Tang Huan used the fragments of time accumulated in the airplanes, automobiles, etc., to write "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers", compared with the original version in time and space, while not losing its rigor and incisiveness, the style is much more lively and lively, after the publication of "Random House", immediately entered the New York Times book sales list, and became a bestseller.

Judging from the fact that Charles has read it, the feedback from the publishing house, from the political leaders to the public, is not a lie, as if it has exceeded the height reached in the original time and space.

Of course, the world is colorful, and there are many people who oppose Tang Huan's views, including many famous historians who directly point out that "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers" is the product of economic determinism and technological determinism.

In this regard, Tang Huan just smiled, anyway, most of the content of the book belongs to "borrowing", and what the dissenting opinion said may not be unreasonable, after all, the original author, Paul Kennedy, is not omniscient, at least he did not expect that the Soviet Union would eventually be a disintegration fate.

This will help you portray yourself as an expert in science and technology and economics, and use the influence gained in the West, and when the Chinese version is released, it can provoke the East to rethink the world, even if it achieves its goal.

Following Charles's hobby, Tang Huan chatted with them for a while on the topic of history and philosophy, and then planned to leave.

But obviously, Charles didn't plan to let Tang Huan go so easily, and after leaving him in the name of a banquet and hospitality, he acted as a middleman, "because he found a treasure." Miss Onassis's country house could no longer be used in peace. Isn't she planning to buy the estate? I can provide information. ”

Hearing this, Tang Huan's expression did not move, but he was muttering in his heart, the other party is a businessman's nature, Christina has been described by the media as a rich but shallow woman, such a wronged person is naturally the best business target.

Although I don't agree with Christina, even if she has this capital, she should not buy luxury goods easily and happily. But the face of the female ship king still needs to be maintained.

"Thank you for your enthusiasm, you might as well take the time to pass on the information to me first, and the next time you come to the UK, you will try to finalize the matter." Tang Huan nodded briskly.

"After knowing that Miss Onassis's acquisition of AC Milan was not going well, I once suggested that there are also many teams with a history in the UK, so it would be more rewarding to buy a team in the second division and then lift it to the top league and become a giant. She asked me to help with the materials at the time, and now it's done. Charles smiled as he took a file bag from the attendant. Changed hands and put it in front of Tang Huan.

Christina, a loser, left a mess behind.

I've said it myself, it's enough to patiently take down an AC, and this thing is like a manor that has to be maintained every year, only by continuing to spend money can we achieve results and achieve the purpose of improving the social status of the boss.

If I really like English football, it is better to buy Manchester United directly, which is still in the trough, but the geographical location of Manchester is as high as the value attached to Milan.

Tang Huan pondered for a while, and did not open the file bag on the spot as Charles expected, but asked, "Is there any information about Chelsea here?" ”

Charles glanced at the attendant and saw that he shook his head slightly, so he smiled awkwardly, "No." ”

Tang Huan bowed slightly, "We have thought about it, if we want to find a backup plan in the English secondary league, Chelsea is a good choice, if Your Highness has time, it is better to help match it in the middle." ”

At the heart of Greater London is the City of London, which is known as Outer London with 12 administrative units outside the city, and the 20 boroughs beyond it are called Outer London.

St James's Palace, where Tang Huan and Charles met, is located in Westminster, the administrative centre of the United Kingdom, adjacent to the west of the city of London, and the western neighbour of Westminster City is Hinton Chelsea, and Hammersmith-Fulham, where Stamford Bridge is located, the home of Chelsea, is also a neighbor of Hinton Chelsea.

As a result, the Stamford Bridge site is worth its weight and now that Chelsea are on the verge of collapse due to financial difficulties, there are property companies interested in buying it to develop homes and shopping malls.

And Chelsea founder Henry Augustus Mears - Henry? Angustus? The third generation of Mills' family, Brian Mears? Mills did the same, selling the course to MarlerEstates.

To this end, Kenneth William Bates, who later took over Chelsea, Kenneth ? William? Bates, who began fighting the case in 1982, did not get back to Stamford Bridge from the creditor banks until 1992, when the Marles estate went bankrupt.

Outsiders buy teams, and naturally they have to appear as saviors, and Chelsea, which owns Stamford Bridge and is about to go bankrupt, still has a lot of room for appreciation, at least better than the team that Charles casually stuffed.

Of course, Tang Huan mainly wants to use this to disrupt Charles's plan, you better find someone else to earn agency fees, he has already decided for Christina to give up this alternative plan.

After seeing off Tang Huan and Konstantin, Charles called his attendants and asked, "What is the situation with that Chelsea club?" ”

"It's bad. However, Chelsea Viscount Charles Cadogan is a key member of the club's board. The squire replied without thinking.

"His family is a rich landowner." Charles, who heard the news, showed a look of disappointment on his face, and his plan to earn intermediary fees seemed to be about to come to naught.

……

After Tang Huan returned to Silicon Valley, he got the good news that the legal action launched by Universal against EA had just ended in failure, and Mao didn't get a single one, and he had to pay various expenses.

The court held that the copyright of "King Kong" was in the public domain, hence the verdict of this lawsuit. It's not as simple as it seems.

Universal's previous in such a name. Lexo other companies get benefits. It's likely to spit out, and it's really a recipe for stealing chickens.

In fact, "King Kong" originated from the 1933 movie released by Raiden Hua, one of the eight major Hollywood companies, but this company is arguably the most turbulent company in Hollywood, and the boss is constantly changing, especially in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when it fell into the hands of the famous American business tycoon Howard Hughes-Howard? Hughes was in control, and his vitality was completely damaged. It ended badly.

Therefore, in the later period of Lei Denghua, the copyright was extremely chaotic, and even Lianmei got a part, and "King Kong" naturally became more difficult to explain.

Originally, in time and space, Universal bullied Nintendo, an outsider, but in the end, it also returned with a feather, and in this time and space, the speed of rout was even faster.

But Tang Huan didn't buy it, you dared to take the initiative to stir up trouble. If I don't retaliate, I'm too sorry for your malice.

Thereupon. Tang Huan deliberately arranged it secretly. He sneered secretly, maybe he would be able to kill birds with one stone by then.

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After taking care of some affairs, Tang Huangang planned to go to the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle. Osborne came to visit the Osborne1, a prototype of the Osborne generation computer, which was basically developed.

Looking at Adam? After Osborne proudly placed the 10.7-kilogram Osborne generation machine in front of him, and deliberately made a very relaxed expression, Tang Huan almost laughed out loud, are you so exaggerated.

The Osborne generation is still an 8-bit architecture, with a Z80 CPU from Zilog, but with a 4.0MHz version, a memory capacity of 64KB, a detachable keyboard, a 5-inch monochrome CRT display that can accommodate 24 lines of 52 characters per line, and dual 5.25-inch floppy disk drives, among other things.

It can be said that the hardware specifications of the Osborne generation are not low.

In terms of software, it is equipped with the operating system CP/M2.2 and the BASIC compiler CBASIC2 of Digital Research.

Zheru provided free word processing software WordEasy, spreadsheet software CGrid, database EBase and financial software.

Of course, it's all a simplified version, after all, it doesn't cost money, and it's so versatile, the Osborne generation machine can't run at all.

For this new hardware platform, Tang Huan basically has the idea of advertising to occupy the territory, and there are many other smart people, which can be seen from the bundle of similar software, not only one, can be seen.

For example, the BASIC compiler has Microsoft's MBASIC; The word processing software is MicroPro's Wordstar2.26, the spreadsheet software is Sorcim's SuperCalc, the database is Ashton-Tate's dBASEII, and the financial software is Peachtree Software's NominalLedger2.7, PurchaseLedger2.7, and SalesLedger2.7.

It can be said that these software are peers, but at this time, they can gather on the brand-new hardware of the Osborne generation machine, which shows Adam? Osborne's connections in Silicon Valley.

After reading the manual roughly, Tang Huan had to be amazed and joked about Adam? Osborne said, "What is your pricing strategy for this model of computer?" I think the software alone is worth at least $2,000. ”

"It should be $1,795." Adam? Osborne replied smugly.

Although he expected it, when he really heard such information, Tang Huan still couldn't help but look sideways.

"Looks like you've done a good job." After Tang Huan sighed, he was thoughtful.

To control costs, Adam? Osborne must have been on the move.

And in the original time and space, after the Osborne generation became a hit, Adam? Osborne, however, neglected to follow up on technology research and development, and was busy shuttling between the media and celebrities, which was not the bane planted at this time.

Maybe Adam? Osborne now believes in his heart that marketing is more important than relying solely on technology itself.

"The Osborne generation is not the best performing PC. It's all about portability. "Adam? Osborne was in his right mind. Make a clear positioning of your products.

Speaking of which. Adam? Osborne sincerely invited, "Don, your current status can be regarded as a leader in the field of personal computers, why don't you point out the shortcomings of Osborne's generation of machines, so that I can know in my heart." ”

"It's not easy to achieve such a level of product in one generation. I just don't know how the heat dissipation performance will be after a long period of operation. There is also the problem of power supply. Since it is the main portability, it can provide a certain battery life, which is the best. In addition, there are some problems in terms of use, the floppy disk drive of the Osborne generation only supports a capacity of 90KB, which is obviously far behind the actual market demand now. Tang Huan talked about it in a targeted manner, and every sentence could get to the essence of the problem. Listen to Adam? Osborne nodded repeatedly.

Tang Huan operated the Osborne generation machine again, and finally concluded: "The Osborne generation machine is the world's first commercial portable computer, and users will flock to it for this point. So these problems should be tolerated for the time being, and don't be busy denying yourself. It's okay to mess up and save it for the next version to improve. The key is that you get a head start on the market. ”

"I'm going to release the Osborne Generation at Computex next month." Adam? Osborne nodded approvingly, and at the same time showed a worried look on his face, "However, I estimate that when the time comes, IBM's personal computers will also make their debut, I'm afraid it will inevitably be a-for-tat, I don't know what the second-generation Fangyuan computer is planning?" ”

It seems that it is Adam who has joined forces here to fight against IBM? Osborne's main purpose.

After this thought flashed in his heart, Tang Huan smiled slightly, "The second-generation Fangyuan computer is currently focusing on commercial users, so when we participate in the exhibition, we will focus on showing this function." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan picked up a pen and paper and drew a brief schematic diagram, "You might as well imagine that the company mainly places the second-generation Fangyuan computer, and the personal home is mainly AppleII, and the Osborne first-generation computer relies on portability to provide usable product solutions for individuals on business trips and so on." And the communication and data exchange between each other can be through files of compatible formats stored in floppy disks, or even simply a local area network. ”

After listening to Tang Huan's analysis, Adam? Osborne couldn't help but high-five excitedly, "In this way, the three of us together can fully cover the scope of customers' business needs, which is very promising." ”

Tang Huan bowed slightly, emphatically emphasized, "The key point of this idea is the interconnection I just mentioned, if we can't do this, we will fight for each other, resulting in everyone becoming an information island, and the so-called alliance will lose its meaning." ”

"Zheru and Fangyuan Computer have mastered the most core software technology, so they naturally have the ability to coordinate the pace of the three in order to cooperate with each other." Adam? Osborne has a very clear understanding of the entire computer market, so he asked Don to be the boss without thinking.

"Do your best." Tang Huan said lightly, the idea of the three alliances is naturally good, but whether it can be implemented remains to be discussed.

After all, there are a lot of interests involved, and there may be a parting of ways at some point.

"You're a man of all directions, do you know what Microsoft has been up to lately? How do I feel, Gates seems to be a little reclusive. Tang Huan changed the subject.

"It's normal, because they're busy with orders from IBM for the four major language compilers of BASIC, PASCAL, COBOL, and FORTRAN." Adam? Osborne replied casually.

See Adam? Osborne's information is limited to this, and Tang Huan understands that it seems that Microsoft is really guarding against its DOS project.

And Adam? After Osborne discussed the topic of portable computers for a while, Tang Huan sent the other party away and came to Apple, intending to learn about the progress of Woz's AppleIIE research and development.

I don't know if I don't see it, I was shocked to see it, Woz, a genius, has already integrated Zheru's functional expansion card into the hardware system of AppleII, and the preliminary prediction is that the time to launch AppleIIE is not far away.

Seeing Tang Huan's surprised look, Wads was not only proud, but also honest, "Tang, I have long been interested in your expansion card technology, and I have studied it in private. So, now this works, it's very simple. ”

Speaking of this, Woz scratched his head again, "However, the improvement of the operating system is a bit troublesome. ”

"That's the trouble, otherwise I'd be so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that my skills were too in-depth." Tang Huan laughed and went to find Makura.

With great hope, Makula is in a very good mood to show off Apple's new model, the AppleIIE, at the upcoming West Coast Computer Festival.

Tang Huan couldn't help but sigh after talking to the other party about the proposal of the second-generation Fangyuan computer, the Osborne generation computer, and the AppleII, "It seems that next month, all kinds of new products in the personal computer industry are destined to debut." ”

After thinking about Tang Huan's suggestion, Makula nodded and said, "Then the three of us will try to unite and give IBM a disadvantage." (To be continued......)