"The core of the EOS system is written in assembly language, and it can do very little with the most basic operating system features, such as memory management and process management. The total number of kernel codes www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion is less than 50,000 lines, which can be said to be very streamlined. Among the mainstream processors currently circulating in the market, the vast majority can be ported and redeveloped without pressure. ”

"Porting and redevelopment of a visual operating system?"

Ni Guangnan's introduction made the presidents below a little puzzled. In addition to PCs, there is a demand for operating systems, that is, all kinds of large, medium and small computers.

"The core of the EOS system has good portability, and the Tietong mobile phone currently on sale in China uses the OMAP300 processor produced by TI, and its operating system adopts the porting and redevelopment of the EOS system core. ”

"At the same time, in the development of the network operating system of the China Galaxy 3 giant machine, its kernel is still a porting and extension of the EOS system. ”

Ni Guangnan patiently explained: "In its application layer, we use a new programming language for writing. Internally, it's called 'Oracle', and we, at the New Academy of Sciences, are already planning to set up Oracle to run this programming language. Its biggest feature is that it can write cross-platform applications. It's versatile, efficient, portable, and secure on any platform. Applications are not limited to personal PCs, but can be used in data centers, network switches, servers, and even supercomputers. ”

"In Oracle's vision, the computing devices of the future will be ubiquitous. The operating system is not only applied to the PC, the digital mobile phone will also become a computing device, and the digital display technology will make the TV also become a computing device. In addition, Oracle will provide operating platforms for computing equipment in the fields of video game consoles, smart home centers, automobiles, ships and aircraft, industrial and medical devices, logistics and power and electrical. ”

"For now, the core of EOS is fully capable of meeting the functional requirements of mobile phones, giant computers, and personal PCs. As chip technology continues to advance, we believe that more devices will add computing power to meet the requirements of porting operating systems. ”

After Ni Guangnan's description, it unexpectedly aroused everyone's interest.

Compared to the processor and memory capabilities of the early nineties, the operating system was still a relatively luxurious thing.

Using assembly to directly write programs to mobilize computing resources is a good skill that most programmers in this era have to master. No matter how anti-human assembly language is, its value lies in the fact that it doesn't require any operating system to implement computing capabilities.

In an era when 486 CPUs were only 33MHz, operating systems were often too large for embedded systems.

The truly clever apes of this era almost all have the unique skills of hand-compiling, which is completely different from the future programming apes that will not be able to program without APIs.

But there is a big problem with the compilation of the written program, which is basically not portable. Porting a program to another platform is no different than redeveloping it.

A cross-platform programming language is tempting for companies in any IT field.

And this especially attracted the interest of Intel, which wants to break Microsoft's monopoly on software.

Grove straightened his waist slightly, and chewed Ni Guangnan's words carefully and seriously in his heart. What does the EOS system and Oracle language mean for Intel?

Is it a help or a threat? Can Oracle compete with Microsoft?

There is no doubt that the emergence of the EOS system is beneficial to breaking the monopoly of Microsoft. Visual operation is not a new technology, but there is no operating system as elaborate as EOS on the x86 architecture.

Judging from the interface shown by Ni Guangnan, it is clear that the EOS system is not still based on DOS applications like windows 3.0.

Whether it is the color or the delicacy of the details, the EOS system can be said to completely surpass the existence of windows 3.0. Judging from the speed at which it runs, it is not difficult to find that Oracle is definitely doing much better than Microsoft in terms of optimization.

Microsoft's optimization will always be a scum in the eyes of Intel.

While maintaining portability and still having a fairly good response speed, the EOS system must have put a lot of hard work into the compilation technology.

After watching Ni Guangnan's demonstration of the EOS system for a while, Grove already had a rough judgment in his mind.

EOS systems are more computationally demanding, but this is not too much of a problem. The latest 33MHz 486CPU computer can already run it very well.

The EOS system is important in breaking Microsoft's monopoly on software.

The Institute of Computing is not just trying to build an operating system, its ambitions are not lost to Microsoft, which is fully illustrated by Ni Guangnan's next presentation.

"EOS comes with a set of office software with the operating system, and its developer is the staff behind us, his name is Qiu Bojun. This set of software is a collection of four independent software, namely 'text, table, business card holder and marquee', which can cover most of the needs of computer office. ”

With Ni Guangnan's hand pointing out the position, the presidents turned their heads to look at Qiu Bojun. This young man, who looked a little naïve and naïve, was obviously unprepared for the focus of his gaze, and was a little embarrassed and flustered for a while.

A burst of good-natured laughter rang out, Ni Guangnan withdrew his hand and continued: "Oracle has a development and promotion plan for EOS application software, not only office software, but we will continue to promote the share of EOS system in all software categories. First, ST has reached an agreement with 20 universities in China and the Ministry of Education to train at least 20,000 full-time undergraduate software professionals in China by 1990, with an annual rate of 30% in the future. A vocational training program for social workers has also begun, which is estimated to provide 100,000 grassroots software developers per year. ”

"China will build a number of huge software development industrial parks in many places across the country, such as the imperial capital, the magic capital, and Dagang, and Oracle will be the most powerful enterprise among them. We will develop a large number of EOS system software in-house to meet the basic needs of the software market. At the same time, a series of measures will be taken, including subsidies, consignment sales and free promotion of excellent software, to encourage more software companies to enter the EOS platform. At the same time, it will increase the scale of capital invested in the software industry and acquire some excellent software and game developers. ”

"Of course, the most important thing is that the EOS system integrates the application of the network. ”

"Based on ST Electronics' 64K modem and TCP/IP protocol, the EOS system can be easily accessed and shared. For the server/client model dominated by the server alliance in the current market, it is needless to say that it is significant to promote EOS and x86 systems into the home market, right?"

“well――”

Grove's eyes widened when he heard this.

The server alliance advocated by Hu Wenhai has gradually shown its power over the years.

Although Intel's processors are still monopolistic hegemons, they are in an awkward position. Intel's processors on the market are still selling well, but the bargaining power of buyers has become stronger.

In a market dominated by the Group's key customers, the advantages of monopoly position are offset by the bargaining power of buyers. Coupled with the server/client model, which reduces the urgent need for high-performance processors, Intel is significantly less profitable than it has historically.

Intel is still pushing forward with processor performance as expected by history, but it is gradually becoming inadequate. Compared to the same period in history, Intel is much weaker today.

On the other hand, there is no harm without comparison, and the server model makes users realize that the pursuit of performance leads to a large amount of resources being wasted and is a very cost-effective thing. What the client can do at work, I need to have a high-end PC at home to achieve, how can I balance my mind? This leads to the personal PC into the home, it becomes more difficult.

Intel urgently needs a reason for PCs to enter thousands of households, so that Intel's current market advantage can be transformed into a winning momentum and sit firmly on the throne of hardware hegemon.

Obviously, the EOS network system has poked at Intel's sensitive point.

History has long proven that there are generally two incentives that can motivate users to upgrade their hardware. One is that big-budget games consume PC resources, and the other is that the PC can't afford its computing tasks due to operating system upgrades.

The latter has a significant effect on encouraging users to upgrade their hardware.

Network applications and a visual operating system with high hardware requirements give the PC one of the best reasons to enter the home.

The hole that Hu Wenhai dug for Intel back then has now filled it with his own hands. The problem is that times are different, and now Mr. Hu is already a marginal player in the server alliance, while Intel is anxiously looking for an alliance.

At this time, standing in the trenches of Intel gained more than just friendship.

"For EOS, Oracle's strategy is to favor open permission. Under the premise of mutual compatibility under the framework of the EOS system, all hardware platforms can share the benefits brought by this system. Oracle itself will not seek to market for operating systems other than EOS's PC operating system, and will offer our products to OEMs at a very low price. ”

True, Hu Wenhai does not intend to make money on the operating system. In fact, his goal is very simple, that is, to make Microsoft not make money, which is the biggest victory.