Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 53 Ethan, you are so kind!
The continuous questioning made Ethan a little confused.

He frowned and scratched his head, wondering why his sister was so excited all of a sudden.

But after looking at Evelyn, Ethan realized instantly again.

He found that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Forget about Evelyn being an engineering student, an engineering student who could touch a computer at Stanford.

Yes, in Ethan's opinion, the only product that can make Evelyn jump is 6502.

After all, no one who can learn computers in this era does not want to own a computer.

The emergence of cheap CPUs means that these tech-savvy guys can achieve their dreams with their hands.

And he discovered the product, but didn't buy it?

Oh—he was indeed a little ill-considered.

Thinking of this, Ethan smiled again, and said, "Okay, Okay, this is my problem. I forgot to order it for you after I found a cheap and easy-to-use chip. I'm sorry about this matter."

"I'm going to call right now and have them post it."

Ethan didn't want to quibble, and directly admitted his mistake.

And his honesty made Evelyn raise her eyebrows.

"Ethan!" The girl said in surprise, "Don't you understand what I mean?"

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Ethan opened his mouth slightly, a little puzzled.

He admitted his mistakes and prepared to make up for them. Why isn't Evelyn happy?

And that confused look made Evelyn raise her hand angrily, and poked his chest hard with her right index finger.

"Are you an idiot?"

"This is not a question of whether to buy chips, but a question of whether to help!"

"The MOS company you mentioned, the inventor of 6502, Chuck Pedro, they need help! Legal help!"

"Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing as soon as you came back?"

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Ethan blinked at his sister's questioning.

And his surprise made Evelyn's eyes blaze, and her voice raised directly——

"Oh my God! Don't you have any idea of ​​helping?"

"Chuck Paddle they're doing a great thing! They want to bring computers into every home! They're even willing to fight Motorola for that! In this case, when they get stuck Don't you have the slightest thought of helping me?"

"I thought you told me about this because you wanted me to go to Barbara and consult them!"

"But you-"

"You, you, you think I only want 6502?"

Evelyn stuttered a little.

That's pissed.

Looking at the hands waving out of thin air and the excited figure, Ethan opened his mouth, unable to hold back a fart for a long time.

Because he felt as if he understood Evelyn's meaning, understood Evelyn's thoughts, or in other words, he peeped a spirit from Evelyn, a spirit called knowledge sharing and technology sharing .

In fact, the spirit of sharing is not a product of the Internet age. Before the advent of the Internet, this concept of selflessness had already been popularized in scientific research circles.

For example, Jonas Salk, he invented the polio vaccine and killed polio.

But in order to save people, he gave up the patent application.

Sometimes, ordinary people really can't understand what these big shots think.

But the world is indeed brighter because of the existence of these people.

"Okay, Okay, I think I see what you mean."

Ethan sighed, chuckled lightly, nodded and said, "Well, I admit, my mind is indeed full of business ideas."

"As you think, I really don't want to help them, because I think, according to their philosophy, even if I help them, I can't get the exclusive authorization of 6502."

"You may look down on me, but... I don't think there is any need to lie to you about this kind of thing."

"Yes, I am so utilitarian."

Ethan's frankness stunned Evelyn for two seconds.

Her gaze softened as the self-mockery appeared.

Her body softened and she leaned back. The comfortable sofa made her voice even out, "Ethan, you still don't understand what I mean."

"Ok?"

"I didn't mean to accuse you."

"Really?" Ethan didn't believe it.

"Of course." Evelyn laughed and said, "Because I know that all research and development requires money. If the things developed with money can't get the return they deserve, then what about expensive projects like scientific research?" How can we go on?"

This question made Ethan feel relaxed, narrowing his eyes, and said, "Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is very simple." Evelyn said: "We may not be so noble, we may not be able to give selflessly, but when others want to give, we should support them, and when they are in trouble, we should support them. Should help as much as possible."

"You might think I'm naive, because helping people change the world doesn't make you famous."

"But...I want to tell you that while you are helping others, you are also helping yourself."

Hearing Evelyn's ideal words, Ethan pursed his lips.

He didn't know how to respond.

And just as he was organizing his words, Evelyn said, "Do you think my thoughts are ridiculous?"

"No." Ethan shook his head resolutely, and said, "Everyone has their own beliefs, and this is their freedom."

"You still get it wrong." Evelyn shook her head and said, "Then let's put it another way, do you want to know why I have such an idea?"

This question made Ethan very interested, "Of course, if you want to say it."

"Oh - there's nothing I can't tell you - as long as you don't think I'm long-winded -" Evelyn sighed with a smile: "Actually, a year ago, or a year and a half ago, my The idea is the same as yours."

"If this matter has nothing to do with me, and it can't bring me benefits, why should I intervene?"

"But a year and a half ago, something happened that completely changed my mind."

"Do you know the wide area network? It is the telephone network, a network formed by telephone communication."

"It's what's used in the military."

"This thing may be a good invention at the beginning of its birth, but in this era, it is already outdated. For example, it is very slow and easy to be destroyed. Therefore, in order to ensure continuous communication during the war, ARPA was created. We want to develop a network that can be destroyed under nuclear deterrence."

"As for why there is such a demand, I don't think I need to talk about it, do I?"

"Su Wei loves." Ethan interrupted.

"Yeah~" Evelyn nodded with a smile.

At the same time, she continued: "And under the research of scientists, Arpanet appeared."

"It's a project led by ARPA to be able to link computers together for data transfer."

"I don't know if you can understand this kind of thing, because it is confidential and the media rarely reports it. I can only tell you that Arpanet is very magical. It can decompose a piece of information composed of letters into data packets, and convert They're sent where people want it to go, and then assembled at the other end for efficient data transfer."

"In 69, it was officially put into use. At the beginning, there were four nodes, respectively in the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara campuses of the University of California, the University of Utah and Stanford."

"And because the four nodes are also easy to be destroyed, in the next few years, schools and institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Carnegie, and NASA have joined in."

"Although this kind of addition makes data transmission seem more secure, but at the same time, there is also a problem, that is, the original design of Arpanet is a homogeneous environment, and each computer can only be connected if the network components and languages ​​are the same or compatible. Only in the case of the data transmission can be carried out."

"It is obviously impossible to agree on the computers of various schools and institutions, as well as the computer language."

"So, in order to ensure that the data can be transmitted normally, ARPA can only find a way to solve the data transmission on different machines and different languages."

"And this problem was solved by us at Stanford a year ago."

"Mr. Wenton, do you know? It's the one I mentioned to you before. He and his partner Robert Kahn solved this problem together."

"They invented a new technology called TCP/IP protocol, successfully connected different kinds of computers and operating languages ​​together, and conducted an experiment in December last year, a data packet traveled [-] miles The transmission, successfully arrived on a computer that was not of the same type as the sending machine."

"Effectively, when things get here, they just have to keep working on it and then they can declare to ARPA that the project is over."

"But they didn't."

"Do you know why Teacher Wenton is looking for Barbara frequently?"

"Because he feels that the TCP/IP protocol can change the world."

"When the computers on the market cannot be unified, the TCP/IP protocol that can ensure unified communication is the key to everything in China Unicom."

"He didn't want to give the patent to ARPA, he wanted to keep it for himself."

"If one day in the future, when ordinary people need to use it, they will directly open the authorization."

Hearing this, Ethan's face was already full of surprise.

And Evelyn continued—

"Do you know how surprised I was when I learned that Mr. Vinton wanted to fight ARPA?"

"But he told me that a lot of things had to be done."

"I was even more surprised by Miss Barbara's reaction after hearing Mrs. Vinton's needs."

"Because Barbara said yes without thinking."

"Later, I asked Barbara why she agreed so readily."

"Barbara told me that there are two reasons. One is that she really admires Vinton and his ideas and practices. The second is that helping Vinton is helping herself."

Evelyn paused, sat up again, and said seriously——

"Ethan, you say you're snobby?"

"Oh—you and Barbara are a long way from that in my opinion."

"You educated me that day in front of Barbara?"

"And Barbara expressed her appreciation for your behaviour?"

"Hahaha~ I dare to say this, if you tell her what you just thought about not helping Chuck Paido, she will definitely be very disappointed with you."

"Because, after she told me that helping Vinton is helping herself, she also explained the reason in a self-deprecating tone."

"She helped Wenton change the world today. If she is in trouble tomorrow, Wenton will definitely use all his connections to help her. Because a person who is selfless enough to want to change the world by sharing patents will never be when a friend is in trouble. Give it up."

"At the same time, she helped Wenton change the world today. If there are people who want to change the world tomorrow, they will definitely come to her. Those who have the ability to change the world are the best social resources in the world."

Having said that, Evelyn leaned forward, and she stopped when the tip of their noses was only an inch away.

The girl stared at Ethan, emotion flashed in her beautiful eyes, and the words in her mouth were also cheerful.

"Do you think the patent authorization of 6502 is the biggest benefit?"

"Ethan, compared to those who play the law, you are simply too kind..."

　Note: ① Some people guessed that Vinton is Vinton Cerf. The inventor of the TCP/IP protocol was an assistant professor at Stanford in 75, and he did teach. ②Barbara Babcock is indeed a person who is very good at network investment. As I said before, Ginsberg, who praised her, was actually recommended by Barbara as the last justice with MAGA Wang. On the day of Barbara's death, Ginsberg's words were directly adopted in the obituary issued by the "New York Times", "I would not hold the good job I have today were it not for Barbara (If there is no Barbara, I cannot Had a good job today)."

　　PS, I am not a computer student. If there is an error in the description of the Arpanet or TCP/IP protocol in this chapter, please correct me.

　　


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