Seymour? Clay truly deserves to be called a "recluse of the jungle"!

He chatted with the programmers at ARK for a few hours, got the protocol for the PC network, and within a few days of returning, he was able to create a device that would allow the "Cray I" computers to work together.

It's said to be equipment, but in fact, it's some buses and boards, plus the program protocols that are burned in, and so on.

Seymour knew everything about his own invention, and the additions were as seamless as the machine he had originally designed, and passed the test quickly. When he announced the news, it immediately shook the computer world, and before people woke up from IBM's supercomputer, CPT had come up with a device that could improve the computer.

W—What's going on! Could it be that IBM and CPT can't take drugs?

The scientists of the whole world were shocked, they couldn't help but be shocked, this side just announced that they had built the fastest computer in the world, and they claimed that they could make the "Clay I" computer work online multiple times, far faster than IBM's computers.

As for the PCs produced by ARK, they were quietly launched on the market, and at first a few were given away with CPT's computers. Anyone who buys a CPT computer gets a gift of one or two PCs.

ARK named the PC "Noah" as a metaphor for the Ark and the legend of Noah, as well as their ambitions.

It doesn't matter when these users made the purchase, even if they have been buying for many years. All got one or two "Noah" PCs.

In the face of the surprised looks of those users, CPT's marketing staff sincerely explained: "Our company has always paid attention to after-sales service, and this PC is compatible with the computer you bought and can work online. ”

"Uh, working online? Do you mean that you can connect Noah's PCs with your company's computers and share resources and data? ”

"Yes! That's right, you will know the way when you try it out, and not only connect two Noah PCs, but more Noah PCs can be connected together! ”

Speaking of which, the employee personally turned on the machine and demonstrated. A graphical user interface developed by ARK. Displayed on a small Noah PC. In the past, this kind of operating system could only be seen on supercomputers, and it could only support one terminal. Now users see that this Noah PC also has such a powerful system, as well as a variety of rich functional uses. It was petrified on the spot.

"This, how much does this Noah PC cost?" The user hurriedly asked.

The employee said a pretty high number. Relative to supercomputers, though. This price is the same as the price of cabbage. However, it can achieve a large part of the function, and the user can't help but excitedly say, "Then I'm going to buy another 10 units, oh no." Buy 20 more! ”

Even though ARK didn't advertise on TV or hold any press conferences, their Noah PCs were constantly being purchased by users. At the beginning, those users thought that this kind of Noah PC was just an auxiliary equipment for the computer, and in line with the principle of convenient operation, it was not a big deal to buy ten or twenty units back.

But soon, they found that these Noah PCs were so useful, especially in enterprises and research institutes, they had a lot of text work to process, and they had to copy and print a lot of documents, and so on. With this Noah PC, these tasks that originally needed to be handled by computers turned out to be completely unnecessary, and they no longer needed to wait in line or perform complex programming operations to complete them.

"It's so convenient, with these Noah PCs, our work efficiency has improved a lot!"

"Not only that, because these Noah PCs take on a lot of trivial work, reducing the burden on the computer, so that our computing power can be used very well. Now there is no need to wait in line, just submit jobs that require large-scale computer calculations, and it will be your turn soon. ”

"Also, the operation of Noah's PC is very user-friendly! That mouse is so handy that I can now do what I used to have to desperately type in with just a few clicks with one hand. ”

"None of this is a big deal, the most attractive thing about Noah's PC is the games in it, oh my God! I feel like there are a lot of ducks and birds flying around in front of me! ”

"Hahaha!"

When it came to the game, everyone laughed! Yes, the ARK staff not only put the games that Alex had written before into the machine, but they also made several games themselves and put them in together.

"I also want to buy a Noah to go home, and now I can't do without a PC at all!"

Speaking of which, many people nodded yes, and those who can afford it have already ordered from ARK, while those who don't have enough money are slowly saving money with this goal. They are all people who have come into contact with "Noah", and they are very interested in this new thing, especially the thought that they can buy back a PC with only "very little" money, and their hearts are so happy.

This "very little" amount of money is naturally compared to the million-dollar mainframe computer. In fact, the price of Noah's PC is not low, although it is less than 10,000 US dollars, such a price is naturally not affordable for ordinary people.

Originally, Alex wanted to keep the price of PCs under $1,000, but if the price of the PCs produced by ARK was to be lowered, they would be far from the level of performance they were designed for. In this way, the shocking effect is completely lost.

Later, Alex thought about it, and now he wants to let PCs into thousands of households, which is unlikely. Only after conquering these people from the middle-class families can PCs become as widespread as automobiles.

Initially, cars were also expensive, and only a few people could afford them. Of course, in order to reflect the value of PCs, Alex has made ARK a lot of effort in systems, office software, and entertainment software.

There is always a transition period for new things, and in this blank time, Alex has no intention of rolling out "Noah" all over the place. Instead, it first conquered the original computer users, then the middle-class families, and finally the ordinary families.

"Judging from the speed of PC development, the manufacturing cost will go on quickly, and the price will naturally be pressed below 1,000 yuan! As long as you wait patiently, maybe it won't be long before you can use a thousand-dollar PC. That's what Alex said to ARK's executives, and that's what he intends to do.

Moore, who was very interested in this, deliberately paid attention to the production cost of various parts of the PC, and sure enough, he soon found that the manufacturing cost of these parts continued to decline regularly.

It didn't take long for him to conclude that "when the price remains the same, the number of transistors that can fit on an integrated circuit doubles about every 18 months, and the performance doubles." In other words, every dollar that can buy a computer more than doubles every 18 months. ”

This law reveals the speed at which information technology is progressing. At the same time, it also confirmed Alex's speculation from the side, which made Moore and others deeply admire.

At the same time, the popularity of Noah's PCs also made more users realize that computer speed is not everything, and it also needs the assistance of corresponding software functions. It's as if before the car came out, people thought that it was enough to have a horse-drawn carriage, and when the car was mature, it immediately formed a trend. Now the launch of Noah's PC, because its various software and hardware have jumped through the initial stage, directly to mature products, quickly let people accept and seek after.

IBM was horrified to find that the sales of its dragon slaying series computers were only excellent in the first week, and then due to Seymour's collaborative computing and ARK's Noah PC, those users who were already interested in buying also switched to CPT.

Not only that, the government has also placed a large order to buy Noah PCs, because this kind of personal computer can definitely improve the efficiency of government offices, save office equipment and save time, and so on. Although the government has not yet abandoned IBM, according to Watson Jr. and others, this tendency is already very dangerous.

Alex only learned about these things indirectly, he didn't follow them personally, for him there was Seymour? Clay, Noyce, Moore and other later generations of computer gods are in charge, if they can turn IBM around, then he can only consider himself unlucky.

If you use the so-called luck, Alex's side has gathered all the gods in the computer world, and the prosperity of luck is unparalleled, if someone tries to resist, they will eventually be crushed into ashes by these people.

Now that the computer problem has been basically solved, Alex has settled down a lot. As long as there are no major problems with the CPT company, he can guarantee that he and the Carpenter family will not lose a lot.

What's more, in the current movie, in the form of DreamWorks sweeping all directions and swallowing Liuhe, even if someone wants to do something, they can't make a profit, not to mention that the other party just helped up a dying MGM, and it can't turn the situation around.

Yes, before DreamWorks filmed Ben-Hur, other Hollywood studios in the United States were declining, and the quality of the films they produced was not good enough to attract audiences. They are reluctant to make blockbusters, and as a result, the film is very poorly made, the quality is not good, and the audience also buys it, resulting in the film company losing money, and they are even more reluctant to spend a lot of money to make a movie when they have no money.

Thus an endless loop was formed, until William? Director Whitt, with the support of Alex, invested 15 million to shoot a fictional historical film "Ben-Hur" before pointing out the future development path. Now many film companies have begun to learn from DreamWorks, and they have refined each film, invested enough money to shoot movies, and a lot of high-quality films have been produced. (To be continued......)