone is loved, flowers are blooming". As soon as the voice fell, mci's stock price soared to more than 40 US dollars. William McGovern was so excited that his heart disease almost relapsed, which made Tang Huan a kind of worry.

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After the matter was completed, Tang Huan immediately returned to the West Coast of the United States without stopping. Gein, the time for the formal commercial operation of the California high-speed rail has come, and his title of "Tang Jinzhou" has become more solid.

The first high-speed rail in the United States is of extraordinary significance; among American businessmen, it is rare for them to be so dedicated to infrastructure construction.

It is not difficult to imagine that the powerful and celebrities from all directions come to join in. The President of the United States alone has three personally present-Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.

Regardless of Jimmy Carter being the oldest U.S. president, he was relatively young when he came to power. Now he is the same age as the current U.S. President Bush, so he is still very active after stepping down. For example, he has served in the Shennong Foundation for a long time. Retiring President".

As the oldest president in the history of the United States~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After Ronald Reagan expired at the beginning of last year, in addition to attending speeches provided by business forces such as Tang Huan and earning millions of dollars in pensions, So I stayed mainly in the ranch near Santa Barbara, California, where I wrote my autobiography every day, and then rode horses and felled logs.

The California high-speed rail can also be regarded as the political legacy of Old Reagan. He, who is about to be 80 years old, of course spared no effort to come to share his credit.

Cable News Network, which is "always present and pervasive", broadcasted the official operation ceremony of the California high-speed rail to the United States.

Jerry Brown, chairman of the California High-Speed ​​Rail Authority’s board of directors, said happily to the camera: "Today all the train tickets are sold out, and people are ready to collect the ticket stubs as souvenirs.

As the largest investor, Tang Huan appeared to be relatively calm. “Profits have never been a problem worth worrying about. I am more happy to see that after the opening of California’s high-speed rail, Northern California and Southern California will be more closely linked. Travel has become more convenient, such as commuting, and even fans following favorite teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, and Oakland Athletics. For the current San Francisco Bay Area, they can quickly recover from a major earthquake. He recovered from the trauma he caused."

"If I have to say something about it, I hope that the California High Speed ​​Rail can become a digital information channel, and passengers can enjoy services including telephone, Internet, etc. on the speeding train."

Finally, Tang Huan was in San Francisco and Jerry Brown was in Los Angeles and announced the start of the car at the same time.

When the reporters on the train passed the spectacular scene of the two high-speed trains passing each other to the media network, the warm atmosphere of the opening day reached a climax.