"Everything's fine." Woz replied with a smile and sighed softly, "It's just that Steve is uncomfortable." ”

It turned out that this unhappiness was actually related to Jobs's new relationship, which really made people laugh and cry.

Earlier in and Regis? When McKenna was dealing with him, Jobs met Barbara, an employee of McKenna's public relations agency? Yasinski - a beautiful woman of Polynesian and Polish descent.

The two of them went to concerts together, vacationed in Hawaii, and lived together in the Santa Cruz Mountains. But Jobs inevitably got tired of playing in the end, so he just changed to a girlfriend in the music industry, named Joan Baez. Baez.

And Barbara? Yasinski, Joan. Beznako was a powerful figure, and she was a very famous American folk singer, especially Joan. Baez was also an active social activist and a pioneer in the fight against the Vietnam War.

But there's one thing, Joan. Baez was born in 1941 and is now 41 years old, while Steve Jobs, who was born in 1955, is only 27 years old this year.

Also, Joan. Baez also has a relationship with her ex-husband, anti-war activist David Harris. Harris's sons are all over 10 years old.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, regardless of Joan. Baez is so naturally beautiful and funny that the billionaire Steve Jobs asked her to talk about friends, which is a little out of tune.

In the eyes of friends who are familiar with Jobs, the reason why Jobs fell in love with Joan. Baez, in large part because Joan. Baez was once his admirer of the famous rock and folk singer Bob Dylan. Dylan's lover. Jobs loved this and Bob. Dylan's "association".

It's just so intriguing. Hearing this, Tang Huan frowned.

"Steve in order to show off in front of his new girlfriend. Running to the festival organizing committee's office to point fingers, thanks to the experienced assistants you arranged, you were able to continue with the original plan. Wodds said happily.

"Since Steve loves the festival so much, let's put in the money, or he won't be qualified to talk about it." Tang Huan shook his head disapprerovingly.

Woz hurriedly waved his hand, "Don, don't let Steve get involved, or you'll mess up." If the festival has little money. I am willing to continue to fund. ”

"Look at what scared you, I just said it so casually." Looking at Woz's frightened appearance, Tang Huan couldn't help but wonder.

"By the way, the reason why I am in such a hurry to find you is because I was entrusted by Mike to inquire about your attitude." After gossiping for a while, Wads remembered the business of the trip.

"The research and development of Lisa computer has been completed, but the gap between the existing application and the current market demand is obvious, and there is still a lack of an appealing king program in commercial software. Mike was asking if he could use the software he had developed for Apple II, including spreadsheets. Transplanted to the Lisa platform. ”

"Well, ...... question" Tang Huan pondered for a long time, but did not give an immediate answer.

Friendship is friendship. But in Apple's products, it is also AppleIIThe Tang Huan can look at a point, although this thing is not the most advanced, but it is really durable, and the market for the second generation of Fangyuan computers is complementary, and there is value in attracting it.

On the other hand, the Lisa computer project, which began in 1978, was developed by Hewlett-Packard's John Brown. Kuqi, leading a group of professional engineers to develop research and development, aims to be the same as Apple III, which is the enterprise market, which is the main territory of Fangyuan Computer.

In addition, after Steve Jobs stole from PARC, he forcibly brought the graphical user interface he saw into the Lisa project team, and began to overpower the people.

Due to the market failure of Apple III, Marcilla and Scott, who had not resigned at the time, were scared and worried that Jobs would bring the Lisa project team into the ditch again. At Kutch's request, they ganged up to expel Jobs from the Lisa team.

Although Jobs was driven away, the impact he left behind was not so easy to eliminate, and the entire Lisa project was equivalent to tearing down and starting over, and the previous efforts were in vain.

Because of these reasons, the Lisa project team is very vigilant and xenophobic from top to bottom, and they can't wait for all user needs to be completed in their own hands, and partners like Tang Huan have no chance to get involved at all.

AppleII and Zheru worked very closely, and even the failed Apple III, Zheru participated in the software development on its platform early, but Lisa and MAC completely excluded Zheru.

Apple, of course, could have imagined that Zheru would be estranged from itself because of this.

Now, the Lisa computer is ripe, and Apple suddenly finds that its development strength in commercial software is not enough to cover everything, so it remembers to cram.

You are a rag, you can use it if you want it, and throw it away when you want to?

You must know that now that Tang Huan is full-fledged, there is no need to wronged himself and accommodate others.

Seeing that Tang Huan's enthusiasm was not high, Wolz waved his hand indifferently, "You decide slowly, anyway, Mike told me about this on the phone, he and his wife are on vacation in the Caribbean." ”

"Then it depends on the situation." Tang Huan muttered in his heart, "This guy Makula doesn't care about himself, and he still expects others to reach out", and then vaguely excused himself.

……

Unexpectedly, the next day, Jobs took John Couch, the leader of the Lisa project. Couch came over himself.

Tang Huan glanced at them in surprise, and said in his heart that these two people fought to the death in the Lisa project team, how could they come together now.

"Mike's absence, I'll have to worry about the rest of Apple's business." Seeing that Tang Huan did not hide his doubts, Jobs explained patiently and rarely.

"Apple really needs a full-time CEO." Tang Huan smiled slightly, "How are you looking for a candidate, or will I go over and give in?" ”

"Apple can't afford to hire you. I've pretty much got people in the picture. "Jobs with a black face. Hurriedly waved his hand. Quickly changing the topic, "Lisa Computer has completed research and development, and is currently looking for third-party software developers to cooperate to enrich the platform applications. Zheru has been in contact with Apple for so long, and he should have gotten this opportunity as soon as possible. ”

Tang Huan sighed, slowly picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and then there was no more.

"What do you mean, hurry up and give me a good word." Jobs urged impatiently.

"I don't mean anything. What can I mean? Tang Huan spread his hands indifferently.

"I see, you're not interested, are you?" Jobs snorted, "We have other options besides Zheru, such as Microsoft." ”

"Is it interesting that you threaten me with such a thing?" Tang Huan glanced at Jobs with a smile.

Jobs, who did not show weakness, was just about to ridicule each other, when he suddenly remembered that Microsoft was secretly pulled by himself to develop commercial office software for MAC, and how could he have the resources to be busy for Lisa.

"You see it. Don didn't think Lisa's business was worth doing. In that case, I can't help it. Jobs dropped this sentence to John. After Kutch. Get up and walk away.

Tang Huan laughed disapprovingly, and said in his heart that when Jobs lobbied, he was too careless, it seems that the Lisa project is about to become a child raised by his mother compared to the MAC project that belongs to the lineage.

Jobs left, and John. Kuqi didn't leave, he sighed bitterly, "I can see that Jobs didn't talk about things sincerely at all, and the Lisa computer has always been a thorn in his heart." ”

"Thinking so much about yourself is asking for trouble, since the Lisa computer has fallen to the ground, there is no point in mentioning the past grievances." Tang Huan casually comforted.

He remembered that in the original time and space, John. Although Kutch left Apple in the 1980s, a few years after Jobs returned to Apple, the dude also returned to work for Apple as vice president, which shows that he finally succumbed to Jobs. In contrast, this knot in front of me is a bit ridiculous.

"The Lisa computer came out ahead of the MAC, and for this reason, Jobs, who lost the bet, put $5,000 on my desk as promised, but that doesn't mean that Jobs will let the Lisa computer go."

John. Kutch looked worried, "Do you know what Jobs did with the Lisa Project?" In addition to pulling some engineers from the Lisa project team to the MAC project team, they also consciously optimized the research and development of the MAC computer for the Lisa computer, obviously in order to surpass the Lisa computer. ”

Speaking of which, John. Kuqi looked at Tang Huan sincerely, "Tang, Lisa computer is really good enough, and it is worthy of Zheru, the most powerful independent software developer, to develop commercial office software for it." ”

John. The reason why Kuqi was so anxious was because he panicked and found that his Lisa project team was a bit behind closed doors.

Due to the influence of Tang Huan, users are now paying more and more attention to the function and role of the software, and it is not just a hardware that can only type and arithmetic.

The Lisa project team was on high alert to avoid losing power, and to some extent, the information was blocked and did not keep up with this rapidly changing situation.

Especially after the development of the Lisa computer, John. Couch always had a faint feeling that the way Jobs looked at him was intriguing, which made his heart heavy.

The failure of AppleIII is too painful, and the past does not forget the teacher of the future. Kutch didn't want the Lisa computer, which he had put so much effort into, end up being a laughing stock in the industry.

So, John. Kuqi is desperate to get the support of commercial software from Tang Huan.

"Why, aren't you afraid that Lisa will meet someone with bad intentions now?" Tang Huan quipped.

"What's there to be afraid of, the Lisa computer has been completed and is about to be unveiled on COMDEX." John. Couch smiled awkwardly.

"If I'm not mistaken, Lisa Computer's customer base is a business, and if it's really good, wouldn't it be digging into the corner of Fangyuan Computer?" Tang Huan bluntly said what he thought about the Lisa computer.

John. Kuqi seemed to have thought about this question a long time ago, and quickly replied: "The enterprise market is so big, I think, with Tang's usual mind, I don't mind having one more partner to jointly fight against old competitors such as IBM, HP, and DEC." ”

Tang Huan smiled and shook his head. "That's a lot of nonsense."

"I know. Zheru is certainly also developing an operating system for graphical user interfaces. It's just that your plans are so great that you don't want them to happen. ”

John. Kuqi stared at Tang Huan and said slowly, "Don't you want to know as much as you can about the existing pioneers in this field, to what extent?" What better way to do this than to develop large-scale software for a Lisa computer? Moreover, with Zheru's strong position, it is impossible for Apple to put forward any excessive restrictions. ”

"You're kind of funny this time." Tang Huan bowed slightly, as if he was moved.

John. Kuqi was overjoyed when he heard this, "Then ask Don to visit the Lisa computer immediately." It's good to finalize the cooperation as soon as possible, and when the product is released, it can also cheer for the Lisa computer. ”

……

Because the Lisa computer has the characteristics of a native graphical user interface, Tang Huan specially brought Charles. Simone and other important technical backbones, so let's take a look at the latest achievements in this field in advance.

In John. Under the guidance of Couch, the mighty group just walked into Apple, and happened to meet Jobs, who was followed by a graceful woman.

"You've talked about it privately?" Jobs, who came to his senses, asked John angrily. Kutch a word.

Mike knew about it, and he agreed. John. Couch replied blandly.

Jobs was about to speak. saw Tang Huan say to the female companion beside him: "Joan. Ms. Baez? I'm Tang Huan, and I'm honored to meet you. I'm also a music fan. Love your songs. ”

Tang Huan's compliments were sincere, and he didn't mention Joan. Baez's maverick vanguard social movements deserve all kinds of praise for her musical achievements alone, and her vocals are high-pitched, clear, and infectious.

"Don, it's a pleasure to meet you." Joan. Baez smiled and shook Tang Huan's outstretched hand.

Now in the whole United States, even if you don't know what Tang Huan looks like, you have heard of his name, which is the first place in "Forbes 400", the richest man in the United States.

Therefore, when Tang Huan reported his home, he didn't even need to hang a lot of titles such as the chairman of the board of directors of so-and-so, just by his name he could let others know who he was.

"Joan, we still have to hurry up to visit the MAC project team." Jobs, full of vigilance, pulled Joan. Baez just left.

"Ms. Baez, let me know when you have a concert. If I have time, I'll definitely enjoy it. Tang Huan said loudly.

Joan. Baez readily agreed, causing Jobs to glare at Tang Huan angrily, not to mention being nervous about his idol.

Tang Huan looked at Jobs and Joan. Baez's back couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In the original time and space, Steve Jobs and Joan. Baez, a pair of men and women with a huge gap, certainly won't end up together, but they are still friends.

When Jobs traveled west, Joan. Baez and U2's Bono sang "SwingLow, SweetChariot" together for the departed Steve Jobs at the commemoration ceremony.

Perhaps, this is the so-called mutual affection, it is better to forget about each other.

……

Tang Huan quickly put away his thoughts. Accompanied by Kuqi, he came to the Lisa project team, saw the world's first personal computer with graphical user interface features, Lisa, and found that it was the same as the tragic fate in the original time and space, the steps were too big and the eggs were pulled.

The hardware configuration of the Lisa computer is: 5MHz Motorola MC68000, 1MB of RAM, up to 2MB of RAM, a 5MB hard disk, two 5.25-inch floppy disk drives, and basic standard input devices - keyboard and mouse.

Realistically speaking, the Lisa computer's software system implements very advanced features, with a hard disk-based operating system that supports memory protection, collaborative multitasking, a built-in screen saver, and an advanced calculator program......

But there is one thing, in terms of user experience, the Lisa computer has a very obvious flaw, the running speed is not generally slow, especially when scrolling to display files, it suddenly becomes "an ugly and a hundred handsome". (To be continued......)