Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 45 Low-key life, high-profile background

When Ethan heard the name Steve Wozniak, the smile on his face was even bigger.

To be honest, a few hours ago, when Jobs called Stephen the little fat man next to him in front of everyone, Ethan had already recognized his identity. He was the real creator of Apple. boss.

It's just that the two sides didn't know each other, so Ethan didn't call out his name directly, but now——

"Oh~ Stephen~ Nice to meet you~"

"I'm glad too."

After clenching with Ethan, Wozniak shook his arm and emphasized with a smile on his face: "Yo~ don't you believe me? I'm serious."

"Steve probably didn't tell you, I've been playing Snake Game for days after seeing it! That little snake you designed is truly mesmerizing! I don't even want to work!"

"Really? I thought you thought I was doing a bad job." Ethan also smiled back, and at the same time said half-jokingly: "After all, when Steve introduced me to you just now, you didn't respond at all. "

"Oh! That's because I was very angry at the time!" Wozniak waved his hands and puffed his cheeks and performed, "When I was as angry as a salmon and wanted to show my teeth, even if you No matter how friendly you are, I can't possibly laugh, right?"

"Hahahaha~ You are very humorous Stephen." Wozniak's funny appearance made Ethan laugh again and again. At the same time, he lowered his hands and said loudly: "I understand, I understand your mood."

Ethan originally thought that Wozniak was very proud, because he would rather lose money than waste time on the damage to Altair just now.

But now, the joy visible to the naked eye made him a little more human.

Since it was time for dinner, after getting to know each other, Ethan proposed to find a place to eat.

Both Steves felt that there was no problem. After some searching, they walked into a small restaurant in Menlo Park.

Ethan ordered a salad and a glass of lemon juice.

Jobs ordered an apple pie and a glass of apple juice.

Wozniak chose a hamburger and a Coke.

After placing the order, the three of them sat down by the window.

It wasn't until then that Ethan asked them about the real situation of today's incident.

Because he felt that today's incident was a bit strange. According to common sense, even if Wozniak and the others broke someone else's machine, the guys who were not the original owner of the item should not be so radical.

And following his inquiry, Jobs said helplessly, "Isn't that because of Stephen!"

"At the party that day, he disassembled the Altair and introduced me to the production method, and at the same time said that there was a problem with the designer's design. He said that the designer of the Altair was too wasteful, and the things that can be solved by a single circuit board are very It took five circuit boards to do it, and if he could do it, he'd be better than that guy!"

"Although I believe what he said is true, but at the same time, I also believe that his words will cause dissatisfaction among other people present. Ethan, do you know that those people you met today, they are all against the inventor of Altair Edward Roberts was full of respect, so when they heard Stephen's belittling words, they were upset and got into an argument with us on the spot."

"Then that day, we broke up."

"And then……"

"What happened today also happened."

Jobs sighed and was speechless about this inexplicable trouble.

"Is that so?" Ethan laughed.

In his view, Jobs' troubles today can be described in two ways.

To put it more artistically, how can the fluorescent light of rotten grass compare to the bright moon of the heart of heaven?
To put it more simply, you are clearly explaining the facts, but people think you are bragging.

"I'm not wrong, am I? Altair's craftsmanship is rubbish!"

While Ethan nodded with a smile, Wozniak also cheered up, saying: "A microcomputer with a few hundred dollars has only been used for a few months, and the pads have fallen off? This is simply a disaster. !"

"If you have to describe it, it's equivalent to a million-dollar plane flying for a month and then disintegrating!"

"This is totally an accident! An accident! A production accident!"

"Okay, okay."

Jobs was convinced, "We all know what you said is true, so let's not emphasize this matter any more?"

As if coaxing a child, Jobs continued: "Stephen, we all know you are amazing. The Altair microcomputer is not even as good as your high school work. The reason why you lag behind them is purely because you were designing it. At the time of microcomputers, there was no such thing as a central microprocessor on the market!"

"Correct!"

Jobs' words made the little fat man even more excited, "When I was in high school, Intel hadn't been established yet! If there was Intel at that time, no! If Motorola had a central microprocessor at that time, then I would have made a personal computer. !"

"There will be no such thing as Altair!"

"..." Jobs closed his eyes, he really didn't want to deal with Wozniak anymore.

He touted Wozniak's intentions in the hope that the guy would calm down a bit.

But didn't expect...

It's getting more rowdy.

Ethan also had a panoramic view of the performance of the two of them. Seeing Jobs' helpless appearance, Ethan also felt a little emotional.

This is really one thing and one thing!

In front of others, Jobs was extremely confident.

But when facing Wozniak, this guy was easily handled as if Tom saw Jerry.

'interesting! 'Ethan said inwardly.

At the same time, a question popped up in his mind.

Although he knew that Wozniak was a real boss.

But at the same time, he wondered, how did this guy start designing microcomputers in middle school?
After all, things like talent trees can only be a little crooked, and there is no reality of being a little faster!

After he asked this question, Jobs, who no longer wanted to continue talking about Altair, quickly took up the topic and said, "This question is very simple, because his father taught him this knowledge since he was a child."

"Knowledge of electronics, knowledge of computers."

"What?" Ethan was a little surprised by this fact, and turned to look at Wozniak, "Your father?"

"Yeah! My father!"

I don't know whether Wozniak's heart is too big, or he is familiar with it. In short, his head is clicking very fast.

"When I was young, my father told me that in the future, computers will definitely develop in the direction of miniaturization."

"According to the current iterative speed of human technology, personal computers will definitely be developed in ten or twenty years at most."

"If I remember correctly, when he told me these things... I was still in elementary school?"

'? ? ? '

Wozniak's words caused countless question marks to appear on Ethan's forehead.

At this moment, he even suspected that his ears had misheard.

Because Wozniak and Jobs are the same age, the age gap between the two is not much at all!

And in this case, Wozniak's father introduced him to computers when he was a kid?
when was that
Ten years ago?

15 years ago?
Late 50s early 60s?

'Fuck!Can you come across a computer in that era? '

'What kind of family is this! '

Ethan suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because in his memory, didn't countless media in his previous life preach that Apple is the real American dream?
Because in the entire technology circle, only Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are self-made!

But now?
Thinking of this, Ethan couldn't control his mouth anymore, "May I ask, Stephen, who is your father..."

It seems that he has answered countless similar questions, so Wozniak didn't mean to hide anything, and said directly: "Oh, my father was an engineer before, but now he doesn't do much research."

This answer made Ethan a little dissatisfied, and when he was about to continue to ask, Jobs had already given the truth in the next second, "Oh Stephen, why are you humble at this time? Isn't your dad the R&D leader of Lockheed?" ? You also said that the Polestar Hercules was connected by your father."

"Shh!" Wozniak touched his lips with his index finger, winked and said, "Just talk about it at home."

'! '

Ethan raised his eyebrows and nodded knowingly.

Well, that's what he wanted.

After all, a real ordinary family cannot just have a bigger house.

At the same time, he also cursed in his heart——

'Grass, there is no self-made man! '

'Norman fucking Rockwell! '

It wasn't until this moment that Ethan understood why Steve Wozniak was different from other bigwigs in the technology circle, and there was no weird lace news.

This is America!

If the media is the uncrowned king, then the military-industrial complex is his father!
While they were chatting, the waiter also brought the food they ordered.

After tasting, looking at Wozniak who was eating slowly, Ethan thought of another question.

"Stephen, is there anything urgent for you today?"

"If I remember correctly, you seem to have mentioned many times today that they are wasting your time?"

"Yeah~" Ethan's words were like a stimulant, making the little fat man happy again.

"They just wasted my time." He first emphasized, and then said: "Because after seeing the Altair, I picked up the idea of ​​making a personal computer again. In the process of redesigning, probably at the beginning of this month, I have already drawn all the drawings of the circuit board!"

"And, let me tell you, after my optimization, the personal computer I designed only needs one circuit board! Instead of five boards like Altair! It's even cheaper to make!"

"More importantly, I also found a CPU that is cheaper than Motorola 6800 and Intel 8080!"

Speaking of this, he first looked left and right.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his voice and said quietly: "Do you know that the CPU I found is only $42! It's $42! It's not $140!"

'? ? ? '

The price made Steve Jobs' eyes widen.

"How much?" Jobs couldn't believe it. "A $42 CPU? You're not mistaken, are you? Can that thing work?"

And the corners of Ethan's eyes were instinctively raised.

Because his memory full of treasures told him that what he heard should be Apple.

　Note: ① In Woz's autobiography "iWoz", Woz talked about his childhood experience. When he was six years old, his father took him to play the transistor radio. In the fifth grade of primary school, when he was 11 years old, he read In his father's corporate magazine, he saw the introduction of ENIAC (the world's first computer), and he was very curious. Then his father told him what a computer is and how it calculates the trajectory of a missile. .The "Innovator" written by Volker Isaacson, the editor of "Time" magazine and the former CEO of CNN, actually mentioned Woz's father. Woz sold Jobs in 71. Through a device called a blue box, which can bypass the carrier's charges to make long-distance calls, in order to prove that his thing is useful, he called the Pope of the Vatican in the name of JXG.First of all, selling the blue box is an infringement, and the infringement is still the rights of AT and T. Secondly, it is a diplomatic accident to call the Pope of the Vatican in the name of JXG, but in the end Woz has not been held accountable by anyone.The reason why many parties did not pursue this matter is that after the incident, Woz immediately called his father and said that he was just playing a prank.

　　PS, there is also a gossip that when Apple failed in a row in the 80s, the board of directors wanted to kick Jobs out, but Woz supported Jobs, and the capitalists did not dare to do it at all, until Woz felt that Jobs did not agree with his own ideas. After quitting, Only capitalists dare to kick Jobs.And within three months, Jobs was kicked out.

　　
　
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