Just like in the original time and space, the company founded by Steve Jobs is called "NeXT", and specially invited the famous graphic design master Paul, who is 71 years old this year. RAND came to design the company logo.

You know, Paul? The license of RAND's works in the IT field has been contracted by IBM early, and Fangyuan Computer Company has not been able to invite it as he wished, but Jobs has relied on his stubborn kung fu to grind the blue giant to agree to let go.

This also reflects from the side that no one will be afraid to see Jobs who is flying solo now.

Paul? Rand, an old man with a full personality, had a good temper with Jobs, and after a free talk, he settled the deal. As per the rules, Jobs paid $100,000.

Don't think it's a big deal -- first, without Apple's backing, Jobs has to pay for it himself; Secondly, is this Paul? Rand's rule is that he doesn't offer multiple pre-selections, but only comes up with an idea, which is worth $100,000 whether you're satisfied or not.

In other words, the money that Jobs spent, with a bit of luck, has a high chance that the $100,000 will be wasted because it doesn't like it.

This is the value of the master, even if you are not satisfied, you will spit on a golden nail, and the value will not be moved.

Good thing, Paul? Rand's trademark for "next", "NeXT", suited Jobs's liking - the word was split into two lines and filled in the sides of the cube, with only the "e" being lowercase, which stood out from the whole word and was interpreted as "education", "excellence", and "Einstein's mass-energy equation e is equal to m times c to the power of 2".

It is not difficult to see from the trivial matter of trademark that Jobs's paranoia is getting more and more serious.

When I heard the other party proudly show off: "Big MAC" is also a "NeXT" computer. The shape will be a perfect cube, with each side equal to exactly one foot long, and each corner no more than 90 degrees.

Tang Huan grinned secretly, and said in his heart: Isn't this nothing to look for.

Anyone with a little knowledge of process design will understand that perfect cubes are relatively difficult to produce, and most of the parts cast in Gain's molds are not pure right angles. Instead, it will be slightly more than 90 degrees so that the part can be easily detached from the mold.

In addition, the existing board design fits naturally into the traditional cuboid shape, and there is nothing out of place; Changing to a square instead makes a cocoon and binds itself.

Some of the conventions that have gradually formed in the process of industrial mass production are the result of practical experience accumulated over a long period of time, although they are not impossible to change, but it is necessary to seriously consider whether the various costs are worth it.

At this stage, the computer industry is in the stage of brutal expansion, and it has not yet reached the point of homogeneity to the extent that it is necessary to play with individuality to show brand differentiation, and the focus of users' needs is also "stronger and faster".

To put it simply. At present, the main contradiction in the IT industry is that "function", "form" and other factors should be ranked behind, but Jobs has to "adapt function to form", so he will inevitably put the cart before the horse.

Half a step ahead, you call it advanced; Take the first step, you call the first; Two steps ahead, you call the pioneer, three steps ahead. Your name is the martyr.

Jobs is disgusted that he hit the wall is not ruthless enough, Tang Huan originally took it for granted. The other party will become sane and mature because of the major setback of being kicked out of Apple, but this does not seem to be the case now.

Tang Huan thought about it and was relieved, Jobs who left Apple is currently working alone, in the new company he created. He is a one-of-a-kind boss who can unleash all his nature, good or bad, free from any constraints.

It's entirely to be expected that the NeXT will be similar to the first-generation MAC. Become a dazzling product, but have to pay for flashy and unreal, and continue to suffer a heavy setback from market failure.

In this way, the current Jobs is still embarrassed and useful, and he still needs a series of gorgeous failures to temper it, anyway, he pays for it himself, so let it fend for itself.

So Tang Huan, who made up his mind, held an attitude of listening more and talking less, and was noncommittal to Jobs's rhetoric.

Needless to say, for a long time, Jobs did not want to see Tang Huan, who was indifferent to his personal charm, but he could only endure it, because he nagged for a long time, in order to get Tang Huan's help to resist the pressure from Apple.

Although Apple itself took the initiative to withdraw the "Big MAC" project, it could not tolerate this resource being sucked by Jobs in vain and turned into a NeXT computer.

Jobs tried his best to argue that the NeXT computer belonged to the category of personal workstation products and would not conflict with Apple's personal computer product line; But its target customer group is major universities in the United States, which overlaps with Apple.

Moreover, these people, who are by no means amicable breakups, know each other very well, what is Jobs's urine, Marcoola, Arthur Locke, John Scully and other important figures in Apple, how dare they believe his verbal assurances.

Tang Huan, who figured out Jobs' true intentions, didn't want to mess with the troubled waters at all, and he was not willing to develop any support software for the other party's platform.

In the current workstation field, there are already players such as Fangyuan Computer, HP, Silicon Valley Graphics, Sun Microsystems and other players on the West Coast Silicon Valley, as well as competitors in more regions including the East Coast that are not under his control.

In the end, Tang Huan had to suggest with a clear attitude: "You and Apple are fighting so fiercely, after all, it is not a way to break the bones and tendons, it is your start-up company, outsiders are watching jokes, it is better to seek an out-of-court settlement." The contradiction of the NeXT computer can be alleviated by postponing the product launch, anyway, the project development will take a while, the conditions are not costly, and you can show your sincerity. ”

As soon as he saw Tang Huan's serious gesture, Jobs understood that he had just been spitting in vain, and he hated this, his "reality distortion force field" could even make the elephant IBM give in, but it couldn't really affect Tang Huan's mind.

But Jobs could only endure it, no matter how unwilling he was to admit it. He recognized in his heart that Tang Huan's achievements were higher than his own, and he couldn't be convinced, and he owed Tang Huan a lot of favors, so he could only try to ignore the embarrassment of a hot face sticking to a cold ass.

After Tang Huan hit a soft nail here, Jobs turned his lobbying target to Wads. Hoping to pull the other party into NeXT, reunite the combination of Apple's founders, and slap Apple's current board of directors in the face.

Unfortunately, Jobs's wishful thinking fell through again. It's true that Woz is a bad guy, but he has lost too much from Jobs, and he has formed a psychological shadow.

The most recent major conflict is that after Woz left Apple, he founded a company that developed a universal remote control to dispel his interest, and asked Frog, a design company that has business dealings with Apple, to design a product promotion plan.

Now it's Jobs' turn to be kicked out by Apple. opened a NeXT company to create another world, almost the same as Woz's original situation, in contrast, at that time, it was obvious that only the state officials were allowed to set fires and the people were not allowed to light the lamps.

Waz still has this thorn in his heart, how can he agree to enter Jobs's NeXT?

Seeing that his "reality warping force field" was also ineffective here at Woz, Jobs finally couldn't sit still and stood up stupidly. Go off in a huff.

"I'll never trust Steve again." Looking at Jobs' back, Wads said "resentfully".

Tang Huan smiled faintly. I didn't say anything, but I thought in my heart: "The current Jobs is not worthy of my trust." ”

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With the end of the San Francisco Music Festival, another hot topic of entertainment has also begun to enter the public eye, and the fourth version of the "Forbes America 400 Rich List", which also began in September 1982.

From the day this list came out. Tang Huan is firmly entrenched in the first place, and this year he continues to win this honor, with Sam Walton in second place.

Originally, the boss of "Forbes", Melcom Forbes, planned to invite the richest man in the United States to participate in his luxurious party, but Tang Huan's secret layout during this time was too important. Coupled with the difficulty of giving up the gentle country, I was too lazy to fly to the East Coast of the United States.

It may be said that the title of the richest man, which has no novelty, makes Tang Huan accustomed to it and his heart is like water. But others will definitely not think so, such as the lively little girls beside him, only by offering the incomparable gentleness of thousands of obedience can they express their worship and admiration in their bones.

This morning, Tang Huan was lying down when the phone on the bedside table suddenly rang briefly.

In fact, at this point in time, Tang Huan had already woken up, just squinting his eyes and pondering about the appreciation of the yen.

He picked up the phone casually and listened, it turned out that Tang Wenmao was in a hurry and was waiting for him outside.

Tang Huan gently moved Li Saifeng's slender and pink legs, put on his pajamas, walked out of the bedroom, and went downstairs to the living room.

He first instructed the servant to bring a cup of hot milk, and then asked Tang Wenmao, who looked a little cramped, unhurriedly, "What is so anxious?" By the way, has Boeing finished testing Silicon Valley One? ”

"It's over, everything is normal." Tang Wenmao nodded and replied.

Tang Huan bowed slightly, this result was also in his expectation. More than a month has passed since the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, and even if the statement has not been revealed from the official caliber, the media has analyzed it almost well, and the main reason is that the Boeing plane in the accident was not properly maintained, not a major flaw in the design and manufacture of the Boeing-747.

Naturally, a luxury private jet like Silicon Valley One cannot be maintained and replaced with hidden parts in order to save costs, and then tragedy occurs.

After Tang Wenmao finished answering, he changed his words and reported in a low voice: "It has just been determined that the FBI is conducting a new wave of investigation against us, which seems to be related to your selection for the National Technology Medal on the surface, but I dare not take it lightly, after all, the recent investment activities strive to maintain the highest level of confidentiality." ”

Tang Huan was slowly drinking hot milk while thinking quietly, while Tang Wenmao sat there waiting for his instructions.

There is no need to elaborate on the importance that the United States attaches to science, and there are two main government honors and awards in this field: the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology.

Among them, the National Science Prize, known as the "Nobel Prize" of the United States, was created in 1959 on the basis of Decree 86-209 of the United States Congress; In 1961, by executive order of President John F. Kennedy, the National Science Prize Committee was established and handed over to the National Science Foundation of the United States.

Originally intended to reward scientists in the fields of "physics, biology, mathematics, science, or engineering," in 1979 the American Association for the Advancement of Science recommended that it be expanded to include the social and behavioral sciences.

Each year, the National Science Awards' Committee, part of the National Science Foundation, recommends candidates to the president. It is worth noting that there are three Chinese scientists in this year's finalists, namely physicist Yang Zhenning, chemist Li Yuanzhe, and structural engineer Lin Tongyan.

The National Technology Award, created under the Stevenson Wildler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, is designed to reward individuals, teams or companies and their affiliates who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic, environmental and social welfare, and the development of the nation's skilled talent through technical products, methods and concepts.

The award was presented for the first time in early 1985 and was selected by Bell Labs, IBM, Hughes Aircraft Company, Boeing, Apple Inc. and others.

Don't look at Fangyuan Computer, IBM-PC these latecomers are now in the mix, Apple Computer contributed to the initial development of the entire personal computer industry, otherwise the IPO in 1980 would not have been so successful, this honor is well deserved.

It's just that Wolds had left Apple at that time, and the scene was a little embarrassing, and the monthly sales of MAC only hovered around 10,000, and the entire management was anxious, so Apple didn't have the heart to make a big fuss, and low-key let Woz and Jobs personally come forward to accept the award.

Now, it is Tang Huan's turn to enter the vision of the second National Technology Award, and the identity of the Chinese suddenly complements Yang Zhenning, Li Yuanzhe, and Lin Tongyan on the side of the National Science Award, which attracts attention.

However, the two honors, the National Technology Award and the National Science Award, are different from the Presidential Freedom Medal, which does not require nationality, and they have a strict restriction that they must be "their own people".

In the case of the National Technology Award, the nominated company, whether it is a for-profit or non-profit company, must have more than 50% of the shares or property owned by the United States.

The FBI will participate in the investigation of various types of intelligence, including such information, and give opinions on the selection.

But now is the critical stage of Tang Huan's preparation for speculation, and it is always inevitable to feel inconvenient to be stared at, even if it is a routine, but what if there are private goods in it. (To be continued.) )