Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Having said that, Tang Huan picked up the Margaux’s manual and shook it, “Assuming that a traditional English has 100,000 10-letter words, the CD can store about 700. ≧, if each book has 1 Centimeters thick, then these stack up to 7 meters high."

Tang Huan rolled up the manual of Chateau Margaux again to indicate, "I have several data compression techniques. Text information like this can usually be compressed to one-tenth of the original size."

"In addition, storing hundreds of digital photos is no problem." After pointing to the distant scenery, Tang Huan looked at Akio Morita and Norio Oga with a slight smile, "As for the video, we will create one according to the current chip processing speed. Each CD can store 45 minutes of content, similar to standards such as betamax and vhs, and it is also very simple."

"The thinking of young people is active." Fritz Philips, who has been watching from the wall with great interest, opened his mouth. "According to your idea, CD is expected to completely replace magnetic tape and develop into a kind of the most widely applicable. Standard storage medium."

"It's true." Tang Huan laughed, "I have initially planned three sub-standards: the cd sub-standard for computer storage of data is called -----, the specification file is called the yellow book; the cd sub-standard for video applications The standard is called -, the specification file is called the white paper; the cd sub-standard that supports the user's data writing function is called-cd-r, and the specification file is called the orange book. It represents the red and yellow colors of the previous three standards. A mixture with white. Other subsequent sub-standards can also be added. And the super collection of these sub-standards is called the Rainbow Book."

Listening to Tang Huan's talk, the Japanese and Dutch at the scene looked at each other and were silent for a long while.

Because everyone is not a small workshop-style enterprise, any project will have complete copywriting records and guidance on actual operations.

According to Tang Huan's conversation, what the yellow paper, white paper, rainbow book, etc. are called, basically it can be determined that people have been preparing for a long time, and they can be called a famous teacher.

In the cd field. Our two are the first movers, okay, you are a latecomer, and you have created so many famous halls when you first emerged. In terms of the right to speak, you are simply opposing the guest and occupying the magpie's nest.

Look at Tang Huan’s self-confident faction. If Sony and Philips agree to cooperate, he will use the existing platform to operate, which can be regarded as getting the righteousness of CD from the root; otherwise, he will go it alone. The nouveau riche is really good. .

However, such a grand idea. Many academic fields that are bound to be involved, as well as massive R&D resources. Are you sure you have enough power to lead?

While everyone was still speculating about Tang Huan’s reality, they just listened to the other party continuing to say: “cd-da is an existing achievement of Sony and Philips, which will affect the current video recorder’s market performance. I respect this fact, but it’s the same as cd-r The new application field does not involve any conflict of interest, so no matter what you plan, I will start the project. In fact, the technical reserve work has been completed. Maybe my subordinates can’t wait, and now they are all started."

"It seems that Tang just wants to use our existing architecture to open up new application areas for cd." Fritz Philips joked, "I thought you were also eyeing cd-da."

"I will be a supporter of cd-da. But in my opinion, the cd-da specification is still not perfect, such as copyright protection, which still needs to be strengthened." Tang Huan shook his head, "I have a personal computer now. Be sure to read and copy the contents of the cd-da."

"Tang's personal computer is omnipotent." Morita Akio said that he believes in this situation. "Anyway, the cd-da product has not been officially put on the market. It is difficult to say how effective it is. Some omissions will depend on the situation. It should not be too late."

Tang Huan nodded slightly, and he felt that the people in front of him, after hearing that they would not be able to dictate to the cd-da, had a much more relaxed expression, especially those like Sony.

This is not difficult to understand. Under the leadership of Akio Morita, Sony launched the tape an in July 1979, and began to sell it all over the world in February 1980.

Therefore, they hope to accurately control the growth rate of cd-da, at least not too fast, so as not to affect the tape an that has invested a lot of resources.

Since I have no intention of interfering with cd-da and do not touch existing interests, but develop sub-standards for other purposes, the degree of rejection should not be so great.

Sure enough, Akio Morita quickly said: "Tang has the ambition to open up new application areas of CD, and it is naturally the best. Sony welcomes you to join this alliance."

Seeing the Japanese expressing such a happy attitude, the Dutch thought in unison that the two groups must have colluded before, otherwise it would not be so easy to communicate.

Although it is impossible to understand the purpose of Tang Huan's layout of multimedia personal computers, as long as it does not affect the existing profit structure, Philips, like Sony, does not mind having a powerful new ally in the field.

Compared with the CD representing the future, Sony and Philips paid more attention to the immediate interests and soon sought individual interviews.

It is not difficult to imagine that Sony is naturally for the authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer compatible machine. He hopes that he will be the first, or at least not later than Sharp, who has worked closely with Tang Huan, to obtain this license.

You should know that the hardware architecture of the second-generation Fangyuan computer is much more complicated than that of the first-generation Fangyuan computer. For example, the south bridge and north bridge chips on the motherboard directly encapsulate the difference between intel8086 and two different architecture cpus, and provide the same interface to the outside world.

Since Tang Huan only intends to open the authorization of the intel8086 branch, he must restrict the South Bridge and North Bridge chips. Sony naturally wants to understand the mystery as soon as possible.

Tang Huan plans to hold a Fangyuan Computer Architecture Standards meeting in the near future. To illustrate the specifications of compatible machines. Since Sony is so eager, he doesn't mind letting the other party know some news in advance. Quan should be a right-handed welfare.

Philips also has a different plan, for the lithography machine of its own semiconductor equipment department, which is the core equipment for the production of large-scale integrated circuits. Tang Huan's fab1 wafer factory in France uses it all.

But Tang Huan is not satisfied with the 15-micron process of fab1, and is actively seeking a 1-micron solution.

As a participating party. Philips couldn't afford to invest in research and development funds, but he wanted to maintain its technological advantage, so he planned to transfer financial risks to Tang Huan.

After figuring out the other party's wishful thinking, Tang Huan couldn't help thinking about it all.

In the history of Philips, some investment fields have diverged very strongly.

For example, in the 1930s, Philips believed that providing generators in some areas with poor electrical conditions would help the sales of tube radios, so they began to develop Stirling engines.

By the 1950s, time passed, not to mention the development of the power industry. Only the radio has entered the transistor era, and the power supply problem is not as prominent as the previous generation products. The research and development results of Philips on the Stirling engine do not have much advantage in the market.

Fortunately, the patents accumulated in this research can still be authorized to sell money, which can make some money back.

Philips' investment in lithography machines is also a bit too far away from the main business.

In the original time and space, Philips spun off the semiconductor equipment department in 1984 and formed a company named Asme. As a result, it developed very well, with a market share of 90% of the world’s similar products. Far away from Japan's competitors Nikon and Canon.

The lithography machine is a high value-added product. A new device costs 30-50 million U.S. dollars. However, the research and development cycle is long and the investment is large. In order to share the risk, ASM is let Intel, TSMC, and Samsung buy its own. And then reached out to ask the other party to add hundreds of millions of R&D funds.

Unexpectedly, the Dutch used this trick decades in advance, but after careful calculations, it may not be a disadvantage.

After discussion, Philips, which had already thought about splitting the lithography department, used convertible bonds, the most cost-effective way, to get money from Tang Huan.

After the three parties achieved their goals, they no longer wanted to continue to be arty at Chateau Margaux. The people from Sony and Philips left one after another, and Tang Huan also planned to leave for the United States.

Before leaving, Tang Huan looked at his biracial twin sons again. The brothers were playing with Sophie and Monica, holding each other.

Today, Sophie, who became famous with the movie "First Contact", is the hottest female star in France, and is preparing to shoot the sequel to this famous work.

Monica is taking advantage of her holiday to learn to perform, so as to meet the challenge of Tang Huan's "007" Bond girl role.

The pressure on this beautiful Italian girl is actually quite high. After all, there is already a benchmark for Sophie for reference, and the occasional tennis player Lori Graf, based on the current points score, will be eligible to be transferred next year. It's a professional game.

But the next "007" release time, according to practice is the year after.

Monica is the oldest of the three future star business cards drawn all the way by Tang Huan, but she has the latest results. It is strange that she is not worried about gains and losses.

Tang Huan kept in touch with Monica through letters, naturally knowing her mental activities, so while teasing the twins, she casually calmed down a few words, while the girl bowed her head, blushed, and listened silently.

Christina, a part-time agent, is still very well-trained on Sophie and Monica. They are also called by the family trip, and the two girls treat the two babies with their sincere affection, female boat. Wang's master has worked hard, and he is obviously better.

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When Silicon Valley One made a stop in New York, it ran into a little trouble. A large number of air traffic control personnel at the Federal Government’s airport were on strike under the leadership of the flight control staff association due to salary issues and disputes over the working environment.

Reagan's attitude was very tough, and in accordance with the warnings announced in advance, all air traffic controllers who participated in the strike were fired.

You know, this union was one of the few unions that supported Reagan in the 1980 election. Now the president's ruthless turn of the face immediately caused a political uproar.

Tang Huan has benefited from this turmoil and can go back to San Francisco.

In fact, the effects of Reagan's economic policies have begun to show, but they are not improving, but worsening.

In order to end inflation, the tightening of money supply measures has caused the US economy to begin a sharp recession.

In the original time and space, this trend would drop to the bottom in November 1982, and the degree of recession almost broke the record of the Great Depression. After experiencing the recession from 1981 to 1982, the U.S. economy began a dramatic and robust recovery in 1983.

As Reagan said when talking about the economy in his speech: "An economic recession means that your neighbor loses his job, and an economic depression means that you also lose his job."

The reality is that the dead daoists are not the poor daoists. In the general economic downturn, Silicon Valley companies are booming.

Just like the years after the subprime mortgage crisis in the original time and space ~www.readwn.com~ American people clamored that life was difficult, but big companies like Wall Street and Apple made a lot of money.

The degree of this imbalance is also serious now, but Tang Huan can use the background of the federal tightening of money supply and the lack of money in the market to contact certain small companies that he thinks have special value through bonds.

Although they missed the opportunity to raise funds immediately when they started. But it can be made up through debt relations.

At least for now, the effect is not bad.

However, as soon as Tang Huan arrived in San Francisco, Tang Wenmao was splashed with cold water. When he contacted the company of the famous engineer Jer Mina who had run away from Atari, this trick failed and was destroyed by Atari. The excuse for lobbying was the capital storm caused by the recent bond of the PC seller Computer Garden.

However, as soon as Tang Huan arrived in San Francisco, Tang Wenmao was splashed with cold water. When he contacted the company of the famous engineer Jer Mina who had run away from Atari, this trick failed and was destroyed by Atari. The excuse for lobbying was the capital storm caused by the recent bond of the PC seller Computer Garden. (To be continued...) u

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