Chapter 147 digging pits and jumping pits

"How's the VCD going?"

On the phone, Catherine asked Olsen.

"A breakthrough has been made in one of the core technologies of laser discs, although it may take another year to develop, but in terms of technology, we are no longer a problem at all."

It is true that optical discs were originally a product of the late 60s, but no one imagined at that time how widespread the use of optical discs would be in the future, so much so that it took more than ten years for optical discs to develop.

After all, in the 60s, who would have thought that optical discs could be associated with computers and become an indispensable component of computers?

But Catherine doesn't need to wait for more than ten years, now that it has appeared, let's let it develop quickly

"What about IBM?"

Catherine asked the question that was most relevant to her.

"IBM is now working with Philips, and Philips is also working on laser discs, but it seems that they have just started the project and have no clue, so when IBM broke the contract, they quickly started working with Philips."

Catherine knocked on her head.

It's really a bit troublesome, after all, the first disc in history was created by Philips.

With IBM's joining, I'm afraid it won't take much time for their CD to be born

"The study of the number of discs should be the focus. Once the VCD was developed, we completely switched to digitalization. ”

Optical discs are also a fairly inexpensive medium compared to cassette, costing only a few dollars

With the headaches of reading cassette tapes and the prohibitively high cost of cassette tapes, Catherine believes that her business can definitely make great strides forward if she can make a game console that uses optical drives

"Digital ......"

Catherine took out her notebook and saw the word she had written.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside.

"What's wrong, Elsa?"

Catherine asked.

"Outside...... It seems that someone is fighting...... No, it's a crowd of people."

Catherine has not left Hong Kong yet, but is staying in a hotel.

Hearing Elsa say this, Catherine also ran over.

Sure enough, two groups of people were entangled outside.

Catherine sighed.

A big mushroom has just been planted in the mainland, and now Hong Kong, it can be said that everyone is in danger, and Catherine can't find a place to have fun, which probably has something to do with it.

And after the 70s, it will be even worse, because the British government in Hong Kong does not want to hand over Hong Kong to the mainland intact, so it shorts Hong Kong's economy and connives. Society, the situation is just better than it is now.

"Fifty Million Inspector Lei Luo" is talking about the current situation. However, after coming to Hong Kong, Catherine learned that there was no such so-called "Lei Luo" at all, but there was a detective named Lu Le who was in a similar situation to him, probably he was the prototype of Lei Luo.

Gradually, however, Catherine realized that something was wrong, for the gang was fighting, but kept coming in the direction of the hotel.

"Oh my God, don't the police care?" Elsa couldn't believe it.

"I've long since died of law enforcement." Catherine shrugged, the American police, it was also in the 80s that they gradually changed their previous image, and before that, they had been the number one black. Synonymous with social gangs, and what is even worse is that this organization is still legal, and the only one who can cure them is probably the Internal Revenue Service.

"That's not the case in Britain." Elsa disagreed.

"Maybe."

However, there is enough choking in Europe, the KGB is everywhere, and although the law and order seems to be better than in the United States, the mental pressure on people is greater.

Catherine was looking outside, wondering if it would be better to really call the police. After all, if you are an American, if you call the police yourself, maybe it will have some effect?

But at this time, Kane was standing at the door with someone.

Kane, it seems, is quite responsible.

Seeing more than a dozen foreigners standing there, the group of people didn't seem to dare to come, and at this time, the police rushed over with a whistle.

"A farce."

Catherine pouted.

"Forget it, let's come to Hong Kong again next time"

Catherine thought, picking up her notebook again, thinking about how to convince the people in the Office of Engineering Quality Supervision and Management to get them to know the fluorescent disc project.

The Pentagon's reason for vetoing a project is often simple – not enough funding.

In other words, Congress doesn't approve.

If you want to get the grants, you have to get Congress to loosen the purse strings. ,

And for Congress to loosen the purse strings, it is necessary to get Congress to approve the project.

Knocking on her head, Catherine chose to back down for the time being.

There is probably another reason why the other side does not engage in fluorescent discs, that is, there is no shadow of optical disc technology at all, unless you can make a disc yourself, first show your own technology in front of the Pentagon, so that it is possible to get funding.

"Huh-" Catherine lay on the bed all of a sudden, there was no air conditioning in the hotel in Hong Kong, in August, it was really uncomfortable, but Catherine was in good shape, at least she didn't sweat much, and she was wearing a silk short cheongsam, which was also very cool and comfortable.

Looking at the ceiling, Catherine thought, and wrote two more Chinese in her notebook: "Jin Yong".

The next day, Catherine boarded a ship to Taiwan and flew from Kaohsiung back to the United States.

After returning to the United States, Catherine came to the company's headquarters without stopping, because the building in California has not yet been built, so it is still in New York for the time being.

But as soon as she arrived at Apple, Catherine got a surprise.

The three-gun Trilon TV has been developed

Standard 4:3 screen with perfect color and flat display

Catherine immediately asked the company to apply for a patent, or else, it wouldn't be long before Sony would have developed the Trilon CRT, which would not have worked at that time.

Although it is a combination of the two types of display tube technology, Diamond Long and Trilon technology, such a technology is more cost-effective than taking out the two technologies separately. Because the Trilon graphics tube alone has high requirements for integrated circuits, because it emits three beams from one barrel, while the technology of three guns is one barrel to emit one beam.

It's easy to say, but the display principles used by the two technologies are somewhat different, and if you want to fuse, it is very troublesome, and it is possible to merge into one in such a short period of time, thanks to the talent that Catherine now has at her disposal.

With this good news, Catherine's originally anxious mood can be regarded as a lot more settled.

On the other hand, XBOX has already begun to ship, and although it will be released on October 1st, the advertisements for publicity have already been overwhelming.

EVERY DAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL AND ASK WHEN THE XBOX WILL BE RELEASED, WHICH MAKES CATHERINE WANT TO SNEAK AWAY (EARLY RELEASE) WHEN SHE LOOKS AT THE REPORT.

After reading the company's information, Catherine began to shift her attention to the CD, the laser disc uses analogy technology, the picture is higher than the DVD, but the problem is that such a DVD is very expensive, if it is put in 20 years, it can indeed be popular, but now Americans, there is not so much money.

That's why Catherine set her sights on VCDs.

The low cost, smaller and easier to carry than the laser disc, these are the advantages of VCD.

Although the display effect of VCD is not too good, it is already very good compared to the current TV.

IBM abandoned its partnership with Intel and Apple in favor of Philips, a move that is understandable, and Catherine was originally a competitor to Watson Jr.

But they will soon find that the discs they have researched will be useless

But here comes the problem again.

VCD and your own upcoming TV...... There seems to be some conflict.

Because the display effect of your own TV will be greatly enhanced, the image of VCD is likely to be criticized.

Catherine scratched her head, but quickly thought of a new trick: chromatic component.

Although the name of his film and television disc is "VCD", why does it have to be exactly the same as VCD in history?

Learning from each other's strengths is king

The so-called chromatic difference component is a kind of wiring method. In the back of the TV,There are often red、Blue、Green three wires,These three lines,It should be the so-called color difference component wiring。

The chromatic aberration line avoids the image distortion caused by the cumbersome transmission process, and is the best one of the analog video output interfaces, with a resolution of up to 1080P.

Even later, when the all-digital HD interface of HDMI appeared, some people still thought that the chromatic difference component was more comfortable than this interface

If this interface is used, the distortion of the transmission method can be avoided as much as possible, so as to preserve the most perfect picture, which is really good in Catherine's opinion.

The analog output is mainly attenuated in transmission, and if you use pure silver or pure gold wiring, it will also be of great help to the picture. The chromatic difference component did not have a resolution of 1080P until the 21st century, which is due to the limitation of attenuation.

But even a 720p TV is enough for now, and it's enough for at least 30 years. ,

Through guò to change the VCD display and recording mode, and then through guò analog mode to the most perfect display output, although it is still not as good as the laser disc, but for the visual needs of ordinary people, Catherine feels that it is enough.

After making plans for the future, Catherine did not stop, but immediately asked Sanders to talk to Hollywood about the problems on the disc.

Catherine wanted Olsen to go, but she suddenly thought of Sanders's "Hollywood superstar" complex, and sent the other party over with a bad taste.

Nowadays, the display effect of video tapes is very poor, but when you change to laser discs or VCDs, the situation is different.

Catherine believed that Hollywood would be interested in re-releasing its film in a form like guò – "historically", and they did the same.

If you want to fight IBM, you must pull a big flag, otherwise, if IBM uses a cost war to play with itself, Catherine may not be able to withstand it.

After all, the other party has a lot of money, and although Catherine's funds are abundant, they are really not worth mentioning compared to IBM.

Win-win, that's what Catherine is going to do now. Once interest groups emerge, it will be difficult for IBM, no matter how rich it is, to shake the organization.

What's more, even if IBM uses a low-price strategy, the cost of a laser disc is very high compared to a VCD, and as long as Hollywood is not stupid, they can easily know which equipment is better for them.

Catherine is confident in dealing with IBM, and the plan is well underway. Although it only takes a year or two for a disc to appear, without a longer period of time for improvement, it is difficult for a mature product to appear on the market, and a rush to launch it will only backfire. And that's enough time for Catherine to capture enough of the market - because she knows which direction the disc is going in the right direction. LD, VCD, DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray DVDs, IBM would never know about them.

She has even thought of a series of tricks to deal with IBM, who made IBM treacherous? I can't blame myself for this.

Now IBM is jumping into the pit that Catherine has dug......