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It turned out that Stephen Hawking had recently visited CERN and had contracted severe pneumonia to the point where he had to use a life-sustaining system.

For this scientist, Tang Huan's mood is very complicated, he can largely satisfy his own incomparable curiosity about the mysterious existence of the universe from unknown origin, and the other party is quite lonely due to physical reasons, to a certain extent, he is a good keeper of secrets.

Whenever possible, the richest man does not want to lose such a rare friend.

When Tang Huan met Stephen Hawking in the intensive care unit, the other party's condition had stabilized and he needed a tracheostomy to help him breathe. But in this way, this scientist, who is already difficult to speak, will once again lose one ability - to speak.

After asking his wife, Jain Wilder, to hand over the last part of "A Brief History of Time" to Tang Huan, Stephen Hawking said with difficulty: "Although I am already a scientist, I still want to be a popular science writer." ”

This may be the last time I heard Stephen Hawking take the initiative to speak, Tang Huan secretly sighed, nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "I will arrange the publication and distribution." ”

Stephen Hawking smiled with relief and closed his eyes tiredly.

"Madame, do you have any difficulties here? Please be polite and let me know as soon as possible. Tang Huan asked Jain Wilder in private, "You also know that with my financial resources, I can solve many problems. ”

After expressing his sincere gratitude, Jain Wilder gave a brief overview of the current medical situation. "NHS can pay for it, and for the time being, we can handle it ourselves."

The National Health Service, which is largely funded by the country's central tax revenue, is responsible for providing a range of health care services to the public, most of which are free for anyone legally residing in the UK, and is often a popular destination for students studying in the UK.

Stephen Hawking is such a world-famous scientist. Naturally, it is impossible to be ignored under the UK health welfare system.

"That's good." Tang Huan nodded, "Madam, if you have difficulties in the future, you can also find me." Stephen Hawking is a friend I cherish. ”

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Stephen Hawking continued to stay in the intensive care unit, and after Tang Huan visited, he stopped bothering, said goodbye and left, and then personally arranged for the publication and distribution of "A Brief History of Time".

During this period, Chelsea FC manager Brian ? Mills came to him. Inquire about the tone of the future of work.

After the Heysel Stadium tragedy in the UEFA Champions League final on May 29 this year, the British Football Association preemptively banned Liverpool FC from European competitions indefinitely in order to alleviate UEFA's severe punishment, and other English teams were also banned from European competitions for five years at the same time.

As expected, UEFA banned English clubs from all European competitions indefinitely, which was of course just a gesture, and the ban was subsequently reduced to five years, while Liverpool was banned for an additional three years.

Even so, the impact is enormous. This is particularly true for Chelsea FC, which have been on a menacing run since promotion to the top flight, with a record fourth place finish in the league this year. But next year, because of this, he will not be able to participate in the European competition, which can be said to be a big flash.

Due to their special origins, Chelsea Football Club and AC Milan have become very close, with a large number of warm-up matches at different levels played between the two each year.

Looking at AC Milan, which won the league runner-up this year, won the favor of the female boat king Christina, and then geared up and prepared to do a big job. Brian? Mills, the club management can't help but be a little uneasy, after all, playing football depends on attracting the owner to keep throwing money into it, the richest man will not lose patience and have no interest in Chelsea Club, right?

For the current results. Tang Huan is still satisfied. After all, Chelsea Football Club didn't have much to say before.

He was straightforward: 'There are no European opportunities for the next five years, but it's a new journey for Chelsea in the top flight and I'm waiting for you and Alex Ferguson to win the title. I'll put the ugly things in front of me, Chelsea FC is my face in the UK, and if anyone drops the chain, I won't agree. ”

Brian? Mills happily agreed, he was not afraid of the boss's loud voice, he was afraid of the kind of indifference that did not care.

There were such unexpected trivial things in the middle, and Tang Huan's original itinerary couldn't help but become nervous. After pacifying the management of Chelsea Football Club, he crossed the Atlantic to New York, USA, to attend the global launch of the fourth generation of Radius personal computers.

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On Thursday, June 27, 1985, the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer, which had gained great attention through a series of successful campaigns, was officially presented to users.

32-bit PC, 32-bit operating system, 32-bit application software, 32-bit cyberspace...... Tang Huan gave an enthusiastic speech on this theme.

In fact, due to a lot of media coverage, the information about the four generations of Fangyuan personal computers has become almost universal, and people are more concerned about their usefulness and price, which was reflected in the media Q&A session later.

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"DON, AFTER THE MAC WAS RELEASED LAST YEAR, EXCEPT FOR A FEW PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY APPLE ITSELF, THERE WERE ALMOST NO THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR IT, WHICH AFFECTED ITS USABILITY. Excuse me, how are the four generations of Fangyuan personal computers ready to overcome in this regard? ”

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"With each generation of our Quadrant PCs, we strive to maintain backward compatibility to protect our users' original IT investments, and the 32-bit fourth-generation Quadrant PCs are no exception."

"For example, the expansion card on the third-generation Fangyuan personal computer can basically be inserted into the slot of the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer and continue to work."

"The latest version of FreeDOS that comes with the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computers can also make most of the original applications run normally without code modification or with only minor adjustments."

"As for studiOS, the graphical user interface operating system for the new environment, there was a slight delay in the rollout of third-party software developers due to the time it takes to adapt to the programming model. However, the application software of software companies such as Zheru, Adobe, and Autodesk can already run on studiOS, allowing users to experience the convenience of a new way of operation. ”

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"Don, I've noticed that even the most basic model of the fourth-generation Fangyuan PC costs close to $7,000. You think. Compared with other products that are cheaper, including the second and third generations of the Fangyuan personal computer family, are there enough reasons for users to buy? ”

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"Of course, the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer is several times more powerful than its predecessor. For example, in spreadsheet software, CGrid can process large spreadsheet files faster on a 32-bit platform, and the accuracy of the data has been significantly improved, which is definitely worth the money. ”

"The overall cost of an organization's IT spend is not entirely dependent on equipment purchases. The impact of routine maintenance cannot be ignored, and we have developed a new network management software for this purpose. Business users will find that the new generation of IT solutions with four generations of Fangyuan personal computers as the terminal will make their business processes smoother. ”

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"Since you are so confident in the four generations of Fangyuan personal computers, when do you think it will replace the existing products?"

"I think it's necessary to correct your question, you should say 32-bit PC platform, when will it become mainstream in the market."

"The rapid development of the computer industry in recent years is obvious to all. I think. In about two years, it will become the mainstream of the market. And the sooner the user embraces this product. The more you can benefit your work. ”

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"Tang, you have emphasized more than once that the four generations of Fangyuan personal computers will lay the cornerstone of the IT application pattern in the next 20 years, and the outside world has different interpretations of this, can you officially explain the meaning?"

"I'm more than happy to elaborate on that. As we all know, the 32-bit platform represented by IBM's mainframe and DEC's minicomputer VAX is the representative platform. Always on top; The fourth generation of Fangyuan personal computers will be delivered to more users. ”

"In my opinion, the 32-bit PC platform can basically meet the space that developers need to use their wisdom in the next 20 years. With this relatively stable foundation, everyone can focus more on how to develop more interesting applications, and users will also focus on multimedia, networking, etc. Experience more powerful features. ”

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"Tang, since you compare the same 32-bit IBM mainframe and DEC minicomputer, what do you think their products will perform in the market under the impact of the 32-bit Fangyuan personal computer?"

"That's up to the user, I don't count." Tang Huan replied playfully. He doesn't want to pull hatred too ostentatiously, and whether the competitors live or die is up to the consumers to vote with their feet.

It is not difficult to imagine that after the release of a heavyweight new product such as the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer, it will naturally trigger a series of chain reactions.

Most notably, IBM's market capitalization fell below $60 billion, and its new chief executive, John Ex, deliberately sold 20 percent of Intel's shares to alter the cash flow figures on its financial statements, but did not escape the stock market shock.

This can only be blamed on IBM's own products, which monopolized the mainframe market after the introduction of System/360 in the 1960s; Then in the 1970s, the System/370 was introduced, but in the 1980s, no new successors appeared, just tinkered with new models.

Not to mention the threat from the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer, DEC's earlier release of the 32-bit minicomputer VAX is already encroaching on this enterprise market.

It can only be said that the conservative genes in IBM's bones can avoid market risks to the greatest extent, but they often become a stubborn force that drags its feet. In the original time and space, its slow response in the era of cloud computing once again confirmed this.

Established companies like Big Blue have a very domineering profit model, and after launching a product that is leading enough, they divide the product line and maintain profits and product cycles with strong means, often ending up in the role of hindering progress.

It is also under this hegemonic culture that there is a cultural soil for the birth of personal computers, which represent the liberation of individuality.

According to the inertial thinking of these old enterprises, Fangyuan Computer Company has been compressing the product cycle of personal computers to two years, and sooner or later it will be unable to catch up, encounter the ceiling, and even disrupt the high-end product lines of Fangyuan workstations and Fangyuan servers; The early launch of the 32-bit fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer may be a key point in the transformation of elbows and armpits.

This brand-new product can certainly threaten the 32-bit mainframe and small computers of competitors, but Fangyuan workstations and Fangyuan servers of Fangyuan Computer Company are also difficult to be spared, right? See how you'll shoot yourself in the foot!

As a result, the expected chaos in the world did not happen, and the product line of Fangyuan Computer Company, from low-end to high-end, was still in order, attracting many people to want to use it as a business case for research.

In addition, Fangyuan Computer Company and other companies in the supply chain have obviously won the favor of investors.

For example, Motorola, which also belongs to the old enterprise, has benefited a lot from the CPU business, and its 32-bit microprocessor MC68000 series has become the most powerful microprocessor at this stage, which has been adopted by many products, including Fangyuan personal computers, Fangyuan workstations, SUN workstations, Apple MACs, game consoles, laser printers, etc., which can be described as a mess.

In fact, Motorola's glorious era has come, in addition to the microprocessor products are outstanding and popular, the mobile communication products it has been cultivating for many years have also blossomed.

Seeing this scene, Intel is not to mention how jealous and anxious it is, but fortunately, its first 32-bit microprocessor Intel80386 is also ready to go.

With the fourth generation of Fangyuan personal computers in full swing, Intel announced the release of this new product in July.

Tang Huan, a shareholder, also gave face, and asked Fangyuan Computer Company to cooperate with the factory schedule of the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer Intel80386 branch models.

In fact, Intel's current ability to manufacture Intel80386 is very pitiful, and the high-end CPUs required by the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computers with a running frequency of more than 20Mhz are basically produced by Tang Huan's own semiconductor factories FAB2 and FAB3, as well as FAB4 and FAB5 under construction.

Even though production capacity is stretched, Intel still started to eat alone, and its CEO Andy? Grove ran to Tang Huan to test whether he could abolish the second supplier's request.

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