(At the strong request of the majority of book friends, the Future Group was changed to Fantasy Group)

The PCL interface involves a series of technical standards such as voltage, data transmission, instruction transmission, and feedback.

Under the leadership of Wang Anran, the whole team first understood the parameters of the PCL device interface and the video output interface.

There is a feature of the microcomputer interface, no matter which platform, what processor is used, what software is used, as long as the interface provided is the same, then all the technical specifications are the same.

This is also the reason why compatible machines are popular, and the unified interface standard greatly reduces the technical difficulty of parallel development.

This is also one of the reasons for Intel Niu X, the top-level design of the industry that people have mastered, to play, you have to follow the rules of others.

Even if Wang Anran now designs a more advanced AGP interface, people don't agree with it, and it's in vain.

Wang Anran has a clear understanding of this, and he also understands that rice must be eaten one bite at a time.

In 1994, it was the era when 2D graphics cards were popular, and almost more than ninety percent of microcomputers did not have independent graphics cards, and some were only Intel integrated display chips integrated on the motherboard.

Of course, at this time, the indicators of computer performance do not show anything about the chip, and the main technical indicators are whether the frequency of the CPU is fast or not, and whether the memory is large enough.

What's more, the lack of games makes most microcomputer users not have high requirements for graphics cards.

Many application scenarios of microcomputers, that is, ordinary office, stock analysis, industrial applications, etc.!

What Huaxin Technology will launch is a 3D graphics acceleration card that is compatible with 2D display.

In the face of such a wild 3D market environment, it is natural to need a dose of stimulants.

That is the 3D game engine, a development tool based on OpenGL.

This is the business department that Huaxin Technology has established, and the purpose is to tailor a suit for Huaxin 3D graphics card.

This is a product that Wang Anran is quite fond of.

In the meeting with Qiu Baijun, it is natural to mention it.

Kingsoft Technology can be said to be one of the most excellent software in China, and the development of a WPS office software based on the Hongmeng SP operating system can be said to be stress-free.

If it's just WPS cooperation, it's a big waste.

Three days later.

Wang Anran and Qiu Baijun met as scheduled in a Western restaurant.

The soothing music makes people very relaxed, compared with Yang Naiqing in a straight suit, Qiu Baijun in front of him is relatively much more relaxed.

The top was a black leather jacket and the bottom was a pair of skinny blue jeans, which in 1994 could be said to be trend-setting.

Wang Anran got straight to the point and asked Qiu Baijun if he didn't know anything about Huaxin Technology's Hongmeng operating system.

After receiving an affirmative reply, Wang Anran nodded.

Now that he understands, the next thing is much easier, Wang Anran handed the technical information in his hand to the other party, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Qiu, this is the HarmonyOS GDI program interface standard, we need Kingsoft Technology, for the HarmonyOS SP operating system, tailor-made a WPS office software." ”

Qiu Baijun smiled faintly and said: "Mr. Wang, we will talk about business matters later, can you tell me now, why did you think of developing a set of Hongmeng SP operating system?"

And the quality of the system is far higher than I expected. ”

Operating systems are no strangers to Qiu, and he is well aware of the difficulty of development, which requires a team based on in-depth research on hardware and operating system principles.

Even Qiu Baijun himself is afraid of difficulties in the face of the operating system and does not dare to interfere.

He didn't understand how the young man in front of him did it!

Wang Anran shrugged his shoulders, and just asked lightly: "Shouldn't you have your own operating system?"

"Good!", Qiu Baijun snapped his fingers and said: "There is no problem with WPS supporting the Hongmeng operating system, and all the software of Kingsoft Technology will support the Hongmeng SP operating system." ”

Unlike the negotiation of fantasy technology, which has always talked about conditions, Qiu Baijun's actions are completely against Wang Anran's appetite, and even the speed of decision-making, even Wang Anran is quite surprised.

In fact, he was ready to talk about the conditions, and even expected that if the talks collapsed, Huaxin Technology would not develop a separate office software.

Of course, this is more difficult, the domestic market is basically the world of word and wps, and the two software are compatible with each other.

Huaxin Technology wants to develop software compatible with Word and wps, and has to get the authorization of others, if it is not compatible, the promotion of office software is definitely a nightmare.

Half the effort, not necessarily successful.

Qiu Baijun took a sip of coffee and said, "Mr. Wang, is this just for the purpose of asking me to meet? ”

Believe you ghost, this is not a trivial matter, how can it be so hasty, besides, Wang Anran has another matter to find Qiu Baijun.

He took out a file and handed it to Qiu Baijun.

"What is this?"

Qiu Baijun took the file bag suspiciously.

When I opened it, the file was the software technical standard of the Aurora 3D engine, but Qiu Baijun had never heard of this term.

He looked at Wang Anran with a puzzled face and asked, "Mr. Wang, can you explain?"

Wang Anran raised his head and said: "To put it simply, this is a 3D game design tool, which is for the future microcomputer home entertainment market. ”

“……”

Qiu Baijun licked his lips, this is an unexplored virgin land, if it succeeds, it means supreme honor and massive wealth.

After settling down, Qiu Baijun asked: "Mr. Wang is so confident in the future of family entertainment? And as far as I know, the current microcomputer performance is far from enough to cope with 3D games." ”

Wang Anran confidently flicked the desktop and said with a smile: "Mr. Qiu, you don't have to worry about this, Huaxin Technology is developing a graphics acceleration card, the heavy tasks that originally required CPU processing can now be completed by the graphics acceleration card, and there is no problem for the entire hardware to run general 3D games."

Besides, there is Moore's Law, and when the game is developed, the next generation of processors should also be released. ”

Is this going to involve hardware design? Why is this young man so bold?

But, I like it!

Qiu Baijun's bloodiness was released in an instant, and he just asked a question: "But Kingsoft has no experience in game development at all......"

Wang Anran shrugged his shoulders and said: "Huaxin Technology has no experience in developing operating systems!"

Qiu Baijun felt that his face was hot, yes, people have even developed an operating system, and developing a 3D game, compared with developing an operating system, this difficulty is not at all an order of magnitude.

Moreover, the other party is too young, which makes his self-esteem very hit, no matter what, you, a junior, have to save a little face for the big brother.

Wang Anran didn't realize Qiu Baijun's thoughts, and continued: "Mr. Qiu, there is one more thing, Huaxin Technology will hold a global HarmonyOS SP operating system developer forum on September 15 this year, and Mr. Qiu must participate in the ...... at that time."

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People are forced out, Wang Anran set up a forced plan, except for chip sample foundry for 2 months, PCB circuit board for one month, leaving Huaxin Technology 3D graphics acceleration card design time of up to three months.

The 3D game engine was designed simultaneously, and there was a two-month schedule in the schedule, leaving four months for the game company.

However, according to the feedback from the marketing department, most software companies still maintain a cautious attitude towards making games, and Wang Anran cannot change this.

Wang Anran hopes that under the framework of the HarmonyOS operating system, the vision of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending cannot be realized in the short term.

The developer forum on which he now pins his hopes is a strong medicine......