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Tang Huan didn't pay much attention to Mosaic - compared to the original time and space that happened to step on the drumbeat of the times, it is now a multi-platform knockoff of the Polestar web browser, and the program itself does not meet the quality standards of commercial software. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, among the few followers, Mosaic still stands out.

For example, when displaying an image, it can also be smoothly blended with the text without popping up a separate window, indicating that the browser kernel has put a lot of effort into rendering web pages.

But that's all there is to know that there is such a thing, and it is enough for your own subordinates to deal with it, and the richest man has to familiarize himself with his speech.

At this year's COMDEX Industry Forum, Tang Huan's topic was still centered on the Internet, or more accurately, the World Wide Web.

Citing the research data provided by his think tank, he said: "When the NSFNET of the National Science Foundation was officially converted to commercial use, the Internet resources accessible to the public not only proliferated all of a sudden, but also completely connected the original Usenet, Bitnet and other networks, as well as the networks of traditional telecommunications companies, forming a truly unimpeded high-speed information kilometer." ”

"At the end of 1990, many people began to refer to that year as the first year of the World Wide Web, when there were only a few dozen Web sites, and most of them were experimental. So, what is the number of WEB sites now? ”

"Anyone who has visited the World Wide Web through the Polestar browser should know that there is a menu command that leads to a page called What's_New that refreshes the link to the current website almost every day,"

"According to statistics, the number is already more than 1,000."

"I expect that number to exceed 10,000 by this time next year."

"I'm afraid that this exponential growth rate will overwhelm the What's_New page at that time, and it will be difficult to continue this kind of voluntary statistical work."

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In the midst of laughter in the audience, Jim Clark slapped a few times, and then sighed to Mark Anderson next to him: "I have the same feeling I had when I founded Silicon Valley graphics company more than ten years ago." ”

Mark Anderson asked curiously, "Silicon Valley graphics has been very successful, do you still have the motivation to start a business?" ”

"Of course." Jim Clark nodded, "I'm going to create a company that's more successful than Silicon Valley graphics." ”

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"The business model of the World Wide Web is still being explored, and this process will definitely cost a lot of tuition, but if you don't have this courage, it also means that you have to pass by the opportunities of the times that are coming." After Tang Huan finished summing up, he hurriedly left the venue and prepared to leave for Seattle.

Jim Clark also stood up, and as he walked out with Mark Anderson, he asked suspiciously, "Haven't you ever thought of starting a company based on Mosaic since you developed it?" That's the route I took when I started Silicon Valley Graphics. ”

Mark Anderson replied depressedly: "Our entire development team is employees, we don't have Mosaic copyrights, and I don't have a good relationship with my boss. ”

Jim Clark nodded abruptly, "So, are you still sure you'll be able to develop a browser like Mosaic?" ”

"Of course! And it will definitely be better than Mosaic. After answering proudly, Mark Anderson added, "If the brothers who developed Mosaic with me can get together and work together, they will be able to produce a finished product within a year." ”

Jim Clark, who listened with a smile on his face, led Mark Anderson into his hotel room, then opened Fang Yuan's laptop, pointed to the screen and said: "I installed the latest version of Polestar, and I found that with each upgrade, there are some interesting changes. If you look at this dynamic page, you can already display ads very well. ”

Mark Anderson candidly commented: "Before developing Mosaic, we looked at Polestar's features, and the only thing Mosaic won was its multi-platform support, as it used WebCore, a page rendering engine, which had comprehensive support for HTML and scripting languages, and excellent typography. ”

"Of course I know that Polestar is one step ahead in terms of technology." Jim Clark shook his head with a smile, "But what I'm trying to say is that Polestar's attempt at ad-friendly support is exactly the business model exploration that Don emphasized earlier?" ”

"Obviously, on the World Wide Web, you can't do anything without a browser."

"According to this reasoning, the imminent explosive growth will also drive the demand for browsers. Given the style of management over the years, it is unlikely that it will develop a version of Polestar other than the Fangyuan computer platform. ”

"Don't you think it's a pity to leave such a market blank and not to occupy it?"

As Mark Anderson listened, he read Jim Clark's e-mail to himself - to be honest, he was very envious of the other party's superior life of wanting to be online, being able to access the Internet at any time, and using such a high-end Fangyuan laptop.

"You're optimistic about the future of browsers and want to start a startup with me." Mark Anderson muttered to himself in amazement.

"ZIS, a program suite that helps companies build websites, can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. According to Tang's prediction, next year alone, the number of websites will exceed 10,000, you calculate the business opportunities here! Jim Clark followed the path and directly stated his plan: "I can come up with $4 million as a venture capital; The company's shares give you twenty percent; Your fellow programmers, if they can be invited, will each get one percent. Further details can be discussed. ”

Mark Anderson is much more secure now than he was when he left the National Supercomputer Application Center not long ago -- people always have to grow, he muses, "I need to contact my friend Eric Behner before I can make a decision." ”

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U.S. President Bill Clinton attached great importance to APEC's first leader-level summit, and the venue was carefully chosen to be held on Black Island, the "Emerald City" of Seattle.

As early as 1917, a millionaire in Seattle, William-Pete Trimble, bought the place, built a lavish home for himself, and invited the sister organization of the Boy Scouts of America, "Bonfire", to come and do the event, which really flourished for a while.

However, after just a dozen years, the Trimble family declined, and the property was sold.

By 1959, Black Island was designated as a national park, and the Native American people, natural ecology, etc., were well protected, and then became a pretty good holiday destination.

Tang Huan, who had already come here, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and he could see deer running by from time to time in his field of vision.

"Boss, the rod is ready." The assistant reported.

Tang Huan bowed slightly, and rode on a bicycle with several political and business celebrities who arrived first.

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APEC came into being at the end of the Cold War. Its actual promoter is naturally Asia's number one economic power, but considering the black history of war crimes committed against the Asia-Pacific region in World War II, it is really easy to arouse bad associations in international politics ~ governance, so it has to give up the position of the initiator to Australia.

At the beginning of its establishment, APEC was composed of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. In 1991, China, Xiangjiang and Baodao joined; This year, Mexico and Papua New Guinea were added.

It should be pointed out that APEC's member units are economies, not countries, and are different from other government~government organizations established by treaties, but only a forum platform for economic cooperation. It operates through non-binding commitments and the voluntariness of its members, emphasizing open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all members.

As the work progressed, all aspects of APEC were improved rapidly. This year, for example, it was decided that the Secretariat would be responsible for the day-to-day affairs and that the office would be located in Singapore.

As for the content of this summit, U.S. President Bill Clinton hopes to get the stalled Uruguay Round of trade talks back on track through communication; Other leaders would like to call for continued reduction of barriers to trade and investment.

All in all, after the Cold War, economic globalization has been unstoppable.

However, although everyone agrees on this, it is not so easy to reach an agreement.

The reason is clear, more than a dozen forces, large and small, sit together, each with its own abacus, and the first thing they want must be "get", and under this premise, there will be the so-called voluntary "pay".

For example, other economies are yearning for the big market of the United States, and the Clinton administration~ is focused on the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations.

It is not difficult to imagine that the greater significance of the first APEC leader-level summit lies in the establishment of a top-level exchange mechanism, and the real progress will have to wait for the second and third sessions in the future......

The European and American circles on both sides of the Atlantic have matured for an unknown number of years, and the territory has been almost divided -- the richest man based in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, California, and even the west coast of North America naturally prefers to make a fuss on the whiteboard of the Asia-Pacific region.

According to Tang Huan's meaning, since the mechanism of the leader-level summit has been established, then don't be just because it is foreseeable, the first session is just a familiar face, not looking forward to big progress, and wasting time, you can move forward in small steps and accumulate great achievements year by year.

To this end, in the advisory report submitted to the leaders' summit, Mr. the richest man put forward a "five-step" concept for the APEC process, that is, to first organize the current complex pattern into three basic questions: "what APEC should not do", "what APEC should do" and "what APEC should do", and then on the basis of reaching a consensus, "formulate a specific blueprint for cooperation" and "implement and accelerate".

This year, APEC will first discuss the simplest question of "what should not be done" -- don't everyone open their mouths and say that "trade is free ~ free" and "investment is free ~ free", then first make it clear what things hinder "freedom ~ self-reliance" and cannot be done!

Over the course of two days, the leaders of more than a dozen economies will meet bilaterally and multilaterally -- how many permutations will there be?

Excluding the time required to eat, drink, and sleep, what is the maximum amount of time that can be spent in each meeting?

Despite this, Mr. the richest man still completed bilateral meetings with all the leaders, and his "five-step" concept was unanimously appreciated, and the first step of "what APEC should not do" was calculated and the greatest common divisor was reached.

It's a process of communication! To some extent, it is also a process of "selling" and "brainwashing"! And Tang Huan's personal charm, as well as the resources accumulated by traveling around the world for more than ten years, have been bloomed like brilliant fireworks!

Nowhere is the media response more telling – local news in almost every economy reports that so-and-so met the world's richest man cordially, had a pleasant conversation, endorsed the "five-step" idea, and extended invitations to visit.

The most memorable thing is Tang Huan's position in each group photo.

In a word, the richest man is a big cow - the audience can not recognize all the leaders, but they must all remember Tang Huan.

Under such momentum, when the latest "Decryption Storm" of "007" was released in some markets and was blocked, Tang Tycoon said, "It's just an entertainment film, don't take it seriously, otherwise it will backfire", so he opened the joint and quickly released it.

In "Declassifying the Storm", James Bond is tasked with investigating a major arms deal, starting with the disappearance of an intelligence agent.

The film schedule coincided with the discovery of the floating body of Yin Qingfeng, a military officer on the island, and the scandal of the Lafayette arms purchase case broke out, which then involved the process of selling weapons to the island from France, from the French foreign minister to the arms dealers.

As a result, some people almost immediately realized that this Nima is simply the prototype of the story of "007: Decryption Storm", all the curiosity can be satisfied in the movie, and the thrilling plot will stimulate the secretion of adrenal hormones extremely violently.

In the Christmas file of 1993, "Decryption Storm" became a hot mess and became the highest-grossing one in the history of the "007" series.

It's just that while the public is entertaining, French Foreign Minister Roland Duma, who has nothing to do with huge commissions, has to step down in disgrace.