Facing a pair of extremely eager eyes, Lin Zheng touched his chin, he knew that if linuxtorvalds could really come to communicate with the Loongson research group, how much help would it be for the development of Loongson, he pondered for a while, and happily agreed, "I can try, but first explain clearly, whether linuxtorvalds can agree, when is it convenient, I don't dare to pack tickets for everyone......"

"That's that," without waiting for Lin Zheng to finish speaking, Hu Wei nodded with a smile: "It's good that linuxtorvalds come to our country as a guest, as for us, Mr. linuxtorvalds can come whenever it is convenient, and our Chinese Academy of Sciences will always welcome him." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Just kidding, this is LinuxTorvalds Alas, it can independently design an operating system that runs on a variety of architectures and instruction sets, and the compatibility and adaptability have thrown Windows out of hundreds of streets: the Linux operating system now has a desktop version, a server version, and Lianchuang Technology has even developed a mobile version of the Linux operating system, but are Windows and Unix OK?! All right?!

"Wait until I'm done," Lin Zheng waved his hand to signal Hu Wei not to interrupt him, "But I have a question." ”

Hu Wei nodded hurriedly: "You may ask." ”

At the beginning of the design of Loongson, what was the planned use environment for "Loongson"? ”

"Huh?"

"What equipment is Loongson going to use it on? Embedding a device? Personal microcomputers? Server? Or is it something else? While asking these words, Lin Zheng's heart kept sinking: Won't it? Doesn't it mean that the Loongson No. 1 design and verification system has passed the appraisal organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and successfully launched the Linux operating system? Why do you look at the reaction of these people now, as if they never thought about it?

"This ...... The market that Loongson faces in the future is mainly the personal market," Hu Wei's face was also a little embarrassed, and he didn't even think about the future use environment and began to develop a computer's central processing unit, which is indeed too, but he still had to bite the bullet and say: "This is also the reason why the Institute of Computing Technology invited Mr. Lin to come." ”

Lin Zheng's face twitched twice: Sure enough, it's still the same as in history!

In other words, in the future, the Loongson series of central processing units will be positioned as desktop computers for personal use. That is, to compete with the x86 architecture for the market, right? ”

"Well, yes......" Hu Wei's voice unconsciously lowered several degrees.

You also know that this request is extremely unreliable, shaking his head, Lin Zheng doesn't know what to say: "If that's the case, please forgive me, I personally am very optimistic about the future of 'Loongson'." ”

Lin Zheng said this. Not only Hu Wei couldn't sit still, but also the leaders of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who attended the meeting couldn't sit still. Lin Zheng is recognized as the most outstanding entrepreneur in China's IT field, and his vision in the IT field has been praised by countless people, but now it is okay, at the beginning of the Loongson project, Lin Zheng made it clear that he was not optimistic about "Loongson", which is not much worse than giving "Loongson" a blow to the head.

"Mr. Lin, what do you mean by that?" As soon as Lin Zheng's voice fell, a leader of the Institute of Computing Technology couldn't sit still and hurriedly asked Lin Zheng.

"It's literal, in my opinion. Now is far from the time for Loongson to enter the desktop market, facing the X86 camp composed of international computer giants such as Inter, AMD, Microsoft, ATI and NVIDIA, the other party is a huge interest group with an annual output value of trillions of dollars in the world, but what about Loongson? Shrugging his shoulders, Lin Zheng said: "I really don't see how Loongson has the ability to compete with such a huge interest group." ”

"But...... We can get the support of the government," the leader suddenly sweated on his head, apparently he hadn't thought about it yet. However, wiping the sweat from his forehead, he still insisted: "No other company has such conditions as us." ”

"That's right, as a strategic project that the country has high hopes for in the field of semiconductors, Loongson will receive the support of the state, and after the successful development of Loongson CPU, there will be orders from government agencies. I have no doubt about it......"

But the more Lin Zheng said this, the more the sweat on the leader's head flowed, and the whiter his face became: everyone knows that it is time for "but" next.

"But," did not disappoint, Lin Zheng really lived up to expectations with a "but": "But, how big can the support from the government be?" An order of 100 million? 10 billion top heavens, right? I don't think it's likely to be 100 billion. But will Loongson be able to gain the approval of the general public? Can you get the support of many software developers? Is it possible to have thousands or even tens of thousands of applications and develop new software at any time according to the needs of the market? Have you ever considered the backlash of these traditional vested interests based on the x86 architecture? In the face of this powerful counterattack force, how can 'Loongson' keep itself? The answers to these questions, I don't need to say, I believe everyone actually understands it in their hearts. ”

Lin Zheng didn't say a word, the faces of the leaders of the institute and the people in the Loongson research group turned white, and when Lin Zheng finished speaking, several leaders were already sitting there and staggering, and they couldn't sit still.

Everyone understands that Lin Zheng is telling the truth.

Yes, there are countless Linux enthusiasts around the world who have developed a lot of applications for the Linux operating system, but compared to the x86 architecture and Windows, the gap between the two sides is ...... Ahem, you can't do it at all.

"What does Mr. Lin mean, 'Loongson' has no future, so let's just give up?" Director Long of the Information Technology Research Institute, who had not spoken, asked in a deep voice, his face was very unpleasant.

"I didn't say that, on the contrary, I'm actually very optimistic about the future of Loongson." Lin Zheng said categorically, saying that he is not optimistic about Loongson and wants to stop Loongson? What are you kidding?!

Well, it's not like that, I don't know how many people are still counting on "Loongson", I don't know how many people are hot-blooded, and pour cold water on "Loongson" at this time? Is this the rhythm that wants to be pointed out by a thousand people and end without a problem?

"What do you mean?" Director Long's expression softened a little.

Lin Zheng said: "With all due respect, in the face of a market that has long been fixed, Loongson wants to seize a piece of the market in the desktop computer market, in my opinion, this is simply impossible, Loongson must first achieve the first stage of the goal is to be able to survive in the fierce market competition even if it does not rely on the government's blood transfusion, and then we can talk about the development and growth, and gradually form a complete industrial chain based on Loongson." At this time, Loongson is qualified to talk about entering the desktop computer market. To live and live well is the goal of the first phase of Loongson. ”

"What you said is true, at this stage, the embedded market is more suitable for Loongson," Director Long smiled bitterly: "But." Some leaders have great hopes for Loongson at once......"

Speaking of which, the Loongson research group and the Chinese Academy of Sciences actually understand it themselves. Even if the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Computing Technology and even the entire Loongson research group know that now is not the time for Loongson to enter the desktop market, but everyone has to do it.

"Tsk......"

Lin Zheng pretended to have a toothache and took a breath, how could he not know what Director Long said? Chinese people who have paid a little attention to computer technology, there is no one who does not know Loongson, and naturally they will complain about the strange decisions of some leaders in the early stage of Loongson's development, if Lin Zheng hadn't considered this problem, he would not have come: he really didn't want to see Loongson miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But. It should be installed or installed.

But hearing Lin Zheng's movements, Director Long's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked eagerly, "Mr. Lin, what is this......?" Do you think Loongson can achieve a balance between long-term goals and short-term goals? ”

What is the balance between long-term and near-term goals? To put it bluntly is to not only fool the leader in the past, but also to make Loongson live well, but of course this cannot be said so directly, but no one is a fool who can sit here. Although Director Long's words were vague, everyone understood it, and their eyes suddenly lit up, and dozens of eyes fell on Lin Zheng in unison: Yes, Lin Zheng is an outstanding entrepreneur who can be counted all over the world, and it is said that even several elders of the Council of Elders have praised him. In this case, there must be a way to solve the problem that Loongson is encountering now, right?

"Actually, the solution has been there for a long time," Lin Zheng said with a smile, "And we have been doing it for many years." ”

No way? We've been using it for years? Not only was Director Long a little puzzled, but the others were also confused: if there was really such a good way, why didn't we know?

Pouting, Lin Zheng said: "The chief designer said that spiritual civilization and material civilization should be grasped with both hands. Both hands should be hard, I think it is actually very suitable for use on 'Loongson', as long as it is really grasped with both hands, both hands are hard. ”

"Look at my brain!" Director Long patted the top of his head hard, his face was already smiling, regardless of the meeting now, Director Long pushed away his chair and strode to Lin Zheng: "Mr. Lin, thank you, on behalf of all the people of the Institute of Computing Technology, thank you, you have helped us a lot!" ”

Sure enough, he is the most successful entrepreneur, and this problem that has plagued us for a long time is not worth mentioning in the eyes of others.

They are all smart people, everyone just didn't think about this aspect before, but now they are reminded by Lin Zheng, and they immediately understand: since the leader likes to see Loongson make a difference in desktop computers, this direction must be maintained, but at the same time, everyone secretly elevates the development of embedded systems to the point that they are as important as desktop systems, or even more important, so isn't it? It's nothing more than walking on two legs.

"Thank you for what I'm doing," Lin Zheng smiled and waved his hand: "I just think that as a project that the country attaches great importance to, how many places are waiting for the bowl of rice of Loongson to go to the pot, and it is not good to be hungry while guarding the golden rice bowl." ”

"Hehehe......" Hearing Lin Zheng say this, a group of people laughed embarrassedly: Isn't it, with the support of the national level, Loongson is still hungry, which is really not good.

Director Long's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask: "So, Mr. Lin, what fields do you think Loongson can be used in addition to desktop computers?" ”

You still ask me this question? Lin Zheng was speechless, crossed his fingers and said: "In my opinion, there are really too many stages for Loongson to show their strengths, such as various network equipment such as switches, program control machines, routers, is there a platform for Loongson to display in these places?;

Secondly, can various TV set-top boxes and audio and video codecs also be built around Loongson?

Third, can the monitoring system also be built around Loongson, speaking of the monitoring system, another market has emerged: can low-cost multi-functional server solutions also be built around Loongson?

There are also various industry applications, such as tax controllers for tax systems, dedicated servers for banks, and so on......"

Lin Zheng said this casually, but the leaders of the institute and the members of the Loongson research group were already fascinated: That's right, these are indeed things that Loongson can do, God, why didn't we think of these before? Even if we fail in the desktop market, if we can do well in these markets, Loongson will not only have no problem supporting itself, but even live a very nourishing life, right?

Lin Zheng's words are not over: "Well, in addition to what I said, Loongson can actually be used on mobile phones, our Lianchuang Technology just released a smartphone equipped with Linux operating system a few years ago, I don't know if you have any impression?" ”

"I really know this," as soon as Lin Zheng's words were finished, Director Long took over with a smile: "110,000 pixels built-in camera, 3.5-inch color screen, 5M memory, 155MHz CPU, Linux system, good guy, it is even more advanced than the configuration of computers in previous years." It's a bit expensive, I really can't afford the price of more than 9000, Mr. Lin, you can use Loongson for this mobile phone? ”

"Need to develop it again," Lin Zheng said: "Our mobile phone and Loongson also use the same reduced instruction set, although the ARM architecture and MIPS architecture have many differences in the instruction set, but since Loongson can already run the Linux system, I think the development of a mobile phone based on Loongson should not be a big problem, now the biggest problem is that Loongson was not designed for mobile phones at the beginning of the design, and the size and energy consumption do not meet the requirements of mobile phones." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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