Video Game Empire

Li Xuan looked at the ABC (puter) computer in front of him, which was almost the same in appearance as the desktop computer he remembered in later generations. A CRT monitor is placed next to a vertical mainframe, an external keyboard is placed in front of the monitor, and a black wire is connected to a dedicated socket at the back of the chassis.

The only thing missing is a mouse, if you must configure it, there are preset analog ports on the ABC computer. But before the graphical desktop operating system came out, the mouse was really not that big. And the mouse is nothing new. It was invented by Dr. Douglas of Stanford University as early as 1963.

It's a pity that this thing may still have some applications in professional graphics processing, but in this era, only minicomputers can be used for graphics processing, and the number is very limited. For a personal computer like the ABC, the user controls the computer directly through command input. Therefore, although the mouse was invented almost 20 years ago, it has not been popularized.

Originally, the chassis and keyboard of the ABC computer were designed in one piece. Because in the stereotype test, the ABC computer with the integrated keyboard and host design will have problems in the heat dissipation of the computer after the continuous working time exceeds ten hours. One of the CPUs of a test machine was even damaged because the heat dissipation was insufficient and the temperature rose too fast.

The sudden heat dissipation problem of the ABC computer is also inseparable from the dual-CPU design it uses. In the design of ABC computer, the main CPU is a 1.2MHz 6502 processor, which is mainly responsible for processing I/O. A 2HMz 6502 processor is installed in the expansion interface, which is mainly responsible for running the operating system and various applications. software.

The computer motherboard loaded with two CPUs is squeezed at the bottom of the horizontal case, and the integrated keyboard is on the diagonally above. The narrow and crowded space allows two CPUs to run at high speed at the same time, the heat emitted cannot be dissipated in time, resulting in excessive CPU temperature. .

"At that time, when we touched the keyboard on it, it was hot!" Du Wenqiang said to Li Xuan with a smile, "Fortunately, we had a design plan to separate the keyboard and the chassis before, and now we just took it over again, otherwise if we really go all over again Design, at least half a month's time!"

With the rebirth halo above Li Xuan's head, the computer R&D team at the Hong Kong headquarters of Dongfang Electronics followed his requirements from the very beginning. The keyboard and the chassis were separated, and the vertical chassis was designed. However, after merging the Hong Kong team and the UK-based icon team, Currie faced two different solutions, but chose the chassis-keyboard integrated design scheme adopted by the icon team in the Atom computer.

This is also a popular design solution at the moment. Apple's Apple machine, Kemodo's VIC-20, etc., almost all popular mainstream personal computers on the market now adopt this integrated design idea. The reason for this is also very simple, the cost!

The raw material cost of the separate design of the keyboard and chassis is definitely higher than that of the integrated design. In fact, the reason why Currie finally chose the integrated design solution was because of cost. Switching to a separate design cost a dozen more per computer, which could have turned into a profit.

The left side of the chassis is a removable movable plate. Currie removed the movable plate of a main chassis. The main board is erected and fixed to the right of the chassis, and the left side with the CPU is installed to leave a huge amount of heat dissipation. space.

The current CPU frequency is still very low, and the heat dissipation problem is not prominent. There is no necessary cooling fan next to the CPU, which is something that only began to exist in the era of Intel Pentium processors.

"Vincent, the vertical design of the chassis is indeed a very good invention. The cooling function of our ABC has been significantly improved!" Currie pointed to the chassis and said with a smile.

He and the Ikon team all stayed at the Hong Kong headquarters during this period, making final improvements to the ABC computer. Currie put the movable board back on the chassis. In fact, if you look closely, you will find that there are some small holes in the middle area of ​​the movable board. In fact, this area, which corresponds to the position of the CPU inside the chassis, is a detailed design specially designed to accelerate air circulation and enhance heat dissipation.

"Is there any other problem with the computer?" Li Xuan asked.

"The video output needs to be further improved! Our initial design used the PAL mixed video output mode, and now we have to design an NTSC mixed video mode!" Currie said with a smile.

ABC uses a hybrid video mode, which allows individual users to connect their TVs to their computers and use them as monitors, which can save many consumers the cost of buying a monitor.

However, the TV systems in the United States and the United Kingdom are different. The United Kingdom and Hong Kong use the PAL system, while the United States uses the NTSC system. So the US version of the ABC computer had to make some modifications to the video output.

In addition to the video output, some other firmware also need to do the same modification. For example, the voltage of the power supply in the United Kingdom is 230V, while the voltage in the United States is 110V.

But in general, the performance of the ABC computer in the finalization test is basically satisfactory. Except for the initial heat dissipation problem, there are some minor problems in the details, and it is not difficult to improve.

According to Dongfang Electronics Company's plan, this ABC computer will start trial production in mid-to-late July, and it will be officially launched in the US and UK markets in early August, before further development of versions suitable for other languages ​​will be considered.

"Li Sheng, this is the operation department's production plan for ABC Computer, take a look at it!" He Guoyuan handed the detailed plan to Li Xuan and said.

From the original Xuan Zai, Ah Xuan, to the later Xuan Shao, and recently more and more people have renamed him "Li Sheng". As Li Xuan's family business becomes more and more powerful, he may not feel it himself, but in the eyes of others, his aura is getting stronger and stronger, which makes people ignore his real age.

When Li Xuan just heard that others respectfully called him "Li Sheng"~www.readwn.com~, he felt a little bit awkward. Li Jiacheng's kind of uncle is called "Li Sheng", okay? The age of his body is only nineteen years old, and it feels like being called fifty-nine years old.

But he couldn't say out loud that you don't call me that, they call me old. As more and more people call him "Li Sheng", he has gotten used to it. "Xuan Shao" may also give people a bad association with the second generation ancestor, but "Li Sheng" is definitely an honorary title for him who started from scratch and created such a large foundation by himself.

Li Xuan quickly scanned the general content of the plan, and he also made a general understanding, so that he knew what to do, and would not specifically interfere in these matters. To be honest, with his management level, running a small factory with hundreds of people is already the limit of his ability. This kind of professional thing, let professional people handle it.

"Well, I see!" Li Xuan nodded to He Guoyuan, indicating that he knew.

"Brother Kang, how's the sales plan going?"

Li Xuan asked Ye Chengkang next to him about the arrangement for the launch of the computer. All the senior executives in the company are much older than Li Xuan, and Li Xuan will call them Brother Kang and Sister Ying more closely. This kind of respect is sometimes more satisfying than an extra tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses.

As for the issue of establishing prestige, as the founder and boss of the company, the entire Dongfang Electronics has grown rapidly under his personal planning. Is there anyone else who dares to despise him? So he doesn't need to put on a high-profile attitude at all to make others surrender to him.

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