Reborn America, this is my time

138 Mixed Good and Bad
"Evelyn, Ethan, this is where I usually work."

After taking Ethan and Evelyn around the broken house at Five Corners a few times and satisfying their curiosity, Vinton Cerf also took them to visit his office.

It was a rather large square room. Since it was located at the innermost end of the first floor, the layout here was surrounded by windows on three sides. After opening the blinds, you could even overlook the building from a 180-degree angle of view. The greenery below, looking at all kinds of fountains, the beautiful feeling of stepping back and submerging in the dense forest of reinforced concrete, and stepping forward can touch nature, which is very good.

"Oh, Vinton, the environment here is much better than Stanford."

Evelyn looked around and gave her own evaluation, "No wonder universities have always said that their enemy is not their colleagues engaged in research, but the federal government."

"It's really hard not to be tempted by this kind of working environment."

"Hahaha……"

Evelyn's words made both Vinton Cerf and Ethan Jones laugh.

They understood what Evelyn meant, because it was a joke that had been passed down for many years. Even when Ethan traveled through decades later, this joke still existed, but the person who narrated it changed.

In the future, many technology companies in America are complaining that they are never afraid of being poached by competitors, but the private recruitment of the federal government is annoying.

Because for those scientists who are obsessed with research, the federal government's non-public projects are much more interesting than the public planning in private companies. Although the salary given by the federal government may not touch the salary standard of the world's giants, they can be recruited by the federal government Yes, which one is not wealth free?

However, even if the salary cannot be compared to the world's first-class, the supporting facilities can reach the world's top. The environment that Vinton Cerf has now is not something that various companies in the future, nor the current Stanford can do. It is not a question of whether companies and universities have money, but that the federal government does not need to consider money when doing these things.

There is no need to talk about such unspoken rules that everyone knows well, so after laughing, the three talked about other things. Vinton Cerf first asked about the situation of the two of them. After the "War" was a rush product, he immediately expressed his admiration for the quality of the game under rush work.

"You said you made this game in only ten weeks?"

"Wow~ You guys are really amazing for making such a complete game in such a tight time! I'm not complimenting you, I mean it!"

"Although from a technical point of view, the production of this game is not difficult, but the idea of ​​leading the work is not easy, because it is difficult to perfect this kind of thing in a short period of time."

Vinton Cerf gave his own evaluation with a smile.

As for Ethan and Evelyn, they expressed their gratitude politely.

After uncovering this topic, the two also asked about his work content. Although it might involve confidentiality, Vinton Cerf didn't care, and said directly: "Barbara said she was busy?"

"Oh—I'm actually busier than her. Because they called me to DoD, hoping that I could develop a joint communication system that integrates the tactical communication systems of our country's army, navy, and air force to improve communication among the three services. coordination and efficiency.”

"Since March, I have been busy with this aspect."

"Although there is an agreement, it is very simple to do computer intercommunication in various bases, but you also know that the technical personnel in the army will definitely not be as professional as us, who can accurately identify the information sent by all parties, so at present The first problem we solve is to give them a tool that can support simultaneous access by multiple users, transaction processing, and tools with rollback functions."

Although Vinton Cerf's words were clear, his face was full of sadness during the process of speaking. This state made the siblings very curious, and Eve, who had been with Vinton Cerf for several years, Lin didn't shy away from anything, and said directly, "Winton, is this difficult?"

"I see that your complexion is very bad."

"It's not difficult." Vinton Cerf shook his head resolutely, and said, "This kind of thing is even very simple for us, but what I'm not happy about is that when we started designing this tool, we learned that the CIA We are also thinking about creating a tool that ordinary people can use."

"In this regard, they choose to purchase externally."

"Purchasing from private individuals."

"On the surface, this matter has little to do with us. Although the needs of the CIA and our research and development are indeed the same thing, we belong to two different systems. The problem is, when our people understand that their When the purchase price is much lower than our research and development budget, our project will be stuck there and cannot be advanced..."

When Vinton Cerf said this, Ethan and Evelyn understood immediately.

The reason why this guy is unhappy is actually the unique way of doing things in the federal government.

Every time a project is launched, they have to make a project budget. If the quotation can meet the psychological expectations of the people above, it will be easier to advance the project, but if the quotation fails to meet the above standard, it will be stuck for a year and a half It's all normal.

Although many times, things like card people are just talking about it. When these big tech guys say how much a project costs, it is impossible for the guy who counts on them to work hard and tell them no. But everything is afraid of comparison, isn't it?When the CIA's new needs are the same as their research and development goals, whoever spends more money will be embarrassed. Even if the final accounts are correct, they may be caught by those idiots in Congress.

"Oh Vinton, it's really bad luck to have such a thing happen."

Ethan expressed his emotion in a regretful tone.

At the same time, he also casually asked: "May I know which company undertook the CIA's project? It wouldn't be IBM, right? If it was them, then this matter would be a bit disgusting."

It is normal for federal agencies to outsource services in any age, and the companies that can get federal orders are also large and small. If it is a giant of the era like IBM, then they will definitely not modify it after the quotation, but if Ordinary companies...

There is still plenty of room for maneuver.

After all, small companies dare not offend others.

But Ethan's words made Vinton Cerf shake his head, "IBM? How is that possible! If it was them, then this kind of thing would never happen, because they would talk to all departments before making a project quotation. Contact someone to avoid duplication of projects, only small companies would be so reckless!"

"As far as I know, that company was established after receiving the project?"

"That's why I say the CIA buys from private individuals!"

"Sometimes I even wonder if the CIA will embezzle funds in this way again!"

Speaking of this, Vinton Cerf frowned, "Oh! Fxxk!"

"This kind of thing seems to be really possible!"

"No, I have to ask someone to check!"

"What's the name of that company? It seems to be called Software Development Laboratories (Software Development Laboratories)? Oh! Sxxt! The name sounds like a scam!"

Vinton Cerf flipped through the information on the table in a hurry, as if he wanted to find the other party's information, but it was more like grabbing the opponent's handle and trying to win back.

Ethan and Evelyn smiled and shook their heads looking at them in a hurry, and since Vinton Cerf had something to do, they didn't bother and got up to leave.

Vinton Cerf didn't stop him, but when he said goodbye to them, this guy took the initiative to ask the two of them to do something for him. At first, Ethan thought it was a big deal, but after the other party said it, Only then did he realize that this guy had asked him to find out information.

"The company I was talking about is in Santa Clara."

"Because the founder of that company used to work at Ampex in Redwood City."

"So, if you guys have time, help me out and go over to Santa Clara and see what this company is doing. If they're developing the tools I'm talking about, forget it , but if they are really defrauding funds... huh..."

Having said that, Vinton Cerf stopped.

The cute look of wanting revenge made the siblings dumbfounded.

Although Vinton Cerf's behavior is a bit childish, because if people in the CIA really want to cheat funds, they don't need to use such troublesome means at all, but the two still obeyed his wishes, nodded repeatedly, and agreed down.After leaving Arlington, they felt that it was still early, so they made an impromptu decision to visit other friends again.

They came to Boston by plane from Washington, and met with the elderly Professor Ralph Bell who did not want to retire. During the chat, the old professor learned that the next target of the Destiny game was the home console. , the old man's performance is very happy.

"You're finally going to be a home console? Oh—that's great news—"

"To be honest, I have always thought that home consoles are the most suitable machines for people to play games, because they can provide players with choices, but because of some era reasons, it may be too expensive when it appears, and it cannot meet the needs of the public. The standard, this is my problem, I did not consider carefully, it is not a problem with the machine, it is not wrong in itself..."

"Since you are going to develop the machine, naturally I, as a company consultant, can't just watch from the sidelines. In this way, if you encounter any problems during the research and development process, you can call me directly and I will help you solve them, or you can directly solve them. Fly over..."

"You guys don't think that doing this will bother me, because this is my dream, just like you told the world time and time again before, my original intention of making games is to bring happiness to people, I really hope this goal Can be achieved……"

The two arrived in Boston in the morning and left by plane in the evening.

Had a meal with the old professor only at noon.

Although this kind of communication has the suspicion of a special soldier checking in, but...

Ok.

Ethan admitted that he was using special forces to check in to maintain his interpersonal relationship.

No way, who made him really busy now?If it weren't for the fact that recruitment takes time and relationships need to be maintained, he would have been stuck in the company and working hard!

Before, he always felt that the aborigines had nothing to fear, but in the end he was kicked twice by the aborigines in a row.When the situation of taking a step and falling happened, he really didn't dare to go on vacation for a few months like last year, because he didn't know whether the enemy would pop out in the next second.

And if you want to avoid the tragedies of driving ducks to the shelves, you have to take the initiative to run forward.

However, no matter how tight the time was, he did not go back immediately.

After coming out from Ralph Bell's side, he and his sister went to MOS company again.

As a guarantee for the success of the game of destiny, the R&D team of 6502 is also a relationship that he needs to maintain constantly. After he came here, he discovered that there were several people missing in the original team.

"What's the situation?" Ethan looked at Chuck Paido in surprise.

"Where are they? Are they sick?"

Chuck Paido shook his head with a smile and said, "No, they just left."

"What?" The answer surprised Ethan.

He just didn't pay attention to this place for half a year, so the company has fewer people?

What is this ghost?

"Why?" He asked strangely, "Why did they leave?"

"Because...benefits..." Chuck Paido didn't hide anything, and showed Ethan an unfinished design drawing with a smile, "It's all because of it..."

It turns out that since Chuck Pai Duo told Ethan Jones last year that the Chuck Pai Duo chip production company in California will not pay dividends for the time being, and they need to use the funds to develop a [-]-bit CPU, MOS company is indeed Continue to do so in accordance with the original agreement.

On the face of it, this is a great thing.

At the beginning, these people gathered together because of the same dream, and now they can continue to work hard because of the same dream after they have achieved success. This kind of thing is very inspirational no matter how you look at it.

But the problem is that things like human hearts are never static.

Chuck Pai Duo can continue to work hard for his dream, but some people think that upward research and development must make money, "They said that they made cheap chips because there was no such commodity in the mass market, when we couldn't find the value of chips At that time, the only way to promote the product is to lower the price and let the market explore, and after finding a market for the product..."

"The next generation of new products must be profitable."

"Also, the sixteen-bit CPU we studied is different from the previous 6502."

"The research and development funds for 6502 were actually undertaken by Motorola. We didn't spend too much money on this project ourselves, but the new 16-bit product is different. It spent our own money."

"In this case, they who can't accept the idea of ​​a low price..."

"Just go."

"And with them gone, it may be a while before 16-bit chips are actually made."

Chuck Paido looked at Ethan Jones with regret.

And Ethan Jones—

He also sighed wryly.

To be honest, Ethan can actually understand the decisions of those people. After all, generating electricity for love has to be voluntary. Any coercion is actually hooliganism.

Chuck Paido and the others want to develop new chips, and then continue to supply the world with the previous low-price strategy. This idea is actually extremely noble.

And those who leave want to get a share of the bright future through chips, which is also normal, because giving and rewards complement each other.

And when these two diametrically opposite concepts appear, it is natural to part ways because of the incompatibility of the three views. This kind of thing cannot be avoided or resolved.

What Ethan could do was to express regret, and then asked Chuck Paido for the contact information of those people, and borrowed the phone number of MOS company to call them one by one, expressing his gratitude to these former warriors.

"I'm sorry to call you (you) at this time, because I just learned about this matter, although I really want to persuade you to come back, but I know that this kind of persuasion is extremely hypocritical for you, so, on the phone Before I gave it to you, I told myself that I should support your decision and believe in your decision, and today’s call is to express my best wishes to you (you), I hope you (you) ) can reap their own beautiful tomorrow..."

"Although we separated today because of disagreements, we are still friends. I, Ethan Jones, admire your efforts to change the world. If you (you) have any difficulties in the future, you can call me call, or directly go to California, go to my company to find me, as long as I can help, I will definitely help..."

If he had just crossed over, Ethan would definitely not be able to say such nasty words, but now, this kind of emotional venting is simply within reach for him.He feels that he is not hypocritical, but has grown up. When he knows that there are people in this world who are living for their dreams, he will respect those who have dreamed, are struggling now, and have dreams in the future.

Although Ethan returned to California with depression, he thought that the chip bonus of MOS would allow him to eat for a lifetime, but he didn't expect that the R&D team fell apart before the [-]-bit chip came out. The release of new machines by Dali and Mi Luohua still caught people off guard.

But when he returned to the company, he was extremely happy with the recruitment results that had come out.

Under the leadership of Damio Dean and the assistance of Julis Noble, the content production department of Destiny Games has found ten employees, and five of them are famous.

They are Bob Whitehead, who graduated from Stanford in 1974 with a double bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science;
Alan Miller, Larry Kaplan, and David Crane, who also graduated from UC Berkeley in 1975, 1976, and 1977, and also had a bachelor's degree in computer science;

And Trip Hawkins, who studied at Harvard University as an undergraduate, is currently studying at Stanford, and will graduate next year.

When these five people show up...

Ethan was shocked!
Even if they turn into ashes, Ethan can still recognize them!

Because the first four special codes founded Activision, and the latter one is the boss of EA!

In the previous life, the founders of the two giants in the American game industry have all come to Destiny Games to apply?
This result made Ethan somewhat unexpected!
And after he asked, Damio Dean told him the reason of the matter.

"Bob Whitehead, Alan Miller, Larry Kaplan, and David Crane all worked for Atari. They developed games for the new generation of consoles, but because of the failure of the machine and After Warner took over, they felt that there was no future in Atari, so they chose to resign."

"Coincidentally, when they resigned, they found that we were recruiting, so they came to try their luck. I saw that they all had game development experience, so I accepted them."

"And Trip Hawkins was recommended by Mr. Jobs. He actually applied for a job at Apple at the beginning, and his goal was to be a sales executive, because he got a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard, and he also studied business administration at Stanford. Master, he doesn't understand technology, but in the communication with Mr. Jobs, Mr. Jobs found that he has a deep understanding of the game, and he has been exposed to games since [-], so Mr. Jobs recommended him. ..."

Damio Dean's narration made Ethan laugh out loud.

Although the five people in front of him are all fledgling boys and not future giants in the industry, but it makes a lot of sense to think about letting a celebrity from the previous life work for him!

Moreover, the appearance of these five people gave Ethan confidence in the formation of the content production department, because in his previous life, time proved that they would be successful. In the absence of a system for Ethan Jones, this kind of recruitment The act of coming to work can avoid stepping on the pit to the greatest extent.

Compared with the success of the content production department, the recruitment of the machine research and development department is a bit uncomfortable.

Because in the past two rounds of recruitment, Damio Dean and Julis Noble have not found suitable candidates. When the guys who come to apply for home consoles talk about the development of home consoles, they will be very concerned about New Era and Apollo. The design is full of praise, when Atari and Mirov have registered patents for their machines, the appreciation of the employees can only bring about one problem, that is, unconscious borrowing in the design.

If this kind of thing happens in normal business operations, it doesn't matter, just like what Mr. Lu Xun said, "There are a lot of articles in the world, see if you can copy them", but when Atari and Mirohua When they are all competitors in the game of fate...

For reference, that is really not possible.

Because people will study them with a magnifying glass.

However, whether a suitable machine designer has been recruited is not important to Ethan, because he has classic models such as FC, NFC, PS, and XBox in his mind.

When he closes his eyes and can see the future...

The model design is too simple!

Hehe ~
However, just as Ethan was wondering whether he should take a look at Nintendo's wool and copy FC, on July 1977, 7, Julis Noble hurriedly knocked on the door of his office.

"Boss! Something happened!"

Hearing such words, Ethan felt breathless.

At this moment, he really wanted to throw this guy out!

Because whenever she speaks hastily about the accident, something big and unfavorable to him will definitely happen to the outside world!
But even if Ethan knew that something was wrong, he didn't show it. While praying to God, hoping that the other party would bless him, he smiled and said, "What happened? What can happen now?"

"Mirov and Atari have already been beaten to the ground by us, and we have no rivals in North America."

But unfortunately, Julis had no intention of joking.

He directly pushed a newspaper in front of him.

"Boss! It's Nintendo!"

"Nintendo?"

This name made Ethan frowned. He really couldn't think of what the little Karami in the current game world of Nintendo could do, but after he saw the news in the newspaper——

He stood up instantly!

Eyes staring like copper bells, ears erect like antennae!
Almost turned the table over!
"Oh! Sxxt! What's this special thing!" he roared.

At this moment, there was a large black and white photo on the newspaper in front of him.

A boxy machine was printed on it.

Below the picture, there is such a text.

【The latest product of Liben Nintendo, the home console COLOR TV GAME 6 detonated the island country】

　Thank you [Xiaoyi's daddy] for rewarding 1700 starting coins, and thank you [Colorful Bat] for tipping 200 starting coins.

　　Note: ① On March 77, 3, DoD approved the plan for the Joint Tactical Communications System (Joint Tactical Communications System). ②Ampex was established in 9, an electronics company that started as a military industry.

　　PS, no more

　　
　
(End of this chapter)