Waseda University, located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is a well-known private university, and its ranking naturally cannot be compared to the seven national universities that Imperial Japan transformed after World War II.

In fact, the so-called various university rankings are nothing more than quantifiable indicators such as the number of citations in academic rankings, the proportion of foreign teachers, and so on, and accordingly, there is room for manipulation.

Especially for science and engineering disciplines that are responsible for scientific research, as long as they ensure sufficient investment and come up with academic achievements in a hurry, it will not be difficult to reach the sky.

However, Waseda University does not have an advantage in science and engineering, nor can it receive the same huge financial support as public universities, and it is difficult to add soft power factors to the university rankings with specific quantitative figures, so it is inevitable that it will be at a disadvantage.

Tang Huan's every move in official affairs must be considered thoroughly, and he cannot turn a blind eye to certain factors like ordinary people.

In his opinion, choosing a university in Japan that communicates with him is secondary to the ranking, and mainly depends on the performance of school spirit, history, and social contribution, and Waseda University, which is inclusive, is almost the only choice.

In addition to the Zheru training and certification centers that have blossomed all over the place, Tang Huan also works with Waseda University to jointly study localization topics such as Japanese input methods and Japanese fonts, after all, it is closer to the cultural category, and the Japanese have the most right to speak.

Waseda University's current president, Tsukasa Shimizu, is an engineering scholar who welcomed Tang Huan's IT cooperation project and accompanied him throughout the process.

At a ceremony to donate the second-generation Fangyuan computer. Tang Huan was once asked. At present, there is a generation of Fangyuan computers on the market. Basically, they are compatible machines produced by third-party manufacturers in Japan, so does it mean that the second-generation Fangyuan computer will also adopt this licensing model in the future?

"Don't wait for the future, it's now." Tang Huan, who had already made a decision in his heart, gave the clearest answer so far.

Among the entourage were professional journalists from the Japanese financial circles, who immediately realized that this should be quite shocking news. So he immediately wrote an article and sent it back to the newspaper, to the effect that the latest generation of Fangyuan personal computer products will be authorized to third-party manufacturers to produce, and Japanese consumers are expected to get further benefits.

Tang Huan, who methodically released his plans to the outside world, walked around Waseda University without hesitation, sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai and waiting for feedback from the outside world.

The development of Japanese fonts is a combination of technology and art, and many people devote themselves to it with a sense of accomplishment.

However, compared to the Western alphabet, the Eastern script system is obviously too complex to be able to do it alone, so many small groups have emerged. I want to make my own fonts appear on the computer.

After looking at a few sets of font schemes. Tang Huan couldn't help but nod his head in front of Tsukasa Shimizu and admired the profound cultural heritage of Waseda University and the creativity of the students, and sponsored the research and development activities of these interest groups in his personal name, and added that if there is really a set of fonts that succeeds in commercial operation, the copyright fee income has nothing to do with him.

If every university in Japan can achieve Waseda University's affinity for Waseda Circle Computer, then Tang Huan is completely sure that NEC's PC-9801 personal computer will have no natural advantage in terms of local "people".

One of the members of the font interest group surprised Tang Huan a little, and the other party turned out to be Haruki Murakami, a famous novelist decades later in the original time and space.

In a conventional sense, Haruki Murakami was not a conformist during his studies, and this inconsistency seems to have completely changed since he got married in 1971.

It was because he got married while attending college that Haruki Murakami had to take a year off from Waseda University, which took him seven years to complete his college credits.

After getting married, Haruki Murakami and his wife worked in a record store during the day and a café at night, and three years later opened a jazz café "PeterCat" named after Murakami's pets, selling coffee during the day and turning into a bar at night.

It can be said that during this period, Haruki Murakami studied while observing all living beings by running a jazz shop, and accumulated enough rich social experience.

In 1979, Haruki Murakami wrote his first novel, "Song of the Wind", and submitted his work to the literary magazine "Group Portrait" for the first time in the New Writers Literary Competition, and won the 1979 Group Portrait Newcomer Award.

After this good start, Haruki Murakami, who has become famous, sold his long-running jazz shop this year to become a professional writer and is currently working on his third work.

"Murakami is really versatile." Tang Huan looked at the other party with interest.

"In fact, I now start using a personal computer for my writing, which is a generation of Fangyuan computers with very powerful typesetting functions." Haruki Murakami, who is not good at words, replied concisely.

Hearing this, Tang Huan gave a thumbs up in admiration, because at this stage, users who can take the initiative to accept the tool of personal computers are basically a little different, at least typing Japanese on the keyboard, and they also need to adapt to it for a while.

In fact, Haruki Murakami's main purpose in coming to Waseda University this time was to go to the library to consult materials.

Waseda University's library is very well preserved because it was fortunate not to be attacked during the Pacific War, and unlike other libraries in Japan, it has valuable documents and historical materials that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the "Dust Raid".

Zheru was helping Waseda University build a new library computer management system, and Tang Huan's next stop was to inspect the results of the phase, so he simply took Haruki Murakami along the way and chatted as he went.

In the original time and space, Haruki Murakami has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature since 2009, and has been shortlisted for 6 consecutive years since then, but he has always been a companion, which has to be said to be an interesting thing.

Many people's understanding of Haruki Murakami is to associate it with "Norwegian Wood", if this alone is based on this, it is impossible for Tang Huan to continue to pay attention to it after the coincidence.

Compared to other Japanese counterparts. Haruki Murakami's style is not very Japanese. It's a very American novelist.

Japan is a hierarchical, step-by-step society. Haruki Murakami has a fleeing mentality about this, even including politics, war, and the huge state apparatus.

All in all, Haruki Murakami is a special Japanese, and through simple getting along, Tang Huan also confirmed this.

You must know that now Japan's economy is in full swing, and its national strength is at its peak, and it dares to argue with the American boss. It is the time to enjoy dividends and glory from top to bottom, and Haruki Murakami is a little different.

At the time of separation, Tang Huan smiled and said: "Murakami, I appreciate your novels, if you are willing to accept them, I want to sponsor you to study in the United States for free to write better works." ”

Haruki Murakami was stunned by this pie that fell from the sky, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time.

Originally, in time and space, Haruki Murakami was not only a Japanese novelist, but also an American literary translator. He admired Fitzgerald, Raymond? Chandler and Raymond? Carver, the three American writers, wrote in the early days -- that is, in the style of these years. It is also deeply affected by it.

If there is a chance to travel to the United States, Haruki Murakami naturally can't ask for it.

"I forgot to explain, you can take your wife with you to the United States." Tang Huan took a business card from his entourage and put it in Haruki Murakami's hand, "If you think about it, call the phone number above."

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The news that Tang Huan deliberately released at Waseda University was immediately captured by Japanese companies that have been paying attention to the personal computer industry.

The next morning, Sony's Akio Morita was the first to contact to confirm the matter.

At this time, Tang Huan was ready to leave for the United States.

"That's true. If Sony is interested, let's talk about it in the United States, I guess you will also attend COMDEX, and I really don't have much time to spend in Japan. Tang Huan replied very sincerely, but he was suspicious of appetizing.

There is also a reason why Tang Huan is dragging mud and water.

NEC's personal computer PC-9801 is still in the prototype stage, Tang Huan doesn't need to rush to the battle, first make a good posture and see how NEC responds.

If the situation is optimistic, tighten the opening a little on the authorization of the compatible machine, otherwise the hero post will be widely posted, a cloud-piercing arrow, and the big guy and the little brother will come to see you.

And this time buffer can also allow the software department, which is tasked with recovering the loss, to be further prepared.

More importantly, the move to open up the authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer-compatible machine involves a large number of patented technologies, and it will take a lot of time for the U.S. legal department to carefully scrutinize.

Compared with the transitional design of a large square round computer, Tang Huan plans the architecture of the second-generation square circle computer in accordance with the goal of industry standards, and the design of ISA bus, IO port, north-south bridge chip, memory module, expansion slot, etc., all leave room for future upgrades.

Together, this is the so-called personal computer standard.

In the original time and space, the blue giant launched the IBM-PC, which made the concept of personal computers deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and swept the world, which can be said to be a great contribution.

But in reality, IBM is ultimately a profit-seeking company, and it has developed its own personal computers just to make money in this field.

Let's not forget that the IBM-PC was born in the context of the fact that the personal computer was recognized as a low-end device, and the development cycle of the chess project was too short, resulting in a patchwork of technology......

These technical limitations were not a big problem when IBM-PC and Apple and other peers coexisted, but when IBM-PC dominated the rivers and lakes and wiped out other personal computers with different architectures, almost only Apple computers remained, it gradually became a stumbling block that limited the development of the entire personal computer industry.

One of the most obvious examples is that when Intel introduced the Intel 80286 microprocessor with memory protection function, the conditions for a multitasking operating system were already in place, but IBM and Microsoft, which control the entire personal computer industry, have not achieved anything.

This is the original sin of monopoly, anyway, no matter what you do, you can make money every day, so why bother with that.

Therefore, the IBM-PC standard has had many flaws since its birth, and it can be said that the blue giant has led everyone in the wrong direction from the starting line from the beginning.

And Tang Huan's standards embodied in the second-generation Fangyuan computer threw competitors out several streets.

This gap is reflected in a number of technical aspects, perhaps the most telling thing is the motherboard BIOS and hard disk MBR that users are exposed to before installing the operating system.

"That's true. If Sony is interested, let's talk about it in the United States, I guess you will also attend COMDEX, and I really don't have much time to spend in Japan. Tang Huan replied very sincerely, but he was suspicious of appetizing.

There is also a reason why Tang Huan is dragging mud and water.

NEC's personal computer PC-9801 is still in the prototype stage, Tang Huan doesn't need to rush to the battle, first make a good posture and see how NEC responds.

If the situation is optimistic, tighten the opening a little on the authorization of the compatible machine, otherwise the hero post will be widely posted, a cloud-piercing arrow, and the big guy and the little brother will come to see you.

And this time buffer can also allow the software department, which is tasked with recovering the loss, to be further prepared.

More importantly, the move to open up the authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer-compatible machine involves a large number of patented technologies, and it will take a lot of time for the U.S. legal department to carefully scrutinize.

Compared with the transitional design of a large square round computer, Tang Huan plans the architecture of the second-generation square circle computer in accordance with the goal of industry standards, and the design of ISA bus, IO port, north-south bridge chip, memory module, expansion slot, etc., all leave room for future upgrades.

Together, this is the so-called personal computer standard.

In the original time and space, the blue giant launched the IBM-PC, which made the concept of personal computers deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and swept the world, which can be said to be a great contribution.

But in reality, IBM is ultimately a profit-seeking company, and it has developed its own personal computers just to make money in this field.

Let's not forget that the IBM-PC was born in the context of the fact that the personal computer was recognized as a low-end device, and the development cycle of the chess project was too short, resulting in a patchwork of technology......

These technical limitations are not much of a problem when other peers such as IBM-PC and Apple coexist.

But when IBM-PC dominated the world and wiped out other personal computers with different architectures, Apple Computer was almost the only one, and it gradually became a stumbling block that limited the development of the entire personal computer industry. (To be continued......)