Dorothy Kiridale was originally a little skeptical of Chen Geng's words, thinking that how could this matter be so coincidental, and everything was expected by you Fernandes?

Different from the "veterans" of the original Garrett 2000 such as Chiwett Ejiofor who have been conquered by Chen Geng's accurate judgment of the market, and different from her husband who was fascinated by Chen Geng's technological foresight: Gary Kiridaire, who only knows more about Chen Geng through hearsay rather than personal experience, is a little skeptical of the judgment of the partner of his couple...... This is also a common problem of people with ability.

But before the altar, Dorocy no longer dared to question it.

Why, you ask?

Well, it's very simple, the people from IBM are coming, coming to talk to themselves about the cooperation between the CP/M operating system and IBM, and the big names are coming from IBM: Bet DeMeck, global executive vice president of IBM's global procurement headquarters, and Michael Kuhn, global vice president of systems technology.

These are all proper IBM core executives!

When she received a fax from IBM's CEO's office asking Garrett 2000 to receive Bet DeMeke and Michael Kuhn, Dorothy was dumbfounded, she didn't expect IBM to take CP/M so seriously.

In addition to being shocked, she couldn't help but regret a little in her heart, feeling that her husband and wife had lost their old nose: if the data research company had not merged with Garrett 2000 at the beginning, all the benefits would have been her husband and wife, and now she would have to give a large share of the benefits to Fernandez.

But soon, Dorocy doesn't think so......

Bet DeMeke looked at Dolucy with an arrogant face, with a disgusting look of "I don't know how many people want to cooperate with our IBM, now that you have such an opportunity, why don't you hurry up and call Dad?", and said to her honestly and unceremoniously: "Ms. Dolucy, CP/M is a relatively good operating system on the market today, so IBM can give you a chance to cooperate with IBM, but the premise is that you must disclose all the source code of CP/M to IBM, otherwise it will ......"

"No otherwise!"

Before Dorothy could think of how to politely reject Bette DeMeck's words, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and her husband Gary Cillidaire pushed the door in, and said to Bette DeMeck and Michael Kuhn with a blue face: "No one should want to get the source code of CP/M, not even IBM." ”

Dorothy stood up a little anxiously: "Gary......"

"Doroucy, you know me," Gary Kiridaire looked at Dorothy, "Regardless of Mr. Fernandez's attitude, do you think I will hand over the source code of CP/M?"

“......”

Dorothy stopped talking, for her husband, CP/M is like his child, will any father give away custody of his child?

Gary Kilidale looked up at Bette DeMeck and Michael Kuhn, and said frankly and honestly: "Mr. Bate, Mr. Michael, you can tell Mr. Eckes about Garrett 2000 attitude when you go back: it is an honor for Garrett and CP/M to be able to cooperate with a computer giant like IBM, but if you want Garrett 2000 to open source to IBM, there is absolutely no possibility." ”

“......”

Looking at the way the Kiridelles sang and harmonized, Michael Kuhn and Bette DeMeck didn't know what to say, and what made them even more helpless was that the two of them didn't even finish their request - history has deviated here, originally IBM coveted only the source code of Gary Kiridale's CP/M, but after the merger of Kiridaire's data research company and Chen Geng's Garrett 2000, IBM not only coveted Gary Kiridale's CP/ M's source code is also coveted for the source code and patents of Garrett 2000's "indos" shell software and patents related to "trackballs".

Ex has great ambitions, and he wants to take the opportunity to get his hands on the source code and patents for CP/M, the source code and patents for "indos", and the patents for the trackball mouse.

You ask IBM is not afraid of eating too much to kill itself?

Ex was not worried about this problem at all, and he felt that with the size of the "blue giant", he was even a little worried that he would not have enough to eat.

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Michael Kuhn and Beit DeMeck, who were scolded by Kiridale at home, naturally would not say good things about Garrett 2000 in front of Ex, such as Beet DeMeck, as if Chen Geng owed him a lot of money, with an unhappy face: "Boss, Garrett 2000 rejected us very rudely...... It's unimaginable. ”

"They rejected IBM?" Ex looked a little surprised, as if he couldn't believe that such a thing could happen: "Someone would refuse to cooperate with IBM?"

"It's a little incomprehensible, but ......," Michael Kuhn said, spreading his hands, "that's exactly what happened." ”

Neither Ekers, Michael Kuhn, nor Bette DeMeck, did any of the three find it wrong for IBM to ask Gary Kiridale for the source code for the CP/M operating system.

"Okay......"

After a moment of silence, Ex shrugged: "The Chinese have a saying, 'Without Zhang butcher, we won't eat pigs with hair', since Gary can't seize this opportunity, then we can find anything else to do well." ”

Michael Kuhn and Bette DeMeke glanced at each other: how do you listen to the meaning of the boss's words, it seems that he has been ready for both?

However, both of them wisely did not ask their boss what "plan B" was: if the boss thought it was necessary to tell him, he would say it himself, and if the boss didn't say it to himself, it meant that he didn't want to know the content of "plan B".

"So...... Ignore CP/M for now?" asked Bet DeMeck tentatively.

Ex said lightly: "IBM gave them a chance, but they didn't catch ......"

Speaking of which, where did Bet DeMeck and Michael Kuhn not know the meaning of their boss?

As soon as Bette DeMeke and Michael Kuhn left, Aix touched the phone: "Hello, Lady Mary. ”

"Hello Ex," said Lady Mary, who had received the call from Ex, and sounded in a very happy mood, "You're a busy man, so ...... Do you have any good news for me?"

"Huh...... There is indeed good news. ”

"......What a clever person Lady Mary is, otherwise she would not have been the director of the same foundation as Ex, she thought for a moment, and immediately asked tentatively, "It was the last time I told you?"

"That's right, that's the thing," Ex didn't go around the way, and directly explained the situation to Mrs. Mary: "Mrs. Mary, I know about your son's situation, his talent in software development is amazing, but as the CEO of IBM, I need you to confirm to me again: Bill and his company really have the ability to develop a personal computer operating system?"

"Yes," said Lady Mary, her heart jumped, but she said without hesitation, "I know my son, I know his talents, and if you are willing to give him a chance, I guarantee that he will be able to complete the task you have given him...... You know, not everyone can port Basic that only runs on a small computer to a personal computer. ”

"Yes, that's why I'm willing to give him a chance," said Exx, after a slight pause, "Mrs. Mary, you can ask Bill if he is interested and thinks he has what it takes on this IBM project, he can come to my office at 2 p.m. tomorrow." ”

"I'll tell him," Mary's tone was visibly agitated, "I'll tell him right away...... Ex, thank you. ”

She knew that as long as her son finally got the contract to develop an operating system for IBM's new personal computer, he would have the foundation for a career to rise.

"You're welcome, we're friends. Ex laughed, but suddenly the topic changed: "In addition, according to the plan, this computer must be launched in August next year." ”

Knowing why Ex had such words, Mary immediately said, "Ex, I promise that Bill will never delay and affect you. ”

"It's better to ...... this way"

As for her share of the benefits in this transaction, Mary didn't say it, and Ex didn't ask, this kind of thing, everyone has a standard price code in their hearts, and Ex believes that Mary will give herself only more, never less.

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After finishing the phone call with Ex, Mary immediately picked up the phone and called her son: "Bill, dear, that IBM project is yours now." ”

Hearing his mother's words, Gates couldn't believe what he had heard!

He knew that IBM was going to develop a new personal computer, and he also knew that IBM planned to install an operating system for this personal computer, after all, so many newspapers and media reported it, but he still couldn't believe that this kind of good thing could fall on his head, even if his mother had said to himself many times before this, she would fight for IBM to give him the contract to develop an operating system for this personal computer, but in fact, Gates did not have much hope, even if he knew that his mother and IBM's CEO Ex were directors of the same foundation, but what could it beMr. Ackes could not have practiced himself with such a thing.

But who would have thought that Mom would really do it?!

In case he heard it wrong, Gates said almost instinctively: "Mom, don't joke with me......"

"Honey, do you think I'm going to play such a joke on you?"

"Uh......"

Gates was stupid: Is this true? Mother actually persuaded Mr. Ex to let him develop a personal computer operating system for IBM? Then the next moment, his voice trembled: "Mom......"

"OK, OK, dear, don't get excited," Mrs. Mary understood her son's mood very well at this moment, and she said softly to her son: "I know what you want to say, the span from basic to operating system is indeed very large, but this is not a problem, aren't there many operating system development companies now?

Damn, can you still operate like this?!

Bill was a little confused.

But the next moment, he wanted to slap himself in both mouths: why can't he do this?

At present, there are not 50 operating system development companies on the market that imitate or even copy Gary Killidale's CP/M operating system, but there are 30 companies, and it is not enough to find one of them and buy them and modify them to deal with IBM? Why go to the trouble of writing a system from scratch by yourself?

Thinking about this, Gates felt that the whole sky was clear: "Mom, thank you, I know what I have to do." ”

"Very well," said Madame Mary, smiling with satisfaction, "since you have faith in this project, remember to come to Mr. Ex's office at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, he has something to talk to you about." ”

"Okay, Mom, I'll definitely be there on time," after a pause, Gates said solemnly, "Mom, I won't let you down." ”

Although I don't know how my mother made IBM give up CP/M, it doesn't matter, as long as I can get IBM's operating system order, hum...... What did Garrett 2000 count by then?!

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When Madame Mary was supporting her son, Chen Geng also received a call from Dolucy.

After listening to Dolucy's explanation, Chen Geng's tone was very relaxed: "Okay, I know." ”

Did you know?

You got it?!

That's it?

Without?!

Dolucy didn't expect Chen Geng's answer to herself to be like this anyway, even if she already knew that Chen Geng must have IBM's internal information before this, but Chen Geng's calmness and calmness still made her extremely uncomfortable, you know? What kind of answer is this?

She subconsciously asked, "Then what should we do?"

And so on. ”

"Wait?"

"That's right, wait. ”

"When?"

"Wait until IBM's new computers come to market. ”

“......”

Unexpectedly, Chen Geng's answer to himself was like this, and after being silent for a while, Dolucy finally said in a deep voice: "Sir, I hope your decision is right." ”

Chen Geng smiled and said, "Dolucy, you have to understand, if this project loses, I will lose more than you and Gary, do you think I will deliberately let myself lose money?"

Dorothy: "......"

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For Chen Geng, this matter is like this for the time being, everything will not be known until the official listing of IBM 5150 in August next year, and there is still more than a year to go, so Chen Geng is not in a hurry, for him, the top priority is to go to Huaxia as soon as possible.

That's right, the final assembly line of the automobile project in cooperation with Modu Automobile Factory has finally been installed and commissioned, which is a great joy for both Huaxia and Chen Geng, and Chen Geng must be present in person at such an important moment.

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PS: Brothers, in adjusting the jet lag, that's all for today.