Chapter 400 Graphical Interface (First Update, Today Will Make Up for What I Owed Yesterday)
Andy Rubin listened to Monica's words and couldn't help but feel funny, what is this?
Andy Rubin filled out all the forms in five minutes and saw that Rose was still sitting in his chair.
Andy Rubin walked up to Rose and patted the young man on the shoulder, "Rose, don't be so depressed, it's a good experience to rest at home for two days." ”
"The Davids have completed three KRs, and we've only finished one, and if we can't catch up within this week, we'll be slowing down almost everyone by the next week," Rose said. ”
Andy Rubin has developed a strong affection for this dedicated young man, and even more curious about the one they are developing now.
What is it that makes this group of talented engineers so sleepless and forgetful?
Two days ago at Zhang Chen's house, Andy Rubin asked Zhang Chen this question, but Zhang Chen insisted that Andy Rubin could only contact him after he officially joined the company.
Now that Andy Rubin has officially joined the company, his nature as a tech geek makes him itch, and he wants to see what this mysterious thing is as soon as possible.
Andy Rubin gave Rose a kind smile: "Rose, don't be discouraged, I've joined the matrix now, and I'll help you complete your mission together." ”
Rose was overjoyed: "Really?"
Andy Rubin swore an oath: "Sure, but I'm new to the job, and I'm not familiar with what you're working on, can you show me the product you're working on? ”
Rose did not doubt him, and said happily: "Of course, it will be much easier for us if you can help." With that, he led Andy Rubin to a door with a combination lock on the east side of the office, and just pressed the code twice. Rose stopped suddenly, "No, Zack said that everyone who enters this room must be authorized by him. You've just joined, and you haven't gotten his authorization yet. ”
Andy Rubin hurriedly said: "I've already completed the entry procedures, of course I have the right to see, Rose, you don't let me see what you are doing, how can I help you?"
Rose hesitated for a while, but still shook his head: "Mr. Rubin, I'm sorry, Zack will come over in a while, you better let him give you authorization, with your strength, you will be a core developer after you come, and you will have enough permission to know everything." ”
Andy Rubin was itching, and how could he give up so easily when his curiosity was aroused, and let Rose show him what this was.
Rose just refused, and became more and more resolute, and the two were arguing, when they heard someone behind them say, "It's okay, I'll give him authorization." ”
Rose looked back, Zhang Chen.
"Zack, you're here. Andy Rubin looked a little suspicious, after all, he was always a little suspicious to look at other people's secrets without authorization.
Zhang Chen patted Ross on the shoulder: "Well done, you did the right thing in the right way and did not violate the company's confidentiality regulations." As a reward, I waive your suspension, give you two days of paid vacation, and now hurry home to rest. ”
Zhang Chen turned his head to Andy Rubin and said, "Since you want to know the situation, then come with me." With that, Zhang Chen pressed the password lock a few times, and with a click, the door opened.
Andy Rubin followed Zhang Chen to a separate space separated from the main office area by a wall, which is not small, with an indoor area of nearly 200 square meters, and a variety of parts and materials scattered everywhere.
In the middle of the large space was a table covered with a black velvet cloth.
Andy Rubin looked at it curiously, and could vaguely see that underneath the cloth was something in the shape of a monitor.
Zhang Chen sighed: "It's still in the development stage, but the basic technical difficulties have been almost solved, and all that's left is to do detailed work and coordinate suppliers, since you want to see it, I'll show you." Now this is just a prototype model, and the real prototype will be launched next week. ”
As he spoke, Zhang Chen ripped off the cloth.
"What a beautiful monitor. Andy Rubin was sincerely amazed, but it was just a monitor? Andy Rubin was a little puzzled in his heart, if it was just a new model of monitor, why should it be so mysterious?
On the front, it's a white monitor with two inset speakers and some function buttons distributed underneath the display, but when viewed from the side and top, the entire back half of the monitor is completely made of translucent blue resin material, which has a frosted glass feel.
A display light is installed under the table, and the light comes up from the bottom, giving the whole monitor a hazy aesthetic. The matching keyboard and mouse look is also in line with the shape of the monitor.
Huh, where's the host?
Andy Rubin gasped.
"This is an all-in-one machine!?" exclaimed Andy Rubin.
Zhang Chen nodded and said proudly: "Yes, this is an all-in-one machine, and it is now the world's highest-equipped mass-produced PC." ”
"3.2G hard drive, 32M SDRAM memory, 24x speed optical drive, and most importantly, the fastest 3D graphics card in the world today, with 8M video memory. ”
"In addition, we have a considerable amount of room for expansion in a very limited space, which can be expanded up to 128M memory. ”
"Most importantly, last month, we reached an agreement with Intel for Matrix to receive the first deliveries of the Pentium II, making us the first PC supplier to use the Pentium II processors in a production computer. ”
"Of course, there will also be a low-spec version of the Besturn MMX233, which will be priced lower than the Besturn II version, and the memory will only be 16M. But even so, it will still be the highest-spec of any computer currently on sale. ”
Andy Rubin carefully observed this all-in-one machine full of artistic beauty, and muttered: "What a wonderful industrial design, this style... ”
Andy Rubin looked up suddenly: "Apple?"
Zhang Chen's heart was shocked, Andy Rubin lowered his head and said to himself: "No, now Apple's style and IBM are gradually getting closer." But the design of this all-in-one machine is really too similar to Macintosh, although it is two completely different products from two eras, but the concept is almost identical. ”
Zhang Chen wiped the sweat in his heart, and said without hesitation with a shy face: "This is indeed my product to pay tribute to Macintosh, although Jobs is a hateful bastard, Macintosh is indeed a great product." Now Apple has lost its innovative spirit, and this is the best tribute to the dying apple. ”
Andy Rubin was surprised: "You designed this?"
Zhang Chen was unashamed: "The initial design plan I came up with, after the establishment of Matrix, I recruited Jonathan Ivey to help me do the detailed design, oh, by the way, Jonathan used to be Apple's design director, you all have work experience in Apple, you should be able to cooperate well." ”
Andy Rubin suddenly said: "No wonder Macintosh's style is so obvious, I finally know why you want to make your own operating system, indos is indeed a little out of place with this computer, think about indos's clumsy interface on such a PC, it is really unwilling." ”
Andy Rubin said: "Zack, I am willing to participate in the development of the operating system, but I must explain that almost all the patents for the graphical interface are now in the hands of Apple and Microsoft, and if we develop it ourselves, it will definitely involve related patent disputes." The patent barriers of these two parties are too high, and it is difficult for any commercial operating system to bypass. ”
Zhang Chen thought for a while: "This is indeed a problem. ”
Andy Rubin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "Maybe we can go and talk to Apple and get a license to use their patents related to the graphical interface." ”
Zhang Chen frowned: "How is this possible?"
Andy Rubin showed a slightly sly expression: "Under Amerio's management, anything is possible. ”