The mouse, keyboard, and games are just tricks, and Alex's goal is not just to make a game for people to play. He has a higher and farther goal, he wants to create the first graphical interface in the world.

The so-called graphical interface is a realistic computer interface in the way of graphical operation. Because he needs to use the mouse to click on the button pattern, the operation is very intuitive and convenient, so he made the mouse first.

The graphical user interface is referred to as GUI, and the computer operation using GUI must be more user-friendly and more acceptable, reduce the cognitive burden of users, and can further optimize the performance of the product.

In this era, computers are still controlled by instructions, which is not intuitive and practical. Alex is convinced that the advent of GUI will change all that.

Historically, GUI first appeared on personal computers, and it was not until 1981 that Xerox first invented and researched, and then stolen by Apple, and finally perfected by Microsoft. This big innovation has made Apple and Microsoft two companies reap huge benefits, and it is a big killer for Microsoft to grow into an operating system giant.

GUIs are on personal computers for a reason, and in the days when there were no personal computers, only computers, the people who operated computers were professionals. With the knowledge and years of professional training for them, instructions are as easy as eating and drinking.

But for ordinary people, it is impossible for them to learn computer operation instructions or something. Because of this, there is a great need for GUIs.

Alex is not worried that the GUI he makes will be ignored, he believes that people are inert. When there is a bridge, people will no longer insist on swimming across the river instead of taking the bridge to cross the river.

This GUI is based on the operating system developed by Seymour Clay, it is a shell, and the core remains unchanged. People who operate computers like to use instructions, so they can choose to use the interface of instructions, and if they like to use a mouse to operate, then use GUI. There is no conflict between the two, just like the DOS system in the WIN system.

If you want to run a GUI system, you need to be able to be computer-powerful. Alex didn't know if the GUI would be able to run on the "Clay I", and he was worried that after his idea was proposed, it wouldn't come to fruition. After that, he would lose the opportunity, and in order to keep it a secret, he decided to keep his mouth shut about everyone.

The "Cray I" was the first computer to actually use integrated circuits, and Alex's "first generation" was just a rudimentary prototype that did not bring out the performance of integrated circuits.

Since no computer had ever used integrated circuits on such a large scale, neither Alex nor Seymour could tell how fast the computer would actually be. They just wanted to be as fast as possible, and for the sake of conservatism, they initially set the speed at 10 million operations per second.

At that time, this speed was already quite amazing, at least more than 3 times faster than the "first generation". Alex thinks that this is fast enough to run a GUI, but it takes up a lot of resources. If you slow down the computer too much, it will be flashy, and then there will be no need to take out the GUI.

In the mental space, the Seymour puppet is busy writing GUI modules under Alex's instructions. Due to Alex's limited energy, he was only able to get the puppets to work 6 hours a day. Beyond this time, he will feel dizzy and will experience tinnitus.

Now, Alex is slowly gaining a new understanding of his abilities. The doll is actually a spirit split from Alex himself, but it uses a personality from someone else. In essence, the puppet is still his fantasy, as long as he has a thought, he can make the puppet disappear, or like him and worship him.

This is only possible when he intervenes, and usually the doll exhibits a sense of behavior on its own. As long as Alex gives instructions, the puppet will work hard in that direction on its own.

Thanks to the efforts of the Seymour puppet, a "Clay I" computer has been built in the mental space. This computer is only partially finished, not all built yet.

In the beginning, Alex also thought about creating a behemoth like a galaxy computer. However, he immediately discovered that he did not understand the so-called Galactic Giant computer. For things he doesn't understand, there is no way for him to manifest them in the mental space.

At the beginning, the things in the mental space were all things that he had seen and touched with his own eyes. Only in this way can it be built in the spiritual space, otherwise it would be impossible for him to make it.

"Is this about understanding the inner laws of matter, like alchemy, and then breaking down the basic matter and constructing it into objects?"

So, he relented and licensed the Seymour doll to have some manufacturing power as well. Soon, a "Clay I" computer was slowly being built.

At the same time, Alex also found a problem, that is, there are more and more things in the mental space, and there is almost no place to put them. Originally, he could have erased the superfluous things. But when I think about it, if I need it in the future, I will have to spend energy to build it, so I might as well find a place to store it first.

Today, a single computer takes up a third of the space in this spiritual hut. It seems to be more crowded inside, and there is almost no place to stay.

"Is there any way to expand the size of the space?"

Faced with such a problem, Alex was completely confused, and he had also thought about expanding the space. But he found that things were not so simple.

Alex can only maintain the things in the hut, and once he leaves the hut, those virtual things will turn back into nothingness after he sleeps.

After studying for a long time, he did not find a way to solve this problem. The last can only be put aside and focus on the GUI.

The GUI written by the Seymour puppet is based on Alex's experience in later generations, and in order to save resources, this GUI is unlikely to compare with the operating systems of the WIN series and XP series.

However, it also uses settings such as desktop, menus, icons, and windows. It can also support the replacement of four background colors, which are black, white, blue, and orange.

When the "Cray I" computer was basically fine, the one in the mental space had been built. So, Alex excitedly asked the Seymour puppet to run the GUI on the computer to see if it could run.

The result is that it can run, but it takes up too many resources, so that the machine is stuck one card at a time.

"It seems that computers in this era still can't use GUIs!"

Alex can only accept this result in the end, and he will not take out the big killer of the GUI for the time being, and will talk about it later. After all, this thing is too advanced, and if it leaks out and IBM learns about it, it may make the other party ready.

This small setback is not a failure for Alex. At most, it didn't achieve the desired effect, and the GUI can still be used in the future. By that time, it will surely surprise everyone.

Even without a GUI, Alex was convinced that the presence of a mouse and floppy drive would be enough. With these two things, even if IBM has a wide range of connections, there is no way for others to abandon the "Cray I" computer and run to buy an IBM 360 computer.

The "first-generation" computers of CPT have dealt a heavy blow to IBM, and many people have purchased IBM computers and found that they are not as good as the "first-generation". So they all went back and bought another "first-generation" computer. CPT has surpassed IBM's market share in the current computer market.

IBM had just begun to show its skills in the computer field, but it was hit hard by the "first-generation" computer created by Alex. It is uncertain whether IBM can develop into a blue giant in the future. As for CPT companies, Alex is convinced that as long as there is no problem with the general direction, it will always become one of the largest enterprises in the world.

Indeed, IBM CEO Watson Jr. has been thinking about CPT and has been thinking about how to bring down CPT all day and night. As soon as the news of Alex's participation in the development of the "Clay I" came out, little Watson was anxious like an ant on a pot, unable to sleep for several weeks, and even if he fell asleep, it was a nightmare.

"This problem must be solved!" Little Watson said to himself.

Alex himself doesn't think there's anything terrible about him, but when others collect his things little by little and piece them together, people feel that he is powerful. Especially little Watson, he found someone to investigate Alex, and the results made him feel that his IQ was insufficient.

Nowadays, Alex has become a problem for him, and whenever there is news about Alex in the newspaper, he will always study it carefully, trying to find some clues from it.

At this time, the Oscars gala ended, and the news came that Alex did not win the Best Director award. This disappointed many people, and there were different opinions about why Alex did not win the award.

Some people said that because Alex did not attend the Golden Globes, the Oscar committee was a little worried, afraid that he would not attend the Oscars, so the award was not given to him.

It was also said that Alex was too young, and the Oscar committee was worried that after giving him this award, Alex would not have the motivation to work hard.

Some people also say that there is no one in the world who can win the best director for his first film. Winning the Golden Globe is already considered Alex's luck, and if he can still win the Oscar, it will make others unable to live.

Alex had also heard a little about these discussions, and he laughed when he heard them. His biggest purpose in making movies is to make money, and now that he has achieved it perfectly, he will not be disappointed because he did not win an award. If he really wanted to win the award, he would have asked the people at DreamWorks to actively build momentum, where would he hide in this laboratory to engage in research and development.

Alex is very clear about what he wants, he will not expect things that are not in the original plan, only in this way, he can move towards his goal step by step.