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At the beginning of 1956, the blue giant IBm finally came out of the failure to open the "defense computer". Watson Jr. was not able to develop a "national defense computer" before Carpenter Electronics launched the world's first transistor computer.

In the process of researching this machine, they have fallen behind and were finally ruthlessly abandoned by the Ministry of Defense. Fortunately, Watson Jr. had a contract to get this order, and even if the computer was backward, the Department of Defense had to order a few back. This money is more than enough to make up for the lost money of the IBm company.

However, IBm's lost time and manpower cannot be compensated. This was a big failure for Watson Jr. He was determined to compete with Carpenter Electronics in the computer market. In the past few years, he led IBm's technical staff to thoroughly study the "first" transistor computer.

Crucially, they have a powerful tool: "disk storage!" ”

This is Watson Jr.'s failure to develop a "defense computer" and quickly let his trusted engineer Renaud Johnson set up a new studio and factory. Renault, a secondary school teacher, is a self-taught scholar who led more than 3o young engineers to develop an eye-catching technical achievement for IBm in less than three years. That's disk storage.

Now, Watson Jr., believes it's time to start retaliating. He asked IBm to announce a plan: "IBM is ready to invest $120,000 in the development of the IBm36o computer, which will use IBm's latest storage technology, disk storage!" ”

As soon as the news broke, it shocked all the companies and researchers in the computer world. They asked for details about IBm36o's project, which will now be the fastest computer in the world, once developed.

After knowing the news, Alex couldn't sit still, and after he saw the disk storage of IBm, he shouted repeatedly: "These hateful thieves! Thieves! ”

It turned out that IBm's disk storage was borrowed from the disks of the "original" computers. It's just that Alex had the intention to develop a large hard disk for later generations, but the technology at that time had not yet met the requirements. So the standard was lowered and a large disk in the style of a record player was used to record the number of computers. It's just that this kind of thing, which is barely called a disk, can only be written and cannot support repeated reads and writes.

This was very close to the disks that IBM would later open, and Alex had his men devote themselves to the study of real disk storage. Unexpectedly, after IBm saw this idea from the "first" generation of computers, he immediately joined the research in this area, and as a result, IBm preemptively obtained the patent for this technology.

From the perspective of patent law, IBm has traces of suspected plagiarism, and Alex immediately asked the lawyer to organize the materials and prepare for a lawsuit over this matter.

When Alex was scolding others, he didn't think that he was also a habitual thief, and many of his songs and Ming were taken from later generations. At first, he was a little uneasy about this behavior, but after doing more of it, he took it for granted. When others copy it on his head, he feels uncomfortable.

"Gotta put some pressure on those guys!" Alex decided to go and see how Seymour Clay's research was going.

Escorted by bodyguards, Alex arrives at the Carpenter Electronics company's research room. The work here has always been led by Barthes, and the specific research work is carried out by the people of each group. When he arrived, Bart was already in a meeting with the disk storage research group, and after a little listening, they were discussing the research plan of IBm.

Everyone had different opinions, and the scene was a mess. After reading it, Alex felt that his father Bart might only be suitable for managing the technology application group, but not capable of leading the research work. He was thinking about whether to find time to talk to Bart and let Bart give way and find someone capable to lead. He is very optimistic about Moses Clay, but it's a pity that this guy has the ability, but he doesn't want to care about so many people.

Alex's arrival was soon revealed. Bart also found it a little strange, he knew that Alex didn't like to do scientific work. Just a little thought, I understood the purpose of Alex's coming.

"Are you worried about IBm's 36o plan?" Bart asked sternly.

Alex nodded, he looked left and right, and said, "What about the 'disk storage' you researched?" I'd like to see where your research is now. ”

"Our research work is almost complete, but IBm is one step ahead."

"Stop talking nonsense, take me to see it."

The person in charge of the research immediately took him to a prototype of a disk memory that looked to be the size of a 16-page book, much smaller than the disk storage laid out by IBm.

"We can only do this at the very least, not at a young age." said the person in charge.

When Alex looked at it, he understood in his heart why Carpenter Electronics was slower than IBm, and it turned out that the researchers were using the hard disk standard mentioned by Alex to develop it. This has much higher technical requirements in all aspects, especially the highest requirements for the manufacturing process. Now the one they have opened is already the limit of craftsmanship in this era.

"How much information can be stored? What is the disk life? Alex asked.

"It can store 1om information, and the disk life is 1o years." The person in charge replied.

At first, the capacity of disk storage was very small, the size of 1om, which is already a very amazing capacity, and the disk storage of IBm was only 6m in size. As for the lifespan of 1o years, it is enough for an ordinary computer, but Alex wants to develop a disk with a longer lifespan, but the current manufacturing process has not yet reached that level.

"When will it be able to be studied and released?"

"It should be in a few weeks."

That's good news, looking at the huge disk storage on the table, Alex really wants it to be produced quickly. In the face of the approach of the blue giant IBm, Alex also felt a little flustered, he knew that he had seized the opportunity, but IBm's prestige was not a joke. Originally, IBm at this time in history was full of talents, and it produced countless patents, occupying 7o% of the market, so that others could only stare dryly.

If they are beaten by IBm this time, it is estimated that it will be more than ten years before Carpenter has a chance to gain the upper hand again. That's why Alex was so nervous, and he didn't want IBm to continue. Watson and they have connections in the government and the military, and once they are caught up by the other party, even if they seem to be caught up, the Carpenter family will be suppressed.

Alex pulls Batra into his office to discuss the issue of disk storage, and both of them feel the pressure from IBm. Alex took the opportunity to mention: "Father, the research work is so heavy now, why don't you find a way to find someone to take over your work." You're spending more time in the factory than you're at home, so it's not good. ”

Bart thought about it, he felt that Alex's words made some sense, but he was a little reluctant to work now. He said, "In a few weeks, wait until the disk storage is laid out." ”

Alex didn't push him anymore, nodded and agreed. He said, "What about Seymour Clay?" I'm going to see him! ”

Seymour Clay had no idea that Alex had arrived at the factory, and he and his group were completely isolated from the rest of the group. Today, Carpenter Electronics is a key place for the military, where the world's most advanced computers are produced, and the next generation of fastest computers is being researched.

When Alex saw Seymour, he was too busy testing the components of the computer to bother with anything else. Even Alex had been standing beside him for a long time, and he hadn't noticed it.

"Ahem!" Alex didn't want anyone else to disturb Seymour's research, but he didn't have that much time to spend here. He deliberately coughed a few times, interrupting Seymour's work.

"Alex! What are you doing here. After Seymour reacted, he immediately recognized who the handsome young man in front of him was. After all, Alex made a very deep impression on Seymour at the beginning, and sometimes he couldn't help but think of this peculiar boy in his mind.

In Seymour's eyes, Alex seems to know everything, everything. Sometimes, he even wonders if the other party has the ability to read minds, and why everything he thinks is known.

"Seymour! Did you know that IBm's computer research institute has declared? ”

"IBm? I don't know, do they have any new plans? ”

Seymour was a little strange and wondered if Alex was making too much of a fuss. IBm is indeed strong, but the "defense computer" that they have invested heavily in research is far worse than the "first-generation" computer. In terms of technology, Seymour believes that his side has an absolute advantage, and besides, they have been ahead for so many years, how can they care about the pursuers behind them.

This is not to be worried about Alex, in later generations, IBm is simply a giant in the computer field. There is no one who does not live in its shadow, especially in the last thirty years of this century, when IBM was literally covered with one hand. If we hadn't missed the PC era, maybe IBM would have been able to dominate the computer market for the next century.

Alex believes that an enemy like IBm should not be taken lightly. He handed Seymour a copy of the performance parameters of the IBm36o computer, a small part of which was published by IBM itself, and most of it was speculative.

After taking Wen Jiàn over, Seymour looked at it seriously. He compares the IBm36o computer to the computer he designed, and the performance of the two is now comparable. In other words, whoever develops it first will win the market.

After closing the above jiàn, Seymour said with emotion: "They are not small! ”

"Yes! Now you can see why I'm looking for you. I just want to know when we will be able to finish working on our computers. ”

"There are still some problems to be solved in the Clay I, and if you want the exact time, I estimate that it will take two years at the earliest."

"Two years? Can't it be any faster? Alex was a little anxious, he was worried that IBM had already started working on it. Now the announcement of the research plan is just a mention of publicity for the market. Once IBM wins this victory, Watson Sr.'s connections will soon be able to wipe out their market.

"Faster? That's not going to work, I'm already working overtime every day, and I'm getting my work done slowly. ”

"I'll add you more people!"

"It's a waste to have more people, you can't hope that 1o women will have a baby in 1 month, right?"

Seymour's words made everyone present chuckle. Alex laughed too, he had heard similar jokes in his previous life. It's usually programmers who use it to ridicule bosses or project managers for not knowing how to work when they want to meet deadlines.

However, Alex is not a person who does not know how to study. Or rather, he doesn't understand now, and when there is a need, he can understand.

"Then let me join you in your research work!"

Alex's words surprised many people, and even Seymour was surprised.

"Very well, I also happen to have some questions for you." After Seymour talked to Alex last time, he was very inspired and had a lot of new ideas. Now the research work is in trouble, which is also caused by what Alex proposed, otherwise he would have researched it a long time ago

"Let's get started now. Seymour, we must hurry! ”

"Then you're welcome to join our team!" Seymour reached out and took Alex's hand.