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The CPT Computer Research Institute, at this time, it was already half past three in the morning, and the lights were still bright.

A man in white with squinted eyes and a cute face directs his subordinates to busy work, he is Seymour, the famous director of the computer department of CPT Corporation? Clay.

He had been with the company for several years, and for the first few years he was busy refining the "first" transistor computer. While renovating, the design concept of the "first generation" is familiar with it.

It was only after two or three years that he proposed to develop more advanced computers, and he was ambitious and tried to innovate on the basis of the "first generation", to increase the computing power of computers several times, but to reduce the cost to one-third of that of the "first generation."

Not only that, Seymour also insisted that Alex come over to assist him in his research work, and with Alex on board, he believed that his plan would be completed as scheduled.

Indeed, Alex and Seymour have a very high tacit understanding, and what they work together is like a one-man system. Just meet up and talk a few words before you start, and soon you can get each other to figure it out, and then go your separate ways. This efficiency is not as simple as one plus one equals two, but an increase in efficiency in geometric multiples.

The world's most advanced computer was named the "Clay I", but Seymour thought Alex should be added as well.

This mention was rejected by Alex, he just wanted to keep a low profile and a low profile, and try to let others get in front of him. There's no need to stand in front of the stage and get the spotlight out there. If he wants to enjoy this treatment. It's better to make a few movies.

Today is the final testing stage of the "Cray I", as long as it is cleared, it can be announced to the world tomorrow, and their CPT company has gone to the front of everyone else.

"It worked! The test was perfect, Mr. Seymour! A staff member ran over and shouted excitedly with the results of the final test in his hand.

Seymour breathed a sigh of relief at first, he took the test report in his hand, looked through it carefully, and sure enough, the number jù on it fully met his design requirements. With this report. He can imagine. When the news spreads around the world, what a repercussion it will cause.

"Very good! Everyone has worked hard, you can go back and have a good rest today. In a few days, we will have a celebration banquet, and everyone must not get drunk and return home at that time! ”

Seymour? Clay shouted happily to the others. His words immediately caused a round of jubilation. Everyone feels that their efforts in the past few years have finally borne fruit. After the completion of this project. There are definitely big bonuses under them, and there are people who can get promoted.

Alex soon learned of the final completion of the "Clay I" computer, and he hurried to the computer research institute to look through the test numbers.

This computer can reach a degree of 36.4 megahertz. There's a 65,000-word core memory and a L2 cache with variable laughs. It is more than ten times faster than the "original" transistor computer, with about 1o trillion floating-point operations per second and up to 36 megabytes.

The Cray I computer cost less than $50,000, and the cost would have been further reduced if large quantities had been produced. However, it sells for a whopping $1ooo dollars, and that's a discounted price. It's really a million profits, and the profits are frighteningly high.

This price is not determined by anyone, but by the marketing department, who has given such a high price point after referring to the various price points and performance of computers on the market.

"1ooo million dollars! Oh my God, it's faster than robbing a bank! ”

Alex was also surprised by the price, but he didn't turn it down, and the more expensive the computer, the more money he made.

"So what about our first generation of computers? Is it going to start discontinuing? "People in the marketing department are starting to disagree on this issue.

Some people think, "Of course we can't stop it, we still have to continue to sell the first generation!" After all, not everyone can afford a Cray I-type computer! ”

Someone immediately retorted: "The Cray I-type computer is several times better than the original computer in terms of price/performance!" For products like the first generation of computers, which are about to be phased out, we should gradually reduce the number of shipments! ”

"I can't say the same thing, the price of the first generation of computers is still more suitable for the needs of low-end users!"

"But if the two models are produced together, it will inevitably cause competition between themselves and themselves, which will outweigh the losses!"

"Also, we can't allocate too much capacity to the first generation of computers that are too low-margin. The profit for every Cray I sold was higher than the sale of four original computers! ”

There are many such arguments, and everyone disagrees, so they can only let the people above make decisions. Did they find Alex and Seymour? Clay, wanting to get a clear instruction. This will inevitably affect the direction of the company's exhibition in the future, so we have to be cautious.

After Alex listened to the opinions of the marketing department, he turned back to Seymour and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Seymour thought for a moment and said, "We are businessmen, and of course we are chasing the most profitable direction. ”

Hearing this answer, Alex smiled and said to the people in the marketing department, "Continue to produce the first generation of computers, and at the same time further reduce the price of the first generation of computers." Well, let's study it first and see how much you want to drop. My opinion is that a price reduction of between 1o% and 2o% is fine. ”

"Do you want to continue to produce the first generation? And to reduce the price? Why is that? Seymour asked, not understanding.

Alex grinned at him: "Because there is still IBM in this market, we may make less money by doing this, but we can make more money in the long run!" ”

Both the people in the marketing department and Seymour were a little surprised, but they quickly realized that IBM had always been a competitor to CPT. Although the emergence of the first generation of computers has affected IBM, there is still no way to beat IBM down, after all, people have a big business and have very strong strength.

Now that CPT has a new model, and then lowers the price of the first generation of computers, it will inevitably lead to the market share of IBM being squeezed down, and as long as it lasts for a few years, IBM can be completely squeezed out of the mainstream computer market. In the future, the computer market will be dominated by CPT, and there will be no fear of any accidents caused by IBM.

Alex is convinced that there is no suspense in the high-end market, and only in the low-end market can IBM gain a firm foothold, and now he wants to compete with IBM even in the low-end market.

The Cray I computer was based on Alex Ming's integrated circuit board, although the "original" transistor computer also used integrated circuit board technology. However, at that time, Alex was manufactured in a hurry, and a lot of performance was sacrificed in order to meet the technical limitations of the time.

Seymour? Clay was different, he got inspiration from the "first generation", and then had an in-depth communication with Alex, so the "Clay I" computer was far more advanced than the "first generation".

When the news of the successful development of the "Clay I" computer was announced, it immediately shook the entire scientific community, and even those ordinary people knew the news. People have inquired about the detailed parameters and selling price of this computer.

News agencies around the world have reported this important news, and photos of the "Clay I" computer have been published in the front pages of newspapers, and Seymour? Clay rose to fame and had to have a tendency to become the first person to study computers.

The Los Angeles Times said, "CPT is another major breakthrough in the field of computing! The Clay I is unstoppable! ”

The New York Times said: "Seymour? Cray has increased the computing power of humans by a factor of ten! His machine qì makes humans smarter! ”

The Washington Post said: "CPT hits hard, IBM fails!" The Cray I-type computer is far more powerful than the IBM 36O computer, so that it is outdated before it is even built! ”

The Wall Street Journal, which often ranks first in the United States in terms of volume, is also in hot pursuit of this major incident, and the newspaper that usually only focuses on financial information also said: "The birth of the Clay I-type computer will definitely have an impact on the financial market, and the improvement of the level computer is the driving force of the financial exhibition!" ”

The New York Daily News said, "Since the invention of the original transistor computer, CPT has been at the top of the computer world!" Now the appearance of the Clay I has further solidified their supremacy. ”

The Chicago Tribune said, "A new king is born, and the old king is dead!" CPT is bound to replace IBM and become the unrivaled king in the computer field! ”

As a brother country of the United States, Britain has also reported on it in great detail, and British newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, and News of the World have reported it in depth.

The Soviet Union, Cuba, China and other countries also reported the news, and they reviewed the history of computer exhibitions in newspapers, emphasizing the importance of computers to human science and technology exhibitions.

"In terms of weather forecasting, we can use advanced computers to simulate complex changes in air currents and ocean currents, predict weather trends, and avoid or slow down the damage caused by meteorological disasters to human beings. In terms of earthquake prediction, the ability of computers to calculate various formation stress changes and simulate crustal movements will help people explore earthquake prediction methods to mitigate earthquake-related disaster risks. In addition, it is possible to conduct wind tunnel tests, car design, and study the mysteries of the universe ......"

The U.S. government's scientific research departments were even more ecstatic at the emergence of the Cray I-type computer, and they proposed a budget to the government to buy it as much as possible. In the face of such a general trend, no matter how powerful IBM is, there is no way to stop others from buying CPT's computers. (To be continued!)