After a while, when everyone went out to prepare for the exhibition, Anna followed behind, and whispered to Huo Yaowen with a look of adoration: "Husband, you are so amazing." Understands everything. ”

"It's just a casual talk, where do I understand computer technology, it's just that I have more ideas in my head. Huo Yaowen shook his head, just when he was chatting with Chu Ze, he understood that in the past, he relied on his foolish behavior of future knowledge, and when facing this technical boss, he was still a little weak.

Although Chu Ze was limited by the times and could not obtain the real science and technology of the future, his scientific knowledge and theories were much stronger than Huo Yaowen. It's okay to chat casually, but if you really want to talk in depth, it doesn't take a few words to see that Huo Yaowen is a half-ass.

"That's also amazing, I don't understand what you're saying. What is computer interconnection?" Anna blinked, she really didn't understand what Ethernet was and what computer interconnection was.

Huo Yaowen said: "To put it simply, all the computers in the world are linked together through a technology, and I send a message on the computer, and you can receive it immediately in Hong Kong or the United Kingdom." It's similar to telegraph and international phone calls, but it's more convenient and doesn't require any manual connection. ”

"That's so convenient, can it be realized?" Anna was in a trance when she heard this, and it turned out that the computer interconnection was like this.

"Of course, I can't guess that twenty years should be enough. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled, he remembered that it seemed that it was in the nineties that the Internet really developed, and before that, some advanced research institutes had been using this technology.

The couple was still chatting here, and Jobs and Chu Ze had already appeared on a small stage of the exhibition.

The reporters who have been waiting for a long time can't wait to ask Jobs what new features and advantages the new Apple second-generation enhanced version developed by his company has.

I have to say that Jobs was born to be an excellent speaker, after he came to the stage, he talked about everything, and in the face of reporters' questions, he answered calmly and rationally, not only introduced his own products, but also invisibly raised the grade of the second generation of Apple computers.

"You can see that the computer in front of me is the second generation of Apple. ”

Jobs had a beige computer brought up, and when it was turned on, he pressed a few keys, and a spreadsheet popped up on the screen.

"This second-generation Apple computer model, in fact, has made a great improvement over the first-generation product, you can understand that it is a new product, but for the convenience of us named the second generation of Apple computer.

Our Apple 2nd generation computers not only come with a 14-inch hard drive, but are also compatible with eight additional slots, increasing the capacity of the computer to 200MB.

It is convenient for customers to use the computer in the process of office, no longer worry about the problem of computer storage, and at the same time, you can install the made program in any hard disk, because the hard disk can be removed at any time.

At the same time, our second generation Apple computer also has the architecture of outputting mono sound, when we hit the keyboard, we can hear the crisp sound, and when the computer is running, it will also bring its own sound, so that the personal computer is no longer as dumb as in the past!"

The reason why Jobs mainly promoted the eight hard disk slots of his computer is because the capacity of the current personal computer is very, very low, and the normal installation of a 14-inch hard disk computer is only about 30M. For people nowadays, 30M is already very big because there is no program software to use. But if it is used in the office, it may still be a bit unsatisfactory.

As for being able to make sound, this is unusual, you must know that the previous computer did not have a device architecture to produce sound, and no one thought about it.

This is also the reason why, in the original time and space, Apple's second-generation computer quickly became popular throughout the United States as soon as it was released. If nothing else, the model will sell millions of units in the United States, and until the late '90s, many schools in the United States still had the computer.

Jobs blows ...... After introducing the performance of his own computer, he hurriedly invited Chu Ze to the stage.

Because he had a detailed experience of Apple's second-generation computer before, as soon as Chu Ze came to power, he used very professional terms to describe the differences of this computer, and at the same time gave a very high affirmation, he believes that once this computer product comes out, it is very likely to change the pattern of today's personal computers.

In the future, the personal computer is no longer just an ornament as before, and can serve more of the public's work and life. In addition to the "VisiCalc spreadsheet" built into the PC, you can also install a number of functional programs.

The reporter of the "Science" weekly asked very politely: "Mr. Chu Ze, I am a reporter of the "Science" weekly, do you really think that the Apple computer can change the current pattern of personal computers? Everyone knows that since the invention of the personal computer, basically except for a few relevant practitioners, few people will buy this kind of expensive product that has little effect. ”

"Of course. ”

Chu Ze smiled and said: "I think that any scientific and technological products should give priority to serving the public, just like Edison improved the electric lamp, making the electric lamp a popular product, and also prompted the electric lamp to make revolutionary technological breakthroughs again and again! The same is true for personal computers, only when they really go into the lives of the general public, the technology of personal computers will become more and more perfect." ”

Any high-tech technology was used for military purposes at the beginning, but what really made the technology more and more developed was actually after it went to civilian use, because only profits could prompt more companies to spend a lot of money on it.

The same principle is the principle of computers, the first personal computer was invented in 1938, but it took almost 30 years to get out of the major laboratories and into the common people, and the high price at first was prohibitive.

But then it only took more than 30 years to make computers go to thousands of families, and at the same time, various high-tech breakthroughs continued. It has created the trend of vigorous development of science and technology in the 21st century, and the most important thing is interests, which can only promote people to exert more motivation.

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Chu Ze on the stage was still answering reporters' questions, and Jobs walked off the stage and found Huo Yaowen, hoping that he could come to the stage to speak.

"I'll forget it, I don't know anything about computers. Huo Yaowen didn't really want to let the outside world know that he was a shareholder of Apple so early. And as he himself said, his understanding of computer technology is not as good as that of reporters in these scientific magazines, who are engaged in this industry at least know a lot about computer technology, much better than his half-baked son.

"No, I think what you said is great, Chairman. Jobs shook his head, and then said worriedly: "We have produced 3,000 Apple second-generation computers, and although there are a lot of reporters and so many customers to experience, to be honest, I am also worried about whether they will sell well." ”

The company ordered a total of 3,000 computer equipment, and the cost alone was as high as more than 15 million US dollars, although only one-third of the time was paid to the manufacturer, but it also spent more than 5 million US dollars, plus the previous research and development funds, and a series of recent publicity activities, it is almost 20 million US dollars.

Although Jobs was very confident in the computer he produced and developed, in fact, no one can guarantee that the computer will sell well, and a personal computer with a retail price of $9,989 is really not something that ordinary people can afford!

Although Huo Yaowen knew that Apple's rise was due to the development of this new personal computer, with his butterfly, he did not dare to guarantee whether he could walk according to the original historical trajectory. So he hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and agreed to Jobs' request for a speech, but also instructed Jobs to introduce himself later, just say that he was an invited guest, not to say anything about shareholders or anything like that.

"No problem!" Jobs agreed.

After a moment, he saw that Chu Ze seemed to be a little tired on the stage, and hurriedly walked up to the stage, stood by the microphone, and smiled at everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have not only invited Mr. Chu Ze, the father of computers, but also Mr. Evan Huo, a world-renowned science fiction writer, to the Apple Computer Exhibition today! I don't think what you know is that my original intention to make computers came from a book I read in 1972 called "Virtual Second World"!"

"Evan?!"

"Isn't he a science fiction writer? Why did he come to the Apple Computer Show today?"

"What's so strange about this, doesn't it mean that Evan is interested in modern technology!"

"I've read the book on the virtual second world, and it's very good about the imagination of personal computers, and I've always thought that the computer of the future might be like that!"

The reporters who interviewed on the spot, the customers who came to experience, and some professionals who were invited heard that Huo Yaowen, a science fiction writer, was also here, and they all exchanged ears.

"Let's give Mr. Evan a round of applause!"

Jobs took the lead in applauding, and in a moment the audience of one or two hundred reporters at the scene all applauded.

Huo Yaowen found a place from the stage and walked on the stage step by step, smiling and waving politely to the audience.

Then, in a "please" gesture, Jobs gave up his position in front of the microphone and stepped back a few steps.

Coughing slightly, Huo Yaowen walked to the microphone of the podium, and in order to alleviate his debut on stage, he first used American humor to ridicule himself as a science fiction writer that he was able to participate in the exhibition of such high-tech products and be able to appear on stage at the same time.

These words amused most of the people at the scene.

Seeing the atmosphere of the scene rendered, Huo Yaowen said seriously: "Actually, I came on stage very suddenly, just now Mr. Jobs came off the stage and saw me, so he invited me to come on stage to speak, so I don't actually have much to express in my mind until now." However, although I didn't make a draft in advance, since I visited the exhibition, I have had a very intuitive impact on Apple's new Apple second-generation computer, that is, innovation!"

"Science and technology products are different from any products, they can only better serve the public and bring convenient and fast use methods to computer users only by constantly innovating and researching. It's not like a Coke company, a secret recipe that has been used for sixty or seventy years!"

"Haha......" The scene laughed out loud, not long ago Pepsi and Coca-Cola pinched in the newspaper, Pepsi said a lot of advantages of their products, but Coke is always just a sentence, "How many years has our secret recipe been preserved, only three people in the world know the complete secret recipe!"

The laughter at the scene fell silent after a while, and Huo Yaowen continued: "As I just said, only continuous innovation and continuous research and development of scientific and technological products can truly reach the point of changing lives. No one can believe that 10 years ago, computers could become high-tech products owned by individuals! Although the price may be a bit expensive now, I believe that as long as Apple continues to innovate and develop it, sooner or later it will become a real necessity for the general public's life!

Huo Yaowen did not introduce Apple's second-generation computer products like Jobs, nor did he look at this computer from a professional perspective like Chu Ze, he only looked at this product as an ordinary person, and used his identity as a science fiction writer to imagine what the future computer would be like.

Although the speech was not very rigorous due to the lack of professionalism, Huo Yaowen's eloquent exposition of the future computer made both reporters and customers listen to it with relish.

After a while, Huo Yaowen saw that he was almost done, and said a well-known passage in later generations: "The apple in the Garden of Eden tempted Eve and took us to see this new world. The apples of Cambridge University woke Newton up and took us to this new world. Steve Jobs's Apple will change this new world! As I said before, technology changes life, and I want to start with Apple. ”

Three apples.

One sees the new world, one understands the new world, and one changes the new world.

This novel statement attracted everyone who came to the scene at once.

And Jobs was the most excited, he didn't expect Huo Yaowen to give him such a high opinion! Especially that sentence: Technology changes life, starting from Apple!

He immediately decided to use this sentence to change the company's slogan, Apple will change the world!

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