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Half a month later, the freighter returning from the United States brought back a lot of video game consoles.

Boss Nick is quite attentive on that side, from arcade to home consoles, from "Space Invaders" to "Pac-Man".

From cocktail table arcade machines to vertical and semi-vertical arcade machines.

Then from the first generation of home game console Odyssey to the second generation of home game console Atari 2600.

A variety of game consoles in various forms, loaded with three Dongfeng trucks.

Yu Sheng and the ten people under him and Nick were the first to arrive, Yu Sheng's face was full of love, these ten technicians were still a little ignorant, and they couldn't figure out what Yu Sheng brought himself to see these "big wardrobes" and "tea tables" for, could it be that Huaxia Factory wanted to change to make furniture? Do you really want to change your career to become carpenters?

If you look closely, you can see that these things have a familiar electronic flavor.

Are these computers? They thought to themselves.

The computers of this era have not yet fixed their shapes like later computers, and the appearance of computers can be said to be very different from each other to different companies and models.

Among the ten people, there are designers from the Institute of Computing of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who have participated in the development of the "013 machine". There are researchers from Shaanxi-Xili-Mountain Microelectronics Company of the Ministry of Aerospace who have participated in the research and development of the "77 type machine".

What kind of computers they have never seen, after figuring it out, looking at these big cabinets and small cabinets, they are sure that they are computers.

It's great to be able to continue working in electronic semiconductors without changing careers to become a carpenter.

After all these days of polishing, they thought they would never touch electronic devices again. Even if it does, it will be at least until the next century.

Now they are as docile as boiled eagles, and their eyes are filled with tears of excitement and joy when they look at so many semiconductor devices.

It's been too long to wait for this day.

However, there are two points that they are more confused about, one is where the output of the number jù is. Whether to use a memory chip, or to use perforated paper tape.

The second is why do these machines look all colorful and colorful, and there are all kinds of patterns, is the free United States really so exaggerated?

A few people with good English vocabulary have already read the above words, and roughly translate them in their minds, "Space Invasion ......"

The curiosity of the people here is all over. They were all calm, and Yu Tiecheng rushed over.

He looked at the cars of game consoles in front of him. I think it's dark, how much does it cost, Nick said that a video game arcade costs five thousand dollars.

This...... These machines are not going to use all the intercepted US dollar foreign exchange......

Yu Tiecheng, who is in his position, seeks his own government, and his mentality has changed, as a director of a private factory, he values money very seriously.

If, read more books for the rest of your life. If his mouth is more tricky, it is estimated that he will say that his father Yu Tiecheng is now Dongfang Grande, and he is now Abagon.

will also sigh that the world has changed so much, and people who are big spenders can become misers.

Of course, I haven't read so many books for the rest of my life, and my mouth is not so poisonous.

The rest of my life is still excited at the moment. Didn't notice Yu Tiecheng's darkened face. Nick, who was accustomed to seeing these machines, was observing the expressions of the people around him.

He saw that Yu Tiecheng's expression was not very good, so he leaned over and said, "Factory director, don't worry, these machines are not all brand new, and many of them are eliminated." Not as expensive as you might think. Even if it is brand new, it is not sold to you according to the selling price, it is the factory price plus freight, our boss said that it is okay not to lose money, and there is no intention to make your money. ”

Of course Yu Tiecheng didn't understand, he looked at Yu Sheng, and Yu Sheng thought for a while. I translated Nick's words.

He can't do a word-to-word translation exactly, but he probably does it right.

When Yu Tiecheng heard this, he was a little relieved, and he was also a little curious about the situation on the side of Nick's head office, are Americans so good at doing business?

According to Nick, it was obvious that they were selling favors.

"Don't look at it yet, let's talk about it, come and take it lightly, don't break it......" Yu Sheng shouted.

When the ten old men heard Yu Sheng's words, they came back to reality from their respective thoughts and began to help unload the machine from the truck.

Six people were in the car, six people were under the car, two people were in charge of command and coordination, and everyone, including Yu Tiecheng and Nick, all started to move, and no one stood idly by.

The three truck masters, seeing that the people in the factory were doing it themselves, did not get out of the cab at all.

Don't look at the hard work of truck drivers these days, but if you really know the craft of driving, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you can eat meat ten days a month.

If you are lucky enough to be able to drive a car for the leader, it is even more bullish, and it is no problem to eat meat at once.

Compared with ordinary people who can only touch meat once in a few months, learning to drive and be a driver is already a good way out.

There is a reason why the treatment is so good, the cars of this era are more or less unreliable, and there are not too many things to lie down on the way. If you want to become a good veteran driver, you must have good car repair skills.

It was almost moved here, Yu Tiecheng took the open cigarette case and handed a cigarette to several drivers one by one.

Due to the fact that sometimes it is necessary to transport long distances and for a long time, in order to refresh themselves, most of the drivers will smoke, Yu Tiecheng handed over the cigarettes, no one refused, and all of them were accepted.

"What is the big front door, I listen to the restructuring of your factory, you are the factory director, the family is a mountain of gold and silver, why do you smoke this broken cigarette ......" Among the three drivers, a master with a strong accent said.

Yu Tiecheng was a little embarrassed, but his face didn't show it, he said with a smile, "I'm used to smoking the front door, and I don't think it's right." ”

"I'm done." The driver pinned the cigarette to his ear and nodded in understanding.

Yu Tiecheng actually doesn't smoke, he doesn't have this habit, and he carries this box of big front doors in his pocket just to give it to others.

At the beginning, the secretary Xiao Zhao felt that Yu Tiecheng was too cheap, how could there be a leader who went on the pole and handed out cigarettes.

After Yu Tiecheng knew, he laughed and said, "Our factory is now a private factory, no one asks us, we can ask others." In this case, let's lower our posture, let's have desires and demands, so don't take a shelf.

It looks like another box of good cigarettes is going to be prepared. Yu Tiecheng thought. The left pocket enlarges the front door, and the right pocket puts the Chinese in the middle, watching people put down the dishes, depending on the important process of the other party, and handing cigarettes at different prices.

Yu Tiecheng glanced at Yu Sheng, thinking about when he would tell him these tips for communicating with others. This kid knows every day that he oppresses people with righteousness, and keeps saying what he wants to do. Empty mouth and white teeth who believe in you.

The gentleman is in righteousness, and the villain is in profit. See people and talk about people, and see hell and talk nonsense. Everyone has different things to focus on and pursue.

An enterprise, a company, a factory, it is impossible to be all like-minded people, to provide an ideal for those who have pursuits, and a way to realize the ideal, and then to give enough benefits to those who want money.

He found out when he was speaking in front of more than 400 people that day. My own children are still too young. I really thought that so many people cared about what the world was advanced.

Most people's pursuit is very simple, just to eat and clothe themselves, and buy whatever they want.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are video game consoles, I hope you can study the principle of these machines, study and understand, and we can make our own products." Yu Sheng said to ten electronic semiconductor professionals.

Finally got down to business.

The old electronic men held back for a long time. All the energy accumulated during this time was put into reverse engineering video game consoles.

These people have a strong ability to work backwards, and it didn't take them a few days to sort out the circuit diagram of "Space Invaders".

They watched this efficiency for the rest of their lives dumbfounded.

Humble and restrained, this is the expression of these ten people.

Yu Sheng tried to get the blueprints of "Space Invaders". Weigh at least one kilogram.

Yu Sheng sighed, "It's so complicated to make a video game console, and you guys are really good, you can sort out its circuit diagram in six days." ”

Xu Yindong smiled and said proudly, "This is our strength." Actually, this "Space Invaders". It's not too complicated, when I first made the computer, I couldn't fit in a room with many drawings. This machine actually uses many common electronic components on the market, such as the microprocessor used on it is Monstec's S-6502.

The display equipment is a Sanyo TV.

In general, this is an assembly machine, which can greatly save the time of the maker, and also greatly save the time of our reverse thrust. ”

Yu Sheng nodded as if he didn't understand, and he asked, "Are there any ready-made chips for sale in China, and when will we be able to make our own video game consoles." ”

Xu Yindong thought for a moment and said, "This is more difficult, what you want to deduce now is only the machine "Space Invaders", and there are so many game consoles that have not been derived. This machine is a long time ago, and the new arcade machine must have a lot of new features.

We can mass-produce microprocessors in China, and I remember that the No. 5 component factory has been able to mass-produce the 8080 that imitates Intel.

However, the display equipment, as far as I know, has not yet mastered the core technology of color TV in China, and almost all of these TV factories picked up in China recently are imported from Japan.

If you want to make a video game machine, I don't think you can be in a hurry, you have to push all the game consoles backwards first, accumulate experience, and then you can draw inferences from one to the other to create a new machine.

If the microprocessor and memory chips are purchased from outside, the rest of the circuit part is not difficult and can be produced in our factory.

The biggest headache is the display device. ”

"Well, I see, please keep up the good work." Yu Sheng said. He understood, although Xu Yindong and the other ten people had strong technical ability. But if you want to produce video game consoles, you don't just need a few strongmen, you also need to have a matching company to provide parts.

In this case, it seems that building a video game console will not be smooth sailing, and there are many challenges to overcome.

At lunchtime, Yu Sheng told Nick about the progress on his side.

Nick was surprised when he heard that China could imitate the Intel 8080 microprocessor, he thought he already knew China very well. China is a poor and backward country, but it is full of vigor and vigor, and it is hardworking and self-reliant.

I didn't expect that this backward country that he thought of could even produce microprocessors released by Intel a few years ago, you know, the Soviet Union couldn't do it.

However, when he thought of the word "imitation", he chuckled in his heart.

"You can't use these chips on a game console!" Nick suddenly reacted, and the entire cafeteria turned their heads.

"What's wrong? Why can't I use it? Yu Sheng asked.

"Without Intel's authorization, they copied their chips and used them for commercial purposes, which infringed on their patent rights, and in the United States, they infringed on other people's patent rights, and they would lose a lot of money, and they would die very miserably.

If you want to use chips, it's better to use Intel and they are produced. Nick said.

The rest of my life was a little shocked, this United States is too unreasonable, it is not allowed to use its own production, so it has to use American companies?

"That's unreasonable, isn't it?" Yu Sheng complained.

"On the contrary, it makes sense." "Patent rights are also called monopoly rights, or exclusive rights. The patent owner has the right to the technology, or the object, for a certain period of time.

If others manufacture, use, or sell without permission, it is an infringement and will be punished by the iron fist of the law.

Patent protection is time-limited, generally twenty years.

I remember Intel's 8080, which should have been around less than a decade. ”

"I see." Yu Sheng nodded, and after a few bites of food, he asked again, "Then why did we produce it, and what Intel in the United States hasn't come to sue us?" Also, what's the use of patents, isn't it to stop technological progress? ”

Nick ate the dish on the chopsticks, sorted out his thoughts and said, "I didn't come to sue you, probably because Intel didn't apply for a patent in your country."

I've heard people say that patents seem to be filed separately in each country, but they are generally filed in major countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan.

One is because these places are the main markets, and the other is because patent applications also have to pay money, which is quite troublesome. It is not cost-effective to apply for a patent in some countries.

Well, as for why there is a patent law, it probably looks like this. For the rest of your life, did you make a water-powered game machine? ”

Yu Sheng nodded.

"Now your father's factory is making money from it, isn't it?"

"Hmm."

"Then if someone suddenly starts making water game machines now, and sells them cheaper than yours, and everyone else buys him, but not yours, won't you be able to make money?"

"I can't earn it."

"Then if you think about making another thing, and someone will copy you and make you unable to make money, will you still do it?"

"Maybe not."

"If you have patent protection, someone else copies your work, it is an infringement and a violation of the law. You can sue him and make him pay you money so that you can continue to make money, right? ”

"Hmm."

"If you can still make money, are you motivated to do new things again?"

"Yes."

"That's what patents are all about. Use the method of market economy to encourage people to invent and create. If you invent something that only you can do, and you can make money, you will have the motivation to do something new. So, patents don't hinder technological progress, but rather encourage it.

If a person has worked hard for many years, others can use it if they raise their hands. Those who have the intention to create new things don't just think, I make new things, others can't copy them, it's better to copy other people's.

Everyone thinks so, and they are all waiting to copy others, so there is no longer no one to make new things. ”

"I understand, I'll ask Xu Yindong in a while, what should I do if I infringe."

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )