Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 172 The Possible Butterfly Effect

Chapter 172 The Possible Butterfly Effect

"Hey, Paul! Has the person you introduced left? It's been almost a week, why hasn't anyone arrived yet?"

Two days before the day before the referendum in Pearson, Carter, who had finally finished working on his speech, was walking around in the bank to exercise his body. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the computer boxes behind the counter.

The radiant rainbow-colored Apple logo made Carter suddenly think of the question: Who is the person Paul introduced to him? !

"Ah? Has the person arrived yet? It shouldn't be. I'll contact them the next day. Even if it takes them three or four days to pack up, the meeting should be here."

Paul Allen's voice on the other end of the phone was full of doubts, and at the same time there was a "da da" sound of typing on the keyboard.

"They didn't come here by car, did they? Did you tell them about my reimbursement for the air ticket? If they came by car or even hitchhiked, it's normal that they didn't arrive. Otherwise, if they took a plane, they should have arrived by now. !"

In this era without mobile phones, once people go out, they are almost out of contact.Therefore, when encountering this kind of thing, Carter has no good way to find someone. He can only focus on the fact that these young people are trying to save money and don't fly.
And hitchhiking is actually quite common in European and American countries.Especially in America (Central and South America, I have hitchhiked a few times), the land is vast and sparsely populated, long-distance passenger transport is basically by air, long-distance buses and so on, and when every household has a car, it is really not easy Must have.Therefore, some young travelers often choose to hitch a ride on the road to save money.

In fact, there are quite a few vehicles that are willing to stop and download you, especially trucks. Basically, at least four of the ten vehicles passing by will stop by your side and ask where you are going.If you are on the way, the truck drivers will help you, and at the same time, they are also willing to have someone to talk with him on the road to relieve boredom
With such a social atmosphere, it is not impossible for the young people introduced by Paul to come here by hitchhiking, nor is it a very low probability.

"By the way, what are the names of the people you introduced? And where did they come from? I'll ask someone to write a few signs and put them out, let's see if they can see them. Don't just sit in the car too much"

"Okay, I'm sorry for changing this piece of code, Carter, I'm a little busy right now. Kay! Do it yourself, wait for me!"

The sound of clacking keyboards was mixed with occasional shouts and questions.Microsoft seems to be busy.
"It's okay, your business has improved? Congratulations!"

Carter's congratulations were a little insincere, and there was even a trace of regret hidden in the words.Could it be that Microsoft has started to change fortunes at this time? !That is, IBM's order has arrived?
"Haha, it's better. I recently received an order from Apple to design a basic language for Apple II. The price is good. The point is, we hope that through this order, our situation will improve, such as increasing our popularity or something. .But Apple does not agree to hang our trademark on the interface of the operating system. Hey, it's quite annoying!"

Um?Not IBM?

"Hey, you bought an Apple II computer, right? Then when we finish it later, I will secretly send you a copy, and you can do an upgrade yourself, so you don't have to spend extra money to buy Apple's upgrade package. But remember Hold on, we must keep it secret! If it is leaked out, we will lose money!"

Before Carter could figure out why Microsoft's fortune changed from IBM to Apple in his memory, Paul on the other end of the phone smiled.He secretly opened the back door for himself
"Haha, okay, I'll keep it a secret. By the way, we'll talk about this later, those few people"

"Oh yes! You take down the paper and take notes, I'll tell you now. I introduced three people, two are long-term, and one is hungry. The other is a part-time job, as long as you can take care of the food."

"Two full-time employees, one named Jon and one named Drews, both of whom I found from Seattle. The other named Gabe Newell, who is still a high school student, should be about your age. But don't you Look down on this kid, his technical strength is no worse than that of Jon and the other two, the key is that this kid is very creative thinking."

"I think that your side should not only need daily operation and maintenance, but you may also need to download some special software for your bank at the beginning, and then at the beginning of the construction stage, if there are adaptability problems, or compatibility problems, etc. Yes, with Gabe here, he may be able to think of some strange technical directions for you to help you solve these problems."

"Is he from Seattle too?"

It is said that people are in good spirits on happy occasions. From Paul's chattering, it is not difficult for Carter to guess that Apple must have given Microsoft a good price.Well, even if it doesn't satisfy their purpose of putting up a trademark to promote themselves, it's still exciting!
Again, the exact opposite of Paul's excitement.Carter now regrets that during the last call, he did not take advantage of the victory and did not try his best to persuade the Microsoft brothers to accept his investment.

It is said that there is no hope, and there is no disappointment!If he didn't give himself such a thought from the last call, then Carter might be able to maintain a normal mind about what is happening at Microsoft.

After all, my original goal was the shares of Microsoft before IPO and the shares in the initial stage of IPO.For direct investment in Microsoft at this stage, the psychological expectations are not great.

But why don't you say it now
"That's not true, he should have set off from California. I can't remember clearly, I think he is from Colorado, but he should have been in high school in California recently"

Paul, who was in a state of excitement, didn't notice the disappointment in Carter's tone, and excitedly announced the good news. After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt a little guilty towards Carter:
"Sorry, brother! I was going to help you by myself, but in the afternoon when I hung up the phone, Bill got an order from Apple. We don't have enough manpower. We laid off a lot of people in the past two years, so..."

"It's okay, we don't talk about this between us! Besides, without your help, I can't find these professionals, right? Well, I won't say thank you to you, and don't say sorry. You go ahead It's my own business, I have to find these three slow guys, don't get lost on the road, that's a lot of fun! I'll visit you and Bill when we're all done. By the way, and Kai, don’t forget to say hello to him for me!”

Hang up the phone and put the handset back on the phone base.Carter was in no hurry to leave.
Microsoft, IBM, and Apple, these three are well-known company names in the future, and they kept wandering in Carter's mind.As a person in the non-IT industry, the extent of his knowledge of these past events is only to know that Microsoft began to embark on the fast lane of fortune when it received an order from IBM.

But now they actually received an order from Apple before IBM.
This confuses Carter a bit. Although IBM is the king of the computer industry in this era, it is in the field of personal PCs.As mentioned earlier, the biggest seller is Apple's Apple II.In other words, if Apple can really bring a large number of orders to Microsoft, the effect is no worse than IBM's help
So here comes the question, could this be the legendary butterfly effect?
(End of this chapter)

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