Riding the wind of rebirth

Although Zhou Zhi did not stay in school much this semester, he still participated in many school affairs.

The main thing is that Clover's satellite network is also interconnected with the campus network.

As a direct user of network software, Zhou Zhi has also been an in-depth user of network tool software in the past six months. Since his company has the R&D capability, he boldly puts forward his demands.

A large number of improvement suggestions were put forward for real-time communication, network file sharing and transfer, chat tool improvements, various fancy functions, forum architecture, service content, online yellow pages query, browser search engine functions, etc.

The use of the Internet has not yet been popularized, but the concept of Internet community has become popular on campus networks.

As a "small society", the university campus is actually the best touchstone for various Internet software.

The Four Leaf Clover Forum of Shu University started very early, and now its influence is comparable to that of Tsinghua University, Under the Banyan Tree, Tianya Community, etc.

QQ, the popular real-time communication software on the campus of Shu University, has become an indispensable novelty for college students. Several computer game rooms around the school are doing a booming business, and the most popular one is on the second floor of Red Star Film and Television City.

The former video game hall was converted into a computer game room by Zhao Xing, with computer desks, leather chairs, over-ear headphones, Pentium computers, 21-inch screens, air conditioners, boxed lunches, and Fatty's happy water.

The computer is installed with more than 20 popular games. Yes, all of them are pirated, including the operating system.

In addition, there are several emulators developed by Hu Tianyu himself, which can simulate the Famicom, Sega and other game consoles on the computer and play old games such as "Contra" and "Super Mario".

The most attractive thing about the Red Star Computer Game Room is that its server can be directly connected to the campus network, and each computer is also connected to the campus network. Therefore, all information on the campus network can be accessed here, and all software suitable for the campus network can be used here.

Moreover, there are big guys visiting here from time to time, many of whom log in remotely and use network codes. They are often elusive, listen to everyone's opinions and suggestions, and then quickly make improvements.

So everyone is happy to come here. This is not only the login interface of the virtual world, but also a good place for enthusiasts to communicate offline.

Fighting games like "DOOM" can even support sixteen people fighting online at the same time. Zhao Xing also held two "DOOM" fighting competitions, allowing masters from all walks of life to gather here to communicate.

The Red Star Computer Game Room has become famous not only in Shu University, but also in the entire Shudu university circle.

Zhou Zhi is happy to see this happen. These are actually advance preparations before the Internet is connected. The more problems are discovered and solved now, the more advantages they will naturally have in future competition.

However, the "demands" he put forward often made the technical team frustrated.

For example, the screen sharing function of an online video conference allows all participants to synchronize their computer screens with the speaker's computer screen while listening to the speaker's presentation.

This function is very practical and is a basic function in later generations, but it is not very easy to implement now.

The current Internet speed is still very slow, and some functions are not as easy to implement as in later generations. For example, in later generations, the screen images can be directly transmitted synchronously, but now it is not possible. Now we can only transfer the files needed for the meeting to each participating computer first, and then use the video conferencing software to send the speaker's operating instructions to each participating computer to operate and control the meeting files on each computer to achieve this function.

But this brings up another problem - using commands to remotely control files on other people's computers. Does this sound familiar?

Yes, some computer viruses attack in this way.

Therefore, there is another issue that needs to be resolved - the issue of system authorization system and system security.

To an outsider, isn't this just a small function? But to an expert, it is far from that simple, as it directly involves changing the underlying security framework of the system.

But Zhou Zhi doesn't care about all this. His current identity is the client's father. He only raises requirements and sees how they are implemented. He also refuses to listen to the other party's explanations about why they cannot be implemented.

"I just don't believe it can't be achieved." This sentence has become Zhou Zhi's motto now.

He now has the confidence to say this. The former Clover company also pursued INTEL's USB interface protocol, but Zhou Zhi finally decided to develop the TYPE-C interface separately. Countless technicians including Mai Mingdong thought it was too difficult. Zhou Zhi said this at the time.

I just don't believe it can't be achieved.

Finally, it was realized. It is indeed much more convenient to plug in blindly regardless of the forward or reverse direction. However, the cost of the related signal generation and analysis modules is much higher than that of the one-way transmission USB protocol.

However, this price difference was easily resolved by Zhouzhi by using domestic components and setting up factories in China, which made TYPE-C the mainstream external interface of this time and space, directly eliminating the idea of ​​USB.

This behavior of "eating the whole eel" from the agreement to the product brought Clover Company exaggerated profits.

Tony Huang, who became Clover's overseas legal agent, even issued a serious warning to Zhou Zhi that Clover must complete the overseas authorization and factory establishment of the TYPE-C interface intellectual property rights as soon as possible to avoid the risk of monopoly lawsuits.

  Zhou Zhi was shocked when he heard this. How could a small TYPE-C interface lead to such a lawsuit?

Tony Huang rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhi on the other end of the phone. Don't you know how much profit this thing has brought you around the world? Although this thing is small, it is always in the open and visible to people.

If all the current computer peripherals or digital devices that can be connected to a computer do not have a TYPE-C, do you dare to call yourself a new model?

  And I don’t even want to mention that flash drive you launched that combines a storage chip with a TYPE-C interface. You also need to hurry up and get the overseas authorization and factory establishment for that thing!

If a lawsuit really comes to a head, it certainly won’t work online, but such an extreme situation has not occurred so far. Therefore, over the past six months, Zhou Zhi has discovered that although remote work still has various limitations, it can be fully achieved with the support of Clover’s supporting software.

Even the satellite line speed is currently faster than the campus network accessing the external network, which means that his meeting with Li Laosan in the Fog City, Lin Wanqiu in Hong Kong Island, or Tony Huang in the Big Apple is smoother than his meeting with the three little ones in Shudu.

This is also the sadness of the first generation of users. (End of this chapter)