Chapter 57 Personal Computers
I have to say that this prosthetic leg looks really inferior, worthy of the product of the 60s.
"Alright, now it's time to escort our injured Miss Kate home~" Lily continued to laugh.
But just as the group was about to leave, Lisa suddenly remembered something.
But maybe it was premeditated, or maybe Catherine was in the middle of it.
"By the way, do you remember that Demellot corset? The effect looks just right~" Lisa remembers the clothes so well, Catherine has long forgotten about what happened last year when she celebrated Jenny's birthday.
"That's not Kate's size."
"Actually, I have a replica over there...... I make my own zuò. Originally, I wanted to give a Catherine as a birthday present, but I didn't expect that there would be something as dreamy in this world as Miss Monroe's dress. ”
"Maybe you can give it a try?"
Lily laughed, "Maybe my camera can come in handy again?" ”
"Hey, you can't do that!"
Catherine protested.
"Let's go try it!"
"Nope! Never! ”
Despite this, Catherine remembered the luxurious gown in her heart.
There were no hands, but the dress was beautiful.
While Catherine was experiencing the life of a disabled person, Bruce was far away in Georgia, where Catherine's factory was located.
He's not busy with GameTV sales right now, but for something that was just launched a few days ago.
For this product, Catherine adopted a strategy of unlimited ad bombardment.
The overwhelming number of advertisements, from reports to notes posted on toilets, is all about this one thing.
The most powerful words in its advertising slogan are "personal computer"!
That's right.
From now on, computers will no longer be the privilege of large enterprises, everyone will be able to have their own computer!
The personal computer is Catherine
Although the price of $1,200 is extremely high, there are many people staring at this computer.
The computer is based on a total of 8 CPUs, along with 4KB of RAM, with a 12-inch CRT screen. It's a veritable "octa-core CPU" (in fact, it can't be said that).
Either way, the computer is done.
Due to storage constraints and cost issues, Catherine set up five cartridge slots for the all-in-one computer - that is, the cartridge slots of the Overlord - and through this slot, Catherine developed various plug-ins.
Catherine integrated the DOS system she developed into her computer, leaving behind 10 KB of memory.
As for those card slots, Catherine offers a variety of apps.
Microsoft computers are not only compatible with the games of Xiaobawang, but more importantly, they can also support the application of various software.
However, Xiaobawang is aimed at children, but Microsoft computers are aimed at young people and all kinds of adults.
At this time, there were quite a lot of people interested in computers, and the sales trend of Apple's computer release "back then" is the best example of this.
In the read-only memory, Catherine wrote Word software, printing software, etc., and each cassette could only store one software, and it was as simple as possible.
Although it is said to be "Word", in fact, it was made by Catherine based on the DOS version of WPS.
Because WPS is different from the office software developed by Microsoft, WPS is written in C language from beginning to end, while the Office software of Bill Gates's classmates is said to be written in VB.
Programs written in C are characterized by their small size and fast operation. So the size of WPS is only 20MB, while Microsoft's Office software is nearly 1GB in size.
However, 10KB of storage is too small, so this computer can be connected to external storage.
After all, the cost of memory is really high nowadays, which is one of the reasons that limit the development of computers.
With 5MB of storage, the size of a refrigerator, and costing $10,000, Catherine didn't want to provide additional storage.
However, she has developed a memory system in the company, which is divided into 1MB, 2MB, and 5MB models.
Because the appearance of fashion is the characteristic of Catherine's products, this product is very popular with others. However, it is the larger companies that are more likely to ask about this memory.
They were very interested in the Word software developed by Catherine, or rather, in this software and its accompanying electronic printers.
It's completely different from a typewriter, it works completely electronically! ,
Although there were photocopiers in these years, they could not modify the documents, but could only completely rub the documents. The typing efficiency of the typewriter is relatively low, so such an electronic input printer is very eye-catching.
You don't need a typewriter at all, you just need to type in the programs and documents in the computer, and you can print out what you want, which is really amazing.
They seem to realize that the advent of this printer and personal computer will greatly improve efficiency.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a variety of templates stored on your computer, and then when you need them, you can call them up, and then modify them slightly, and then you can turn them into an article?
Moreover, the efficiency of work has been greatly improved all of a sudden, which is really a blessing for a society where the pace of life is gradually improving.
As a result, this thing, which is labeled as a personal computer, turns out to be all kinds of companies coming to ask for more ......
Seeing this opportunity, Catherine simply developed a $999 office version.
This type of computer screen can only display gray-green and black, and there is no mouse.
As for why green is used instead of white, it is because Catherine considers that green is the most comfortable color for the human eye, and if you need to work, it must be a long time to stare at the screen, so she developed such a two-color display, and at the same time canceled the memory and plug-in interfaces in the machine, as long as it is connected to the memory, it is OK, so that the interconnection between computers can be easily realized.
Catherine didn't think about the company's business, but she didn't expect that all kinds of companies would be so staring at Catherine's products, so she chose to develop such a product.
After all, such a computer is too convenient for a multi-million-dollar supercomputer, and although the nature of the work may be a little different, there is no doubt that such a personal computer will be more suitable for the needs of the company.
"Damn, I really shouldn't have listened to Kate's ...... in the first place"
Bruce grumbled.
If it weren't for Kate and Emma's encouragement, he would have been able to sit at home and drink coffee at home now!
But in fact, Bruce is also happy in his heart, after all, he has an amazing daughter.
……
Again, I'm a pure love streamer, an aesthetic, evil or something, and I hate it the most......
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