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Chapter 328 Computer Corner

With years of accumulated experience, the software development level of many programmers is getting higher and higher, and the quality of the DOS software they develop is also getting higher and higher.In order to develop more software and increase the efficiency of development, they designed one DOS software development tool after another.

But none of these softwares can be sold on the market, because the copyright of the DOS system is in the hands of Microsoft Corporation. Even if they write the software perfectly, it cannot be used for commercial use. % of computer desktops.

Fortunately, in 1982, when the operating system was still in its infancy, everything was still too late.Although the later DOS system was put on hold, many enthusiasts still insist on using this system, and some people even published the source code written by it.

When Bai Zirui learned programming in his previous life, although he didn't learn some cutting-edge technologies, he learned a lot of old-fashioned knowledge, and he clearly remembered the source code of the DOS system.

Although Bai Zirui remembered the source code clearly, he didn't have the time and energy to develop it.His plan is to obtain the authorization of CP/M of Digital Research Company, acquire Acorn at the same time, and hand over the RoyalTek-Dos operating system to Hermann Hauser for their development.

Dingtian's RoyalTek-Dos operating system is different from Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. MS-DOS operating system is based on X86 architecture, which is a complex architecture, while RoyalTek-Dos operating system is based on Dingtian's research and development. The Thin Architecture (TRM).

Bai Zirui believes that with Hermann Hauser's research and development capabilities, they can handle it. After all, the operating system at this time is relatively simple. Unlike later generations, hundreds of people are required to participate not only in development, but also in repairing system bugs.

Bai Zirui has already made a plan for Dingtian's computer, and acquired Acorn to enrich the company's research and development capabilities. At most next year, Dingtian will launch a 32-bit RoyalTek computer with RoyalTek-DBASE and RoyalTek-1 , RoyalTek-word, RoyalTek-Dos, Great Wall Square and a series of rich office and game software.

When the RoyalTek computer was launched, Dingtian really became famous in the global electronics industry, and it was no longer an arcade game company that people recognized.

These are just Bai Zirui's plans for RoyalTek computers. Aston-Tate was acquired by him, and the DBASE database has become the possession of Dingtian Company. In the future, it only needs to be upgraded to provide after-sales service.

In terms of computer spreadsheet office software, RoyalTek-1 has been developed, and Bai Zirui has asked the software company to start developing word and Excel office software. He has handed over the programming framework and function design of the two softwares to engineers.

The key to Dingtian's computer research and development is the development of the 32-bit streamlined architecture and the development of the DOS system based on the streamlined architecture.So he will buy Acorn, and let Acorn's research and development team integrate applications and new technologies to design a high-quality personal computer.

Therefore, the acquisition of Acorn is crucial to Dingtian's layout in the field of personal computers.If there is no R&D team of Acorn, only Ni Guangnan, Shen Wangfu, Zhu Bangfu and other Chinese researchers can realize Bai Zirui's plan. I don't know if we have to wait until the year of the monkey and IBM's launch of compatible machines. Dingtian Computer may not have it yet. stereotyped.

Bai Zirui didn't take Digital Research Company's refusal of authorization to heart. He took his assistant Zhou Jiayi to learn about the market situation of PCs in Pretty Country. The two came to a computer store in Union City in the southeast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bai Zirui Looking at the signboard of the store, "TheputerGarden", translated into Chinese, means "Computer Garden".

Bai Zirui and Zhou Jiayi had just entered the store when a handsome Caucasian guy in a black jacket with slightly curly hair came up to him and asked enthusiastically, "Hi, sir, miss, good morning? You two want to buy a computer." ?"

Bai Zirui smiled and said, "Hello! Let's take a look first!"

After he finished speaking, he looked around the computer store. Although the store had a small business area, many brands of personal computers on the market could be found here, and the types were relatively complete.

Bai Zirui is used to seeing various brands of computers in later generations. These computer products in the 80s are extremely crude, but one of them has attracted Bai Zirui's attention.

The shopping guide saw that Bai Zirui's gaze stayed on the Apple III computer launched by Apple last year, and he immediately began to introduce it skillfully: "Sir, your vision is very unique. This is the new personal computer launched by Apple last year— —AppleIII, compared to the previous AppleII, this new computer has a huge leap in performance!

The memory of Apple III has been doubled, and it adopts the latest operating system from Apple. It can display 80 columns of letters or numbers on the screen, which can display both uppercase and lowercase letters!Apple will also introduce the latest word processors, spreadsheets, and an improved version of the Apple III Plus for the computer. "

Bai Zirui didn't care about the functions and advantages of AppleIII Plus at all, and asked, "Do you have AppleIII Plus in stock?"

The shopping guide guy shook his head and said: "Sir, I'm sorry! This is just a model machine, and the official product will not be available until a few months later, but we can accept reservations in our store."

Bai Zirui was taken aback when he saw the Apple III Plus prototype in this store. He thought his rebirth would cause a butterfly effect, and Apple released Apple III Plus in advance!
In the development of Apple's previous life, there are three successors to Apple II: Apple III, Project Lisa, and Project Anne. AppleIII is different from Apple I and II, Apple I and II were basically completed by Steve Wozniak alone, while Apple III was designed by a committee headed by Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs asked every day Do one thing step by step, and then do the next thing the next day.

On February 1981, 2, Apple announced that the Apple III would no longer include a built-in clock/calendar function because the clock produced by Nice Country Semiconductor Corporation did not meet Apple's technical specifications.

The first units shipped in March 1981, and it was clear that removing the clock chip would have brought the Apple III to its knees.About 3 percent of the Apple IIIs arrived broken at their destination because the chips fell out of their loose sockets during transit.

These computers often broke down soon after being used, which was caused by Jobs' insistence that the Apple III should not have a fan (he made this design requirement again when designing the Mac).

He believed that in addition to reducing radio frequency radiation (which was a serious problem with the Apple II), the aluminum chassis inside would also conduct heat and keep delicate components cool.

Since Jobs dictated the size and shape of the case without regard to electrical engineers, this forced electrical engineers to fit various circuit boards into small spaces with little or no ventilation.

When the computer is used, the chip gets hot, expands slightly, and slowly falls out of the socket, causing the computer to freeze.

Apple's solution is to suggest raising the front of the computer 6 inches off the table and then lowering it, and the chip will reset itself.

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