After taking cold medicine, I was so sleepy and dizzy, wait for me to slow down, and then correct the typo.

……

Although Intel unexpectedly became a pawn for IBM again, it was not enough to catch Tang Huan off guard, and the main purpose of this trip, he still achieved, that is, to further communicate with Andy? Grove cemented trust and established a tacit understanding that was not humane.

In the Intel parking lot, Tang Huan happened to meet Robert. Noyce, Gordon. Morna is seeing Arthur off. Locke, which made him mutter Arthur several times in the car. The name of Locke, the king of venture capital.

Back then, Robert. Noyce, Gordon. Moore took the business plan and ran to Arthur. Lockra's investment in Intel was negotiated for $2.5 million in just five minutes.

Later, the incident was rendered as a myth by the media. How Locke Discerned, by Robert. Noyce and Gordon. How Moore points the way.

But the reality is that the two sides have known each other for a long time. Noyce and Gordon. Moore's position in the semiconductor industry in Silicon Valley is in full swing, and it is worth the price.

Replace it with Jerry. When Sanders pulled investment for the establishment of AMD, although he was also from Fairchild Semiconductor, his reputation was not enough, so it was a little difficult.

Arthur. Locke later invested in Apple and had an intersection with Tang Huan.

To a certain extent, the so-called venture capital is a systematic bet, as long as one or two out of ten companies are listed, then you can make a lot of money.

Tang Huan, who has the advantage of information asymmetry, is also engaged in venture capital on the surface, but with Arthur. Locke, Don. Valentine and his ilk are still fundamentally different,

Even if the latter has the title of venture capitalist, he is still very careful when it comes to actually paying for it. And then all kinds of harsh conditions are attached.

But Tang Huan is different, a regular venture capitalist can reach two out of ten is enough to be called Bole, and he can reach eight out of ten, making steady and accurate moves, and really stealing the business of many people, such as the investment in SUN and SGI.

Those who do venture capital are the best people. Slowly discovered this kind of competition, the most obvious example is that some optimistic entrepreneurial projects could have taken the opportunity to slap their necks, but the other party turned around and got the generous help of Tang Huan, an angel investor.

But who made Tang Huan the richest and most generous, and others had nothing to say.

But as Tang Huan gradually cultivated Apple as a younger brother to reduce the risk of antitrust prosecutions, Arthur. Locke couldn't sit still, and from time to time he expressed his stance that Apple's development had been artificially set a ceiling.

Tang Huan relied on the aura of the "father of spreadsheets". Becoming a shareholder of Apple, taking the title of billionaire as quickly as possible, and then leaving Apple to develop his own personal computer business, is simply taking Apple to the extreme.

The three founders of Marcura, Jobs, and Wads can get benefits from Zheru, so they are so soft-mouthed that they don't say anything, but other shareholders who have pondered the taste may not be resentful.

Arthur. Locke jumped out. Use your influence to help IBM lobby Intel. It is likely to be a backlash against various conflicts of interest.

It seems that secretly helping Andy? It is becoming more and more imperative for Grove to create his own power group within Intel.

……

After returning to Cupertino, get the news of Jerry. Sanders, the first to rush over.

Looking at this guy's elated appearance, Tang Huan couldn't help but be a little speechless.

"I didn't expect Intel to be so stupid. If you don't honestly abide by the supplier's duty, you are actually wading into the troubled waters of competition between Fangyuan Computer and IBM market, and it seems that AMD's opportunity has come. "Jerry. Sanders said with a frown.

"I didn't invite you here to listen to your analysis of the general trend." Tang Huan waved his hand angrily, "AMD's CPU has indeed an opportunity to replace Intel80286 in front of us." But the question is, when will your Am286 be mass-produced? ”

"In the first quarter of next year, versions with operating frequencies of 8MHz, 12MHz, and even 16MHz will be launched one after another." Jerry. Sanders replied confidently.

"Then I'll trust you." Tang Huan nodded slightly, "The other second suppliers of Intel80286 are estimated to come up with results, everyone makes money based on production capacity and yield rate, and Fangyuan Computer Company will buy as much as they have." ”

……

On November 23, the romance film "TermsofEndearment" invested and distributed by Luen Mei and MGM - "Mother and Daughter Love" was released, and Tang Huan, who came to Los Angeles, attended the premiere ceremony on the same day.

It's just a $8 million low-budget movie, but Tang Huan is still very optimistic, but the main purpose of his trip is to meet a few people.

George. Screenwriter Lucas, Stephen. Spielberg's film "IndianaJonesandtheTemple of Doom" - "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2: Legend of the Palace" has already begun filming.

Tang Huan once hoped that Lucas and Spielberg could change the story of the film to revolve around the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, but due to the competition with Paramount and the fact that Lucas had already set the outline in his heart, he did not reach an agreement in the end.

Since you can't talk about it, let's do it alone, anyway, the resources in my hands have accumulated enough, Tang Huan doesn't care too much, I just hope that Spielberg can serve as the producer and take care of it, after all, he has directed "Raiders of the Lost Ark" twice, and he has a lot of experience in how such adventure-themed works can please the audience.

Now that Tang Huan has spoken in person, no matter how tight Spielberg's schedule is, he has to find a way to adjust his itinerary.

Later, Tang Huan and Ted. Turner rendezvous, on a luxury yacht, and secretly met with Paramount Pictures CEO Barry. Diller.

Charles. After Bludoorn died of a heart attack on his private jet, it is natural that there will be a lot of competition in the huge industry he is in charge of, and Paramount is not immune, but it has not affected the normal operation for the time being.

Barry. Since 1974, Diller has served as CEO of Paramount Pictures, and his team has gathered a group of people, including Michael Pictures. Loyal followers including Eisner. As a result, the board of directors was deeply jealous, and the contradictions between them could no longer be suppressed.

Tang Huan, who has a keen sense of smell, naturally noticed this kind of turmoil, so he and Ted. Turner plotted to see if he could get Barry. Diller taped into the cable news network to develop the cable TV business.

Tang Huan could see that Barry. Diller was moved. But there seemed to be some nostalgia for Paramount, so he remained patient and promised to wait for the other party to consider it carefully before replying.

Look at Barry. Diller's back as he leaves, Ted. Turner frowned and said, "This is a great god, and I'm really a little worried that CNN can't accommodate people." ”

"The cable news network is developing so well, surpassing the traditional three major TV networks is just around the corner, and of course it can afford to invite Barry. Diller. Tang Huan's gaze turned to Ted. Turner, bluntly said, "Barry. Diller has a very unique ability to develop cable networks. As long as you, the boss, don't be suspicious, CNN will enter a new era of development. ”

"You're underestimating my strength, I'd like to take it easy." Ted. Turner snorted a little embarrassed haha, "I just don't know, Barry. Whether Diller is willing to leave Paramount. ”

"Stay tuned, I guess Barry. Diller couldn't parry Paramount's infighting. Tang Huan judged firmly, "I hope that CNN will not miss this person, such a great talent." If it can't be used by me, regret will come second. didn't live in the past by competitors, and it became a big problem. ”

"I'll follow this up myself." Ted. Turner nodded kindly, and then said, "By the way, the sailboat we sponsored will participate in the Australian regatta after Christmas, so how about going to the scene to cheer together." ”

Ted. Turner is a professional player in marine sports. Surfing, sailing and other projects are very proficient, and Tang Huan was also pulled by him to participate and played with interest.

"Okay, then go to the Southern Hemisphere for Christmas." Tang Huan readily agreed.

……

November 28th. In the fall of 1983, COMDEX opened in Las Vegas, and Tang Huan, who was absent from COMDEX in the spring, of course had to be there, otherwise he might be interpreted by the media and afraid of IBM.

As COMDEX becomes more and more influential in the IT field, many companies have begun to consciously adjust their industrial R&D cycles to adapt to this bi-annual or once-a-year national IT industry showcase.

The same is true for the Big Blue, which has used this much-anticipated platform to release a new generation of personal computers, IBM-PC/AT, with the model number IBM5170, in which AT stands for Advanced Technology - Advanced Technology.

The most obvious enhancement of the IBM-PC/AT compared to the previous PC products is that the ISA bus has been upgraded from 8 bits to 16 bits, which has been matched with the Intel 80286 with a full 16-bit design.

In order to reduce costs, the previous IBM-PC with IBM5150 model and IBM-PC/XT with IBM5160 model used the CPU Intel8088, a reduced version of Intel8086, with a data bus width of 8 bits, and the corresponding ISA bus is also 8 bits.

However, IBM's pulse of the personal computer market is obviously a big difference compared with Tang Huan, the performance gap between 8-bit and 16-bit is not a little bit and a half, although Tang Huan's 16-bit bus solution is a little more expensive, but the performance advantage is enough to make enterprise users willing to pay more.

IBM realized this backwardness and hurried to catch up with the new generation of IBM-PC/AT.

Its minimum memory capacity is 256KB, and like the second-generation Fangyuan computer, the design of "memory module" has been introduced.

In addition to a 5.25-inch 1.2MB floppy disk drive, a 20MB hard drive comes as standard.

Microsoft has developed a new version of the operating system MS-DOS3.0 for IBM-PC/AT, and as for the previous competition with VisiCorp's VisiOn graphical user interface system, the smoke bomb Windows 1.0 released is very shamefully unplanned and has no results to show at all.

On the other hand, VisiCorp, which has been encircled and suppressed, is also very uncompromising, and although VisiOn is on display, it is obviously not finished, and the various problems exposed have seriously hit people's expectations.

After seeing this scene, Tang Huan shook his head with emotion, "These people, their motives are not pure, and they are in a hurry, they are simply humiliating!" ”

At this time, Charles. Simeone walked over quickly and reported in a low voice: "Database vendors have started to support multiple hardware platforms, DBase has launched a minicomputer version of DEC, and Oracle has launched a Fangyuan computer and IBM-PC version. ”

Tang Huan raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Oracle database has entered our hardware platform?" ”

"Yes." Charles. Simeone nodded, "The latest version of Oracle 4, taking advantage of the compatibility and consistency of our operating system in the programming interface, can run on a full line of hardware platforms, including Fangyuan servers, Fangyuan workstations, and Fangyuan personal computers. ”

"Unexpectedly, Larry. Ellison's people are really good enough to be a blockbuster. Tang Huan waved his hand, "Let's go, I want to observe the scene." ”

……

Back in 1977, Larry Ellison. Ellison, Bob Miner – Bob. Mainer, EdOates - Ed. The three of them co-founded a company called SoftwareDevelopment Laboratories, or SDL.

In 1978, the first version of the Oracle database was developed in assembly language.

In 1979, the company name was changed from SDL to Relational Software, Inc – a connected software company known as RSI.

Following the success of Oracle's database products, RSI changed its name to Oracle Systems Corporation in 1982.

Oracle Database was originally run on small computers by companies such as CDC and DEC, and its target customers were large organizations such as the CIA. (To be continued.) )