The Intel8080 chip costs $60, and Li Zetian actually thinks it's expensive. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

And the MOS6502 chip is mainly $25, and the performance is not much worse than that of the 8080. Of course, it will be released a year later than the Intel 8080.

As October 1 approached, Li Zetian was so excited that he could barely sleep. Every day I wonder if Apple-l will be popular, and whether there are many orders?

Soon, Li Zetian's worries disappeared.

On October 1st, "Popular Electronics" magazine was released in the United States, and in the evening of the same day, all the magazines in this issue were sold out, causing a huge sensation in the United States!

400,000 magazines! Sold out in one day, what kind of concept is this!!

This issue of "Popular Electronics" can be called the hottest since its inception!

Apple-l is much more powerful than the Altair8080 in its previous life!

Altair8800 is just a simple box, no monitor and keyboard, no mouse, no high-level programming language, there are many switch indicators on the front of the box, the light on means "1", the light off means "0", the user can only program the binary machine language by turning the light on and off, there is no display, and the programming process cannot be seen, in case something goes wrong, you have to start over. Just imagine, if tens of thousands of lines of code were programmed like this, it would be life-threatening!!

Apple-l and Altair8080 want to compare, it is undoubtedly a world of difference!

Therefore, the shock brought by Apple-l was unimaginable in the eyes of people at that time!

Schools, brewing clubs, computer retailers, corporations, and so on, countless people are talking about Apple-l personal computers.

Harvard University.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen looked at the Apple-l on the cover of Popular Electronics with indescribable excitement.

"The age of the personal computer is here!!" said Paul Allen to Bill Gates.

"Yes!!" Bill Gates nodded, however, unlike the previous life, Apple-l in this life already had a very good BASIC language as soon as it was released, which made Bill Gates and Paul Allen confused and didn't know what to do.

However, both of them are experts in computer software programming, so they are interested in the BASIC language on Apple-l.

"Paul, let's buy an Apple-l and come back and study it together, I can't imagine that the Apple-l model of personal computer can still run the BASIC language, the developers of the BASIC language are simply genius!!" said the proud Bill Gates.

"yes, he must be a super programming genius!Wait, Bill, look here, the BASIC language rights provider is Microsoft Corporation!! oh God, isn't this the company created by Chronos?!!" Paul Allen exclaimed in surprise!

Bill Gates hurriedly looked at the place where Paul Allen pointed, and sure enough, a line of small print on it read: "Apple-l model personal computer BASIC language copyright provider: Microsoft Corporation, contact information: XXXXX"

After reading it, Bill Gates was silent for a while and said: "Chronos is really not an ordinary person!!"

"Bill, Microsoft has just been founded, and there must be a shortage of people, do you think Chronos will contact us?" Paul Allen said excitedly.

"Maybe......"

As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang suddenly.

Bill Gates went to answer the phone, and a familiar voice came from inside.

"Hello, who?"

"Hey Bill, I'm Chronos! Did you see the latest issue of Popular Electronics?"

"Just finished reading!"

"Bill, I guess you've also seen that the BASIC language on Apple-l personal computers is provided by Microsoft. ”

"Yes, I see!"

"Okay, then I'll say it bluntly! Bill, drop out of school, come with me to start a business, I need !!you here," Li Zetian said very sincerely.

"Chronos, I'd like to think about it!"

"Okay, think about it, please reply to me immediately, call this number or tell Yu Jingqiu!"

"Hmm!" Bill Gates replied.

"Okay, goodbye!"

When the call ended, Bill Gates hung up, and Paul Allen immediately came over and hurriedly asked, "What did Chronos say?"

"He wanted me to drop out of school and start a business with him!"

"Go, let's go together!!" Paul Allen excited, "the three of us computer programming geniuses have joined forces, and the future must be very exciting!"

"Well, I'll think about it, Paul!" Bill Gates nodded.

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Intel Corporation.

"Carlos Stephen, this cooperation with Apple has done a great job!" Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel and the proposer of Moore's Law, praised Carlos Stephen, "Popular Electronics magazine sold out in one day, almost the first ever, and Intel 8080 processors will definitely take this opportunity to break into the computer field in one fell swoop!!"

Carlos Stephen smiled and said, "Thank you Mr. Moore for the compliment, the biggest beneficiary should be Apple, presumably after today, Apple will soar into the sky!"

"Well, that's right!" Gordon Moore nodded, then continued, "So, in the future, we will win over Apple and get their processors to use our Intel !!."

"Mr. Moore, rest assured, I know how to do it!!"

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At this moment, MITS is gloomy.

Roberts, the founder of the company, was shaking his hands when he held the magazine "Popular Electronics", and MITS's Altair8800 project was just completed at the end of September, and it was planned to be tested for a month before being launched on the market!

Launch it, launch it, but it's so perfect!

The Altair8800 and Apple-l are completely overshadowed by the placement of the Apple-l!!

At this moment, the ambitious Roberts had to admit that he had made a garbage product!

"Don't be discouraged, Mr. Roberts, our Altair 8800 is not as good as the Apple-l in terms of functionality, performance, and aesthetics, but we at Altair have an advantage!" said Brant Moulton, one of the project's lead engineers.

"What advantages?" asked Roberts, feebly.

"Price advantage!! Mr. Roberts, haven't you paid attention to it? Apple-l is priced at $2,000! I'm afraid many people can't afford this price! And our Altair8800 can be sold for hundreds of dollars, winning at a low price! I think users who can't afford Apple-l may buy Altair8800, after all, our Altair8800 is a personal computer like Apple-l!!

When Roberts heard this, his eyes lit up, "Yes, that's right, let's take the low-cost route!"

"However, Mr. Roberts, we'd better get the BASIC language, so that we can attract more computer enthusiasts to buy our products! The BASIC language on Apple-l is provided by a company called Microsoft, and we can ask them for permission. ”

"Well, just do as you say, and I'll leave it to you to contact Microsoft," Roberts said loudly, "I'm going to Intel now, and I'm going to order a batch of 8080 processors!" ”

"Yes, Mr. Roberts!" Brant Morton nodded.

Roberts never expected that when he came to Intel, he would suffer a heavy blow!

"I'm sorry, Mr. Roberts, but the Intel 8080 microprocessor is under-produced and has been booked by Apple. If you want to, you'll have to wait until next month!" said Carlos Stephen, shaking his head.

Next month?

The daylilies will be cold next month!

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