The Digital-1 system has been enthusiastically pursued by major TV organizations at the user level, and has also created a huge sensation in the IT industry.

First of all, the value and prospect of Fangyuan's computer architecture have been verified once again, which further strengthens the confidence of all members of this alliance.

It can be said that from Fangyuan personal computers, to Fangyuan workstations and Fangyuan servers, the entire product line has a natural lineage in technology.

This flexible mechanism provides an opportunity for the veteran members of the alliance who have been working on Fangyuan personal computers for a long time to enter the high-end application field with greater profits, which can be called a hope; For those new members such as traditional home appliance companies, the relatively low threshold brought by the increasingly complete componentization of Fangyuan personal computers is just enough to meet the needs of rapid expansion of their existing brands.

Take HP as an example, the Fangyuan personal computer compatible machine it manufactures, as a cheap terminal with existing IT solutions, well fills the gap in the low-end product line; When it saw that Fangyuan workstation and DEC minicomputer were competing vigorously, it also moved the mind to try.

Samsung Electronics is a successful example of the second situation, the production and manufacturing of Fangyuan personal computers is not difficult for it, just to let its brand from the home appliance industry, quickly enter the computer field, and get involved in the fairy spirit of high-tech.

Secondly, the technologically integrated Digital-1 system is a very successful IT solution that further points the way for the industry - faster processor performance, more memory capacity, stronger software features, and that's how it should be!

Finally, the Digital-1 system has brought some subtle but non-negligible effects to the industrial landscape.

For example, in the field of RISC. The Holder processor has become the most successful representative. Another variant of this is the "Yi Peng". It is being widely used in Japan, Singapore and other regions in Asia in the form of licenses, and was naturally introduced to China by Tang Huan.

IBM is definitely a pioneer of RISC, and the IBM 801 project in the 1970s is a good example, but the blue giant has not been able to make a fortune with RISC processors like Tang Huan until now.

John Hennessy's team at Stanford University designed MIPS as early as 1981. The "Loongson" of the 21st century in the original time and space was designed according to its authorization. However, MIPS is not currently generating actual commercial profits.

Only Tang Huan's Holder processor is in Fangyuan workstation and Fangyuan server. Even Fangyuan supercomputer has shown its strength and become a model of commercial applications.

This success has further spurred RISC's R&D boom, with companies large and small launching their own initiatives, such as SUN, which currently manufactures workstations MC68000 Motorola's processors, with a SPARC project.

Another emerging field, the digital signal processor, which also plays an important role in the Digital-1 system, has been a direct success for Texas Instruments.

In the previous price war for cheap PCs and the collapse of the North American home TV game console market, the company lost to Commodore and suffered its biggest loss ever.

For this, Texas Instruments, which is in a hurry to stop losses. The strong man had to break his wrist and announce his withdrawal from this field.

Get out of it. Need to find a new product to get out of the current dilemma, the TMS32010 launched last year is a breakthrough in the field of digital signal processors, but unfortunately encountered a fierce roadblock.

In fact, this can't be blamed on Tang Huan, he didn't do it intentionally, but because of his rapid development.

Tang Huan, who has mastered information asymmetry, dug the first pot of gold with spreadsheet software, and after gaining a foothold in the IT industry, he often encountered two interesting "scarcity" problems.

The first "scarcity" is the lack of infrastructure.

For example, Tang Huan has always been striving to manufacture computers with better performance, and the various chips it needs are inevitably limited by the level of the semiconductor industry in this era.

In order to be ahead of the times and "create" semiconductors that meet the requirements, Tang Huan, who has accumulated enough resources, will inevitably do it himself and "invent" the required chemicals, machinery and technology and other tools that did not exist before.

FAB1、FAB2。 FAB3, as well as several other semiconductor factories that are planned for construction, are the result of this "invention".

The second "scarcity" is the lack of use markets.

Tang Huan has made a better computer, which does not mean that customers will rush to buy it.

In fact, many excellent inventions are shelved because the market demand is too small. Probably the most obvious example in the field of computing is the mouse.

Douglas Engelbart came up with this invention in 1968, but it never brought significant patent income to the inventor due to the lack of extensive graphical user interface software requirements at the time.

The Digital-1 system is a solution to "stimulate consumption" launched by Tang Huan for the high-end user group of radio and television organizations in order to solve the lack of "use".

This kind of "penetration" in order to solve the two "shortages" of "infrastructure" and "use market", and at the same time downward and upward, will naturally inevitably affect the enterprises that originally made a living in this field.

Texas Instruments is just one of them, and there are many more such sufferers, such as Sony.

However, there is also a difference between the two, that is, Sony can recover its losses through cooperation with Tang Huan, while Texas Instruments can only knock out teeth and swallow them in the stomach.

This also points out a clear way for those beings who are blocking Tang Huan's path, if you don't want to lose your family and bankrupt, either the strong man will withdraw with a broken wrist, or hug his thighs and drink soup with him.

Tang Huan's infiltration in the upper and lower directions, some of them are powerful, some are silent, and some are very purposeful and go straight to the point. Some of them are simply passing by.

Caused by dancing mats, camera sensor parts. Penetration into the field of sensors. is a hybrid of all ways.

Tang Huan has already occupied a place in the "brain" field of processors, and it is time to grab a piece of ground in the "sensory" field of sensors.

Putting down the acquisition proposal document submitted by the investment department, Tang Huan rubbed his eyebrows, weighing the gains and losses of various interests in his heart, because the goals involved some American defense and military contractors.

IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Texas Instruments and other established companies all have such an identity. With the development of Tang Huan's career, it is natural to extend his tentacles to this application field.

But. The bigger and more delicious the cake, the more we must pay attention to the rules drawn by those with vested interests in the early days, and Tang Huan doesn't want to be that ugly prickly head now.

After a while, he decided to let the consultant team discuss it for a while, and he was ready to start his trip to Asia - visiting South Korea, returning to China with his aunt Tang Yun to worship his ancestors, and so on.

At this time, James Cameron, who was full of spring breeze, came to the door to ask to see him. After a lot of accumulation, this dude finally made his mark in Hollywood, and his film "The Ultimate" directed by him became a blockbuster.

In this year's U.S. summer season, the second installment of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, written by George Lucas and directed by Spielberg, "Indiana JonesandtheTemple of Doom" - "Legend of the Palace" preemptively launched during a four-day weekend at the end of May. Swept nearly $34 million at the box office.

Paramount's third installment in the Star Trek series, StarTrek III: TheSearchforSpock, Onslaught, is also doing well. Took in more than $16 million at the weekend box office.

However, the big winner was Columbia Pictures' horror comedy "Ghostbusters," which topped the box office for several consecutive weekends.

The characters in this movie, with their blue eyes and computer special effects, left an extremely deep impression on the audience. Tang Huan's computer special effects company, D2, provided special effects support.

In the summer file, which is as strong as ever, "Terminator", which is also supported by D2's special effects, debuted as a big dark horse.

Compared with the original time and space, James Cameron, who made great contributions to the development of special effects for D2 Company, received twice the investment from Tang Huan, and the budget exceeded 15 million US dollars, so the quality of the film is more guaranteed.

In the end, "The Terminator" won $75 million at the box office in the summer season, and it was not a big problem to rank in the top ten of the year.

Evaluations of the film have focused on the level of violence, and even if James Cameron restrained himself in advance as suggested, he still could not avoid such criticism.

However, the positive reviews of professional film critics, as well as the audience's popularity, are also closely related to this element, because there are enough skillful sci-fi film noir techniques in the film to satisfy fans of action movies.

There is no doubt that D2's special effects are once again powerful, bringing out the gorgeous "coolness" that "Terminator" needs to the fullest. The hearty fights of the Ultimate, the image of the robot exposed by the destruction of the human appearance, and the scenes of being burned and crushed by fire make the audience too excited in the panic state of cold air in the spine.

In addition to its commercial and cultural success, "The Terminator" fulfills three people.

Jodie Foster, who plays the heroine Sarah Connor, can be regarded as stepping out of the haze caused by the Reagan assassination, and at the same time adding a valuable qualification to her transformation from a child star.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 Terminator continues the "coolness" he showed in the 1982 movie "Barbarian Conan", thus giving it a more well-known big-screen image. You must know that if an actor wants to get a classic in his career, he can't find it.

Of course, the man who benefited the most was James Cameron. With the proof of "The Terminator", he is no longer the crappy little director who is looked down upon.

This experience of "carp jumping over the dragon gate" also made James Cameron grateful to Tang Huan, who has always supported him. This time he came over, naturally for the sake of the movie.

Now that Terminator has been a huge success, it's natural to think about shooting a sequel. Taking advantage of the power of the big victory, desperately squeezing the commercial value of successful themes, whether in Hong Kong or Hollywood, is a consistent method.

James Cameron is confident that with the friendship he has accumulated with Tang Huan since 1979, as well as the real-life commercial benefits brought by "The Terminator", applying for all the resources needed to shoot a sequel should be smooth. What's more, he had the idea of a sequel for a long time.

However, the problem is that James Cameron has a bit of a brain hole this time, and he has designed a robot that is more advanced than the T-800 in "The Ultimate" - the T-1000.

"Like the T-800, the T-1000 has the appearance of a human being and can perfectly imitate anyone's voice; The difference is that its body is made of liquid metal controlled by its own consciousness, which can self-restore after being destroyed, and loses the ability to recreate, automatically close wounds and restore its liquid metal body after being injured or shot. ”

James Cameron picked up the folder on the table and gestured as he explained, "The T-1000 can be transformed between liquid and solid at will. This allows it to turn its entire body into a liquid state, or when it passes through an iron bar, it can turn part of its body into a liquid state, and then return to a solid state when it is done. ”

"For example, the T-1000 can be transformed into a puddle of 'water' that blends with the ground to evade detection by ordinary people, and can also transform itself into a single body to simulate anyone it touches, or transform any part of its limb into a metal weapon such as a knife."

James Cameron, who was a little carried away by his words, casually poured water from his cup on the folder to demonstrate the idea he had come up with.

However, he immediately came to his senses, quickly wiped it with his sleeve, and added: "As for the way to destroy the T-1000, it is to dissolve it in the steelmaking furnace." ”

Tang Huan listened with interest and nodded from time to time. In addition to being a successful commercial film, "The Terminator" also brings a cultural effect, that is, people talk about the possible threat of artificial intelligence to humanity, which is really a good topic at the moment. That's one of the big reasons why he keeps an eye on it.

"Since the ideas are so perfect, let's set up the project." Tang Huan smiled faintly, "But you ran to me and explained for a long time, shouldn't you find that your brain is too big, and you don't know how to do computer special effects." (To be continued.) )