Chapter 159: Think too much
After all, it is to do research and development on the basis of no relevant experience, and there is not much developed electronics industry in Shudu at all, including R&D personnel, everyone is inexperienced.
In the face of various endless problems, some are really difficult to solve: "There is not much problem in computer hardware, we try to base ourselves on domestic parts and components to reduce costs, so in terms of memory, it is still a little difficult to solve, and the domestic memory is too small." ”
Of course, it is the second most important after the processor, the processor is the brain, and the memory can at least be regarded as the heart.
In the 80s, computer memory did not need to be too large, but limited by the technical level of the time, it was not so easy to get: "In terms of memory, it is not too demanding, it can reach 64K of RAM, which meets the needs of the basic operating system, and we will find other ways to do other things." ”
After all, it was the early eighties, and the computer hardware at this time was very primitive except for the CPU processor, and countries with a certain electronic industry base could try to tinker with it, which required 64K memory, but there was not much of a problem.
As for whether this memory data can meet the requirements, Wang Zhengguo has another idea: "I know that this does not meet the standards of a computer, and I am afraid that I will not be able to install and run any software, but it doesn't matter, we don't have to let the software run on this 64K memory." ”
Traditionally, computer software must be installed into the computer's memory, and only in this way can various operations be carried out, but this time Wang Zhengguo is different, he is ready to play some new tricks.
Just ask, is there a way to run the software without installing it on the computer's built-in memory?
The answer is, of course, yes,The FC game console that Wang Zhengguo has seen in Xiangjiang before is the best interpretation,The game burned on the game cartridge,To put it bluntly,It's no different from various computer programs,Even ordinary computer programs are much smaller than game programs。
Using a large number of graphics、Game programs composed of animations,This is compared with the streamlined office processing software,Surely the memory requirements of the latter are smaller,Think about the future generations of office software and often hundreds of gigabit games compared to the two,The two are really not an order of magnitude。
Besides, Nintendo's game cartridge technology, is there really any technology that it can't avoid? No, in fact, the technology used in Nintendo's FC game consoles is all the most common and mature technology in the world, including the cassette technology.
Think about the sudden emergence of many small workshops in the Republic in the nineties to produce pirated game cartridges, which fully proves that game cartridge technology is not much difficult in hardware, and anyone can do it as long as they want.
"Since it is positioned in the office market, we can't just rely on the so-called portability of the computer itself as the only selling point, no matter how small the computer is, it is at least the size of a school bag, and it is naturally impossible to carry it frequently, so I think it should be portable in software. ”
A few R&D personnel seem to understand something, but it seems that they haven't figured it out yet, or they have grasped a glimmer of inspiration, but the core point........ It seems to be still in the clouds again, and this feeling is really unpleasant.
"The software is portable, and it doesn't need to be installed on the computer's own memory to run, you mean to burn the program directly to a fixed circuit board, which I've seen before, as if the Americans invented video game cartridge technology. ”
A young man in the corner spoke, and his remark was completely in line with Wang Zhengguo's thoughts, the only thing that was somewhat unexpected was that the video game cassette technology was not invented by the Japanese, but actually made up by the Americans.
It seems not surprising that as the birthplace of the integrated electronics industrial revolution, most of the technologies related to integrated electronics in the early days were made by Americans, and the reason why the Japanese in the 80s seemed to be awesome in the electronics industry was just that they had encountered a good era.
Japan's "strength" in the microelectronics industry in the 80s was similar to the "explosion" of the Internet industry in the Republic after 2000, and it was a high-tech industry inherited from the United States.
In fact, no matter what, even if the republic after 2000 still has many core technologies in the field of the Internet, it still has not mastered many core technologies, and once there are really any major changes, the United States still has a way to regain its absolute superiority.
Fortunately, there is still a chance to redefine the possibility of some things, and the Internet industry has not yet raised its head, if Wang Zhengguo really has the heart, as long as the conditions permit, it is not impossible to completely solve the problem fundamentally.
Looking back, he looked at the young man in front of him, who seemed to be younger than himself, like he was in his early twenties, was he a college student or a teacher who stayed in school?
But it doesn't matter, Wang Zhengguo is not interested in the above personal questions: "You understand what I mean? Do you know video game cartridge technology?"
There is still a little excitement, if the young man in front of him knows the video game cartridge technology, it is really good, and it can completely save Wang Zhengguo a lot of unnecessary trouble.
At this moment, everyone looked at the young man in front of him, who was also very unusual, and it was said that .......
"Of course I know, this project technology is the United States Fairchild semiconductor company research and development, Fairchild do you know? The most powerful semiconductor company in the United States in the early days, the cartridge technology was proposed by them, but then the Japanese carried it forward, last month when I went to Japan, I heard that there is a game console company called Nintendo The game console produced is very popular, and they use cartridge technology. ”
I was very surprised, very surprised, I didn't expect that there was such a talent in a small place, and it seems that he should know a lot about cassette technology.
As for Fairchild Semiconductor, Wang Zhengguo is really not surprised, except for remembering that this company has produced some famous Fairchild Eight traitors, there are really not many other memories.
Compared with the young man mentioned Fairchild Semiconductor, Wang Zhengguo is more interested in the young man in front of him, in the early eighties, he can accurately say that Fairchild Semiconductor is a company far away across the ocean, and he also went to Japan last month, this is definitely the second generation!
And look at the current situation, this should not be the average second generation, can accurately say the source of cassette technology, and can also enter the 6502 computer research and development team, but from this point of view, he should also be a second generation with pursuit, professional knowledge, if the character is not bad, no problem must be a master who can achieve great things.
At this moment, Wang Zhengguo has made up his mind to pay more attention to this, as far as the electronics industry is concerned, he himself is not very knowledgeable, if he can have a knowledgeable, broad vision, and a certain background of peers, he does not mind making friends, and does not mind taking out some good business ideas.
At his level, it is absolutely impossible to say that there is a lack of money in the future, and the pursuit of natural life will also reach a higher level, creating a strong industry, leading an industrial revolution, and even changing an era, this is what he wants to pretend.
Guided by such life goals, there needs to be more like-minded collaborators who can keep up with their own thoughts, and it is clear that the person in front of you seems to meet most of the requirements at the moment.