Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1315 Learning Machine

"Very good!" Duan Yun nodded approvingly, and then said: "Then you will be in charge of this project. If it can be completed within two months, I will give you a bonus of 3 yuan for this project team. If a It can be completed in a month, and I will give you 6!"

Duan Yun found out to these scientific researchers that he was merciless, because he knew that if the chip could be imitated a month in advance, even a week, then Duan Yun's chip factory could be produced at full capacity, and the money he earned was far Much more than these tens of thousands of dollars.

"Okay!" Chen Xiangnan heard a flash of excitement in his eyes.

These technical personnel work in Duan Yun Company, at least they don’t have to worry about things that don’t get paid. Duan Yun has high demands on them, but he is also very willing to spend money, and in Duan Yun’s philosophy, as long as there is a clear general direction, other He doesn't care about things, because he knows that he won't lose money by doing so.

"That's it, let's end the meeting!" After Duan Yun finished speaking, he got up and left the conference room.

Later, Duan Yun came to the R&D center of the electronics factory.

To imitate game consoles, in addition to the internal core chips, other components must be produced and designed, including shells and circuit boards.

At the beginning, the game console produced by Xiaobawang Company can be said to be 100% imitated and engraved of Nintendo's classic red and white machine, including the handle shell and circuit board, without any original things.

However, Duan Yun does not have to follow the old path of Xiaobawang. Their group company is far stronger than the original Xiaobawang in terms of scale technology, sales and after-sales and industrial chain, especially its upstream design and development department. Electronic companies are also among the best, which means that from the very beginning, Duan Yun has a much higher starting point than Xiaobawang.

Ever since Tianyin Electronics Factory sold repeaters, Duan Yun discovered that domestic consumers may be reluctant to spend too much on pure entertainment products. Many parents save money to buy them, and the sales of repeaters skyrocketed overnight. The big reason is that there are various "education experts" strongly recommending them in advertisements. Parents will spend hundreds of dollars to buy such a machine.

Speaking of learning machines, the first batch of home learning machines should be a batch of LASER-310 computers that came in from Taiwan.

However, this Taiwan-made computer is actually a very low-end computer, and its performance parameters are far from high-end Apple computers and IBM computers. It is based on the Z80 chip (8080 chip imitation), and the memory is less than 48KB. , built-in BASIC language, a simple computer with two display modes of text and first resolution image.

At that time, Taiwan's electronic technology was far inferior to that of the United States. They produced this kind of computer with extreme compression in terms of cost and function, and the price was relatively cheap. At that time, many of these machines were imported in China to learn programming technology. The functions were simple and the price was low. low.

The Xiaobawang learning machine that appeared in the 90s was actually based on the design principle of this microcomputer, adding a game joystick and a cassette, and embedding a language such as a logo to make pictures, making it a computer. It is a multifunctional learning machine that can be used to learn computer typing programming and red and white game functions.

After entering the R&D center, Duan Yun quickly summoned all the personnel from the product R&D department.

"The task I entrusted to you this time is to enable you to develop a learning machine that can play games, learn typing and programming at the same time in a short period of time. Its basic design principles are Nintendo game consoles and LASER-310 microcomputers. A mixture of..." In the conference room, Duan Yun disassembled a Nintendo red and white game console and placed it on the table, while writing and drawing on the blackboard behind him, explaining the design principles of the learning machine to everyone.

The principle of Xiaobawang learning machine is very simple to Duan Yun. As long as the chipset can imitate the core chip, other parts will be much simpler, including the game console joystick, computer keyboard, and game cassette design. It can copy the prototype design of Nintendo game consoles and computer keyboards without any difficulty at all.

It took more than two hours, after repeated inquiries and discussions, including Zhao Xuewu, Yang Xiuchun and Duan Fang, finally completely understood the design idea of ​​this learning machine, and in their minds, The prototype of the product has been formed.

"Manager Duan, this thing is great. It can be used as a learning tool, and it can also be used as a home entertainment electronic product. It's really good." Yang Xiuchun couldn't help admiring at this time.

"Yeah, Manager Duan is really a genius. He can actually design such a good thing. I think this kind of learning machine must sell better than the Walkman!"

At this time, the atmosphere in the meeting instructions was enthusiastic. Although Duan Yun's design idea of ​​the learning machine was designed by imitating the principles of Nintendo game consoles and Taiwan learning machines, it was still a commendable "black technology".

From the previous repeater to the current learning machine, Duan Yun's product design is always very advanced, and every product of Tianyin Electronics can be sold well in China, which also makes the technicians of the electronics factory have a good understanding of Duan Yun. A state of mind bordering on worship.

"But Manager Duan, the circuit and casing are very easy to imitate. The principle of this machine is not complicated, but the problem is the chip and the software of the learning machine..." Zhao Xuewu couldn't help asking at this time.

"The chip and software are developed by the R&D center over there. Our electronics factory is mainly responsible for the design of the basic circuit, shape and material of the product." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "I will give you a month, you Make the sample for me, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

"Let our team take charge of this matter. Professor Zhao is currently busy with the upgrade and improvement of the repeater. Let us do a good job of this reverse imitation." Yang Xiuchun volunteered at this time.

"Yeah, brother, let our team do it." Duan Fang also said at this time.

For a long time, Duan Fang has followed her master Yang Xiuchun to do some product upgrading and improvement tasks in the R&D center. Before that, she had never participated in the research and development of new products.

This learning machine research and development task is a good opportunity for him. On the one hand, this product is an imitation product, and the various principles are relatively simple. Being able to independently organize product research and development is also a good opportunity to learn and accumulate experience.

"Okay, I will leave this task to your team. I will see the samples within a month. If the samples satisfy me, I will reward you." After Duan Yun finished speaking, he got up and left the conference room...

(End of this chapter)