Chapter 242: Computers in the Eighties

"Let's take a look, this is the computer I designed and invented, this is this thing, and it can change the world in the future!"

Wan An enthusiastically introduced his company's products.

Don't look at Wan An's age of more than sixty, but he is full of energy, and he is more energetic than young people when he talks and walks.

Liu Lang saw a computer in the early 80s for the first time, this kind of computer is composed of three parts, the screen is a TV, the keyboard is embedded in a plastic case, and there is a huge host system, the three parts are connected by wiring, which can be described as very bulky.

Although Liu Lang looks bulky, in the eyes of Huo Tianting and Sun Mingren, this kind of computer is already the most high-tech electronic device today.

"Here, let my staff show you, Louise, you can show it!"

There were two white women standing next to them, who were the staff members here, and the chairman clicked on one of them.

Of course, the staff did not dare to slack off, and quickly pressed the power supply, and with a loud sound, the computer started.

"This is a word processing machine, with this machine, we will no longer need a pen to write documents in the future, the speed is greatly accelerated, and the fastest one minute can write 200 words!"

Wan An explained on the side.

"What? 200 words can be written in a minute, so fast?"

Huo Tianting was a little surprised.

"200 words a minute in English is still fast? A man is not fast at 200 words a minute!"

Liu Lang said secretly on the side, but there should be no software that can edit the man now, but even if it is editing English, it is very good in this era.

The computer turned on, the screen was pitch black, only a cursor kept flashing, the white woman quickly clicked on the keyboard, lines of English letters were written, a few minutes later, an article was formed, and then the woman connected a printer to the computer, and after another operation, the article was printed.

"See, this is the word processor I invented, and the core part of it is the "word processing system", don't look so simple, but this invention is far ahead of other companies. ”

Wan An said proudly.

"Word processing systems?"

This word processing system is ord processing system in English, referred to as PS, Liu Lang is too familiar with this PS, more than 30 years later, the office software is this, today I finally found the ancestor, it is designed by Wan'an, of course, the current PS and 30 years later, there is too much gap, such as the simplest typesetting, but this processing system has basically solved the problem of people's daily office.

"Grandpa Wan, what is the principle of your word processing system?"

Liu Lang suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

Wan An was slightly stunned when he heard this, this kind of question is not something that anyone can ask, only those senior computer experts will ask such a professional question.

"Operational mechanism, Liu Lang, you are very professional in this question......... Okay, I'll show you something!"

Wan An opened an iron cabinet next to him, took out a cardboard box from it, opened the box again, and took out a palm-sized chip.

"Look, that's the heart of the system, I call it the processing system, it's the real brain, just put it on, the computer can edit the text, and without it, it's just a bunch of useless shells. ”

Liu Lang took over the "CPU" of this era, it seems that this is also the use of integrated circuits to aggregate together, but there are still a lot of transistors on it, so it is very large, the weight is also very heavy, and there are only two connection sockets on it.

"Grandpa Wang, this processor is the key to the word processor, so what form is used to write?

Liu Lang asked again.

"Huh, why are you .........?"

This time, Wan An listened to Liu Lang's question and stood on the spot "dumbfounded".

"Computer language? Have you ever been exposed to a computer before?"

Wan An asked.

"There are no computers in China, this is the first time I've seen it!"

Liu Lang didn't lie, this was indeed the first computer he had seen in this life.

"The first time you saw a computer, you were able to ask such a deep question, and you invented the computer language yourself?

For example, if we want to eat, then the brain will first issue a command, which will make people's hands and mouths move, and the hand will clip the rice into the mouth and send it into the mouth, and then the mouth chews to send the food into the stomach, but the computer is different, they are all cold machines, not like humans, so they need to use their unique language to edit the commands that only they understand, and then execute these commands through various electronic components, this processor is the brain of the computer, which has the special commands edited by our companyThese commands are sent through various electronic components, and then these devices are used to complete the final work, and you mean these commands by computer language......... I can't imagine that you, a child who has never been exposed to a computer, can think so deeply, let alone you, even many staff members in our company who have just worked can't think of this layer. ”

Wan An couldn't stop admiring, and his eyes were different when he looked at Liu Lang.

"Grandpa Wan, does the computer language you designed only do text editing, and does it have any other functions?"

"Haha, Liu Lang, this kind of text editing language has taken several years, and I am the only one in the world who can edit this language, and if you want to edit other languages, no company can do it now. ”

Wan An replied confidently.

"This Wan'an, but very proud!"

Maybe no one has been able to edit another language yet, but soon, with the birth of Microsoft, there will be a large number of text editing languages born, of course, these languages are built on the developed integrated circuit board, and integrated circuits are Intel's strength, the two of them cooperated, almost other computer companies suppressed can't raise their heads, even IBM was almost bankrupt, not to mention the self-styled VIE company.

"Okay, the computer is a good thing, it's good, but there's one thing I don't think is good!"

Liu Lang touched the huge display screen and said.

"Oh, not so good?

Wan An was a little curious.

"It's too big, if I want to use a computer, I will never use a computer like this, the computer in my mind should be like this!"

Liu Lang picked up a pen and drew a few strokes on a blank piece of paper, and a brief computer appeared.

Of course, at that time, the computer display screen in Liu Lang's home was LCD, but the LCD was too advanced for this era, even if he drew it, others could not understand it, so he drew a more popular computer at the beginning of the 21st century, but even so, such a computer has never been seen in this era.

"Ahh

It can be said that in a short period of time, Liu Lang surprised Wan'an, the computer king, several times, and the appearance of this computer surprised him again.

"This is what I imagined my home computer!"

This is already Liu Lang's biggest hint to the other party.