Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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After the dust settles in the US election, the fifth-generation Fangyuan personal computer will also be officially launched.

Compared with Tang Huan's call for the educational research network invested by the US government to be converted into commercial use to form the backbone of the Internet, the significance of providing hardware network terminals is equally significant.

With the five-generation Fangyuan personal computer platform, ordinary users will get the most intimate experience when using the Internet.

According to the cpu architecture, the fifth-generation Fangyuan personal computer is divided into four branches—Zheru’s risc microprocessor holder, mainly for the real-time industrial control field; Wang Xuehong’s VIA low-power processor, mainly for the educational computer field; Intel’s Pentium , That is, the latest generation of x86 family microprocessors of the p5 architecture, and the latest generation of Motorola's 68000 family of microprocessors-mc68060, both of which mainly face the general field.

Supporting more types of CPUs is also one of the reasons why the development cycle of the five generations of Fangyuan personal computers is much longer than that of previous generations.

The reason for such a pattern is entirely due to the needs of market development-ordinary personal computers have really been unsatisfactory in special applications such as real-time and low power consumption.

Of course, the status of Intel and Motorola on the Fangyuan personal computer platform has not been affected by this. After all, their cpu has been designed for the general-purpose field from the beginning.

Although the investment in research and development is huge, it is enough to "a good meal is not afraid of late", which directly further expands the living space of the Fangyuan personal computer standard-large and small manufacturers, there is no need to sharpen their heads at the same time. Fighting in the qualitative market, it is application-oriented, each looking for their own areas of expertise, and intensive cultivation.

At the same time, the twists and turns in the development progress of cpu manufacturers will not affect the overall situation of Fangyuan personal computers.

Take Intel’s latest generation of microprocessors, the p5 version of Pentium, which will start testing this spring. It plans to participate in the exhibition in the summer and release it in the fall. As a result, due to design problems, the exhibition had to be abandoned. Fortunately, the release time was held as scheduled and there was no delay. The rollout progress of the Five-generation Fangyuan personal computer.

Motorola's performance is not as good as Intel's-the same generation product that competes with intel_80486 in its 68000 microprocessor family is mc68040; now the product that competes with Intel Pentium is called mc68060, and the code name of mc68050 is directly crossed over, and it is also beautifully named , In order to show that our products are better than competitors.

How could the richest man be deceived by such a trick? Motorola clearly had something wrong with its R&D plan.

When Christopher Galvin, the CEO of Motorola, came to visit, Tang Huan frowned and asked him, "How did I hear the news that the mc68060 will be the last generation of the 68000 family of microprocessors?"

"I'm about to explain this to you." Christopher Galvin apologized: "Motorola plans to shift the focus of the microprocessor product line from the 68000 family of cisc architecture to the more promising risc architecture 88000 family. I hope that Zheru can provide code migration services at the operating system level."

Tang Huan said with an unhappy face: "How do I feel that Motorola's planning for microprocessor products is becoming more and more chaotic-the 68000 family of CPUs has always performed well on the Fangyuan personal computer platform. Is it because of an unpredictable outcome? The dispute between cisc and risc was decided to give up?"

"There is another point that should not be ignored. Since the 88000 family launched the first microprocessor mc88100 that implements the new architecture in 1988, the response has been flat. As a result, you did not conduct a serious review, and you ran to jointly develop some power with ibm. This is Do you plan to not fill in the new hole?"

"Tang, you have to understand that the microprocessor is only a department of Motorola. Sometimes, it has to serve the overall situation. For example, the communication business needs to launch satellites, and the satellites need more advanced risc microprocessors." Gentleman's demeanor Christopher Galvin explained quickly: "I am here this time, the main purpose is to talk about cooperation in this area."

"I would like to hear the details." Tang Huan, who had finished spitting out, nodded without moving his head.

As a matter of fact, Motorola, which has been doing its best in the field of communications, has begun to be inattentive to the increasingly competitive microprocessor business, and has long been seen by the richest man. The reason why he creates pressure is just a habitual posture.

Motorola's transition from the second-generation Bob Galvin of the Galvin family to the third-generation Christopher Galvin has happened in recent years.

To put it simply, Christopher Galvin, who was only five years older than Tang Huan and was born in the 1950s, had insufficient prestige and could not hold the ground, so some decision-making inevitably made mistakes.

However, this is someone else’s family affair. Motorola is so big, the internal and external interests are entangled and complicated, and even the founder's family can't deal with it. Tang Huan won't come forward in disgust, just complain a few words from the perspective of cooperation.

"Presumably, Tang already knows something about Motorola's Iridium system plan." Christopher Galvin asked braggingly.

This scheme of using low-orbit satellites to realize global satellite mobile communications was put forward by Motorola in 1987 and became very popular. After several years of intense theoretical verification, it was quickly announced to the public in June 1990. In December of the same year, it applied for a license to the Federal Communications Commission, and obtained the license issued by it in September of this year.

"Of course. Motorola seems to have obtained a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission." Tang Huan smiled playfully, "Why, you come to me and want to talk about cooperation?"

Of course, the richest man will not forget the famous classic commercial failure case of the Iridium system in time and space. He has conducted related technical research in private.

He is not obsessed with the technological advancement of such satellite communication systems covering the world, nor is he obsessed with the tragic commercial fiasco of the Iridium satellite system, but from an objective and calm point of view, he finally came to a conclusion-this thing is not comparable to GPS. No matter how advanced the technology is and how attractive the business prospects are, it will be difficult to achieve. There is no other reason, just the inherent conflict of interests in a human society is enough.

The United States is now the only superpower in the world, and it would be against humanity if the Americans do not feel complacent with it. Under this circumstance, it is reasonable to have it come forward to implement a unified communications network covering the entire dribble.

The problem is that the functions of the Iridium system cannot really be completely completed in the sky. For example, in its composition structure, at least the gateway station section is indispensable, which is responsible for providing the connection of the Iridium satellite system network to other traditional telecommunications networks that cannot be replaced.

Then the problem is coming. Various countries and regions can give you American face, and cooperate with the gateway station to settle on their own territory, but it is natural to share the interests.

More than 100 countries and regions around the world have negotiated one by one. One can imagine how time-consuming and labor-intensive the United Nations’ work efficiency is the most obvious example. Its complexity is far greater than that of California’s high-speed rail, while high-tech has a “preservation period”. "of.

Sure enough, Christopher Galvin said enthusiastically: "We have known each other for many years and have been working together happily. Of course I will not forget you this time. So, is Tang interested in participating in the Iridium system?"

The richest man pondered for a moment pretentiously, and then cautiously asked: "What does Motorola hope to get from me?"

"The specific technical realization of the Iridium system, and the billions of dollars in funding requirements including satellites, are not all Tang's best points?" Christopher Galvin talked freely, and after lobbying, it became clear. The demeanor of the family's children.

The richest man can understand that, in order to accumulate his prestige in Motorola, Christopher Galvin bet all his enthusiasm for the Iridium system.

However, although the commercial failure of the Iridium system is foreseeable, in the eyes of the richest man, it is not a simple question of success or failure.

First of all, the specific technical realization of the Iridium satellite system is a driving force for technology research and development.

Secondly, the Iridium system is such a big cake, it can be used as a bargaining chip in the top game, and it is suitable as a card in the hands of the richest man.

Anyway, this pit not only jumped in by himself, but at the end of the digging, Motorola still had to carry the biggest pot, but from a global perspective, a small loss is worth the price.

Moreover, judging from the current progress, the Iridium satellite system is still very smooth.

Thinking of this, Tang Huan looked at Christopher Galvin, a long-time friend, and laughed unkindly, "Well, I support this ambitious plan-who asked you to come out in person."

Christopher Galvin, who got a satisfactory answer, laughed happily, "Brother, you are the best!"

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After sending away the down-to-earth and enthusiastic Christopher Galvin, Tang Huan thought for a while, and then added a keyword of "iridium satellite" in the Chinese part of the schedule.

At this time, Intel CEO Andy Grove walked in on his heels, his face couldn't hide his joy.

Intel's latest generation of CPUs, p5 architecture microprocessors, finally has a satisfactory official name and trademark, and a professional trademark firm designed "pentium".

Among them, the suffix "pent-" comes from the Greek word "fifth", which means the fifth-generation architecture of the x86 family of microprocessors; the suffix "-ium" comes from the suffix of the representative element in Latin, which means that the cpu is One of the basic components of computers is comparable to chemical elements.

In addition, Intel’s major shareholder Tang Huan specially gave “Pentium” a Chinese name—“Bentium”, showing his love for fist and fist.

Andy Grove came this time, first and foremost to thank him for giving his name, because there is great affirmation in this, and the subsequent improvement of his position on the Fangyuan personal computer platform.

Of course, the CEO must be secretive. After Intel gave up the main business of memory and put the treasure on the microprocessor completely, the x86 series cpu was in the process of competing with Motorola’s mc68000 family cpu. It is not dominant. Until the previous generation of intel_80486 and mc68040 were fighting each other, the performance was still at a disadvantage, that is, the power consumption control was relatively excellent; but now, Motorola has lost the chain itself, and there is a tendency to lose without a fight. The pressure on Intel's head is one of light, and with the popularity of the five-generation Fangyuan personal computer concept, relying on the Pentium microprocessor, which is also connected to the "5", the stock price has risen sharply.

The inadequacy of Motorola's microprocessor products is not only shown on the Fangyuan personal computer platform, but there is another obvious example. That is, Apple computers that have long used the mc68000 family of CPUs have also begun to look for another more powerful microprocessor, such as the joint development of new power products suitable for personal computers with ibm.

As the only cpu competitor on the Fangyuan personal computer platform for a long time, the decline of Motorola naturally means the prosperity of Intel.

However, Intel cannot be complacent, nor can it be arrogant. Because the fifth-generation Fangyuan personal computer platform has introduced two more ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ although it is only for special fields, it is enough to play a spur role. The earth rushes endlessly.

After accepting Andy Grove’s gratitude for his name, Tang Huan encouraged: “The annual sales volume of personal computers in the world has increased by at least 10 million units every year, which shows the strong demand for CPUs. I hope that Intel will continue to work hard to allow the Pentium microprocessor to add native support for multimedia instructions as soon as possible, and the operating frequency will exceed 100MHz.

Feeling the esteem in the words of the richest man, Andy Grove confidently patted his chest to ensure that-without waiting for the next generation, the Pentium microprocessor can realize these two hopes in the next step version.

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The five-generation Fangyuan personal computer was officially unveiled on the comdex in the fall of Las Vegas this year.

The marketing department weaves two major selling points for it-comprehensive built-in multimedia functions and perfect Internet access equipment.

Previously, the multimedia functions of Fangyuan personal computers needed to be realized by adding additional accelerator cards. Now it is regarded as a standard and necessary function, which directly replaces low-end accelerator cards; only when it involves video capture, etc. For more professional purposes, additional high-end accelerator cards will be needed.

During his speech at the Industry Summit Forum, the richest man emphasized one extra point. Five-generation Fangyuan personal computers are the most ideal access terminal for the Internet. For example, the dynamic web page display of a World Wide Web browser can work perfectly on this platform.

The glory of the Tang’s kingdom of it means the loss of those outside the system-Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who is listening to the speech in the audience, is now staring at the five-generation Fangyuan personal computer. think.