Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kaede Shirakawa and Heitaro Nakajima came to Fujitsu's Consumer Electronics Division.

"Shirakawa-san, Nakajima-san, I've been waiting for a long time."

Mitsuyoshi Matsuka of the Semiconductor Division and Ryuji Tokita of the Consumer Electronics Division stood at the door to greet the SIC group.

Shirakawa Kaede smiled and shook hands with them, "Speaking of which, I am still grateful for the care of your society." ”

In terms of supply and demand, Fujitsu is a SIC customer.

However, the fact that the other party was able to stand at the door to greet them shows that Fujitsu attaches great importance to SIC.

Since ancient times, Party A has been a father, and when has he been so polite to Party B.

So although I don't know how my chip performs on the product, I think it should be good.

So Shirakawa Kaede, who was also in a good mood, also put on a smiling face early.

"Shirakawa-san doesn't have to be polite, the chip developed by SIC and Fujitsu has performed very well.

We are very confident in this generation of products, so let's take a look at the performance of Fujitsu's new generation of personal computers, the FM-7. Please! ”

As he spoke, Mazuka Daoyi stretched out his hand and motioned to Shirakawa Kaede for them to invite first.

"Please!" Shirakawa Kaede bowed down and took Heitaro Nakajima and them into the interior of the Fujitsu Building together.

In fact, Fujitsu and SIC have worked together to develop a new generation of computer processors, but in fact, the main force is SIC.

For the Fujitsu personal computer FM-7, the processor is SIC8089F, which is a magic version of the 8-bit reinforced chip SIC8089.

As you can tell from the name, its main architecture has not changed, but it has been specially optimized for the computer version.

In addition, it is called a processor because of the integration of other modules inside.

Compared with single-core SIC8089, processors SIC8089F more comprehensive functions and more powerful computing power.

"Shirakawa-san, please see that this is the FM-7 that we are preparing to launch next month."

In the office, Matsuka Daoyi pointed to a white machine on the desk and introduced it to Shirakawa Kaede.

Very retro style, Shirakawa Kaede remembered the big ass computer from before the first glance when he saw it.

No, the machine in front of you is more retro than a big-ass computer.

Its shape is boxy, much like the 14-inch black-and-white TV used at home in the eighties and nineties, except that the color has changed to white.

Fujitsu's FM-7 is an all-in-one computer with a monitor and a host unit integrated.

In front of them is also attached to a beige keyboard, and the styling style follows the route of the main unit, thick and bulky.

Just looking at the shape of the keyboard and the popular home game console now, it is no wonder that Nintendo likes to position the game console as a home computer, and the original root is here.

Regarding the styling of Fujitsu FM-7, Shirakawa Kaede is noncommittal.

In his opinion, it may be old and outdated, but the people of this era have long been accustomed to this aesthetic style.

Looking at Mazuka's complacent appearance, maybe they think it's cool.

It's a pity that Shirakawa Electric currently has no personal computer business, otherwise Shirakawa Kaede must have taught him what is appearance design and what is aesthetics.

In order to show the specific performance of the computer, the staff on the side also connected the computer to the power, and then pressed the power button.

Soon the screen lit up, and the letters "MSDS" jumped out, along with the logo of the word "Microsoft" below.

That's right, Fujitsu's FM-7 uses the MS-DOS system, the first generation of Microsoft's operating system developed for personal computers.

According to Fujitsu's original plan, FM-7 still uses its own language instruction set F-Basic or Microsoft's OS-9.

However, at the suggestion of Kaede Shirakawa, it is now switched to an MS-DOS system for individual users.

At first, Fujitsu was a little hesitant here, and for them it was a secondary issue to which system would be better to use.

The most important thing is to be safe, never make changes lightly, and be cautious when trying anything new.

And using the previous system is the best choice, and there will not be so many problems.

As for saying that the new DOS system is more user-friendly to individual users, this is not at all in their consideration.

Even after internal employee evaluations, they found the DOS system more convenient to use.

But in the end, when it came time to make a decision, he was still killed by the management.

Their reason is simple, that is, as a product provider, don't easily change the user's usage habits.

It's really stubborn and persistent, Shirakawa Kaede didn't know what to say about them after hearing the news.

Playing with technology, especially playing with Internet-related products, is stuck to the rules and does not know how to work.

It is no wonder that in the later Internet information age, neon was left far behind, and there was no dividend at all.

This excessive caution is not destined to be groundbreaking.

So how did Shirakawa Kaede convince them to switch to the MS-DOS system?

Quite simply, the processor of SIC is SIC8089F specially adapted for the DOS system.

It can even be said that SIC8089F is developed based on the DOS system and logically optimized.

In practice, the fluency and computing speed of the DOS system are much higher than Fujitsu's own F-Basic.

It's no exaggeration to say that the FM-7 performs like two different systems with the same processor.

In the face of the facts, Fujitsu also had to compromise here and finally switched to the DOS system.

After all, Fujitsu has also put in the effort of the research and development of processors, and it can't be abandoned because of a system.

And why did Shirakawa insist on persuading Fujitsu to use the DOS system?

Nonsense, don't look at your own F-Basic for people?

That crappy operation habit, and the almost non-existent UI, Shirakawa Kaede can't bear it for a minute.

If you want to talk about the system, you have to look at Microsoft, although the current DOS is just as shabby, but at least it can still be used.

Moreover, SIC8089F's instruction set and Microsoft's DOS are mutually bound and compatible, and have been officially recognized and authorized by Microsoft.

And the reason why the little-known SIC can reach a cooperation with Microsoft is also due to the maneuvering of Masatoshi Shima.

He's been in Silicon Valley for eight or nine years, and he still has some connections.

Previously, Masashi Shima was responsible for chip research and development at Intel, so it was inevitable to deal with companies such as Microsoft and IBM.

The relationship between the chip and the operating system is complementary, and Intel and Microsoft communicate frequently in their daily work.

For this reason, when Masatoshi Shima came to the door, Microsoft agreed to cooperate with SIC without much thought.

In addition to this layer of relationship, Microsoft was only a small company at this time.

Why not start one more business in Neon and promote your own system by the way.

That's why SIC8089F and DOS work perfectly together at this time.

And its performance did not disappoint the people present, under the on-site operation of the staff, whether it is calculation, text processing, or simple graphic painting is very silky.

Even running the popular Pac-Man game is a breeze.

The images of ghosts of different colors jump out of view, and they are not inferior to their performance on arcade machines.

After using it for a while, Shirakawa Kaede touched the big butt of the computer, "Yes, it runs smoothly and there is no sign of heating."

The color performance is also reliable, and it is distinct to the human eye. ”

Mazuka also nodded with satisfaction, "SIC8089F performance played an important role, which was even better than we expected to envision. ”

Fujitsu's predecessor used 8-bit processor chips from Motorola and Zilog.

Customers can choose these two types of chips according to their preferences.

But either way, it's an 8-bit chip.

Now the SIC processor is an enhanced version, which is nearly 2 times more powerful than the former in terms of performance.

What's more SIC8089F there is also a small graphics processor integrated inside, which is equivalent to the core graphics of later generations.

This is another big killer feature of SIC, which optimizes the graphical display alone.

You must know that Intel at this time has not yet had this kind of operation, and SIC is a groundbreaking experience.

Of course, the current graphics processor will certainly not be as miniaturized as the core graphics of later generations, and it will not affect the design of the main chip at all.

SIC has also put a lot of effort into integrating this function, but at the cost of a significantly larger size and an increase in power consumption.

But look at the bulky appearance of the computer now, the chip can be stuffed two times larger.

As for power consumption, they are all desktops now, and laptops have not yet been born, so there is no need to think about power consumption at all.

In this era of computers, SIC dares to toss hard. In the future, it is estimated that the body will be sprayed without skin.

In addition to these features, Fujitsu's FM-7 is also a qualitative leap forward in game performance.

Don't forget SIC8089 what platform was the first app to be applied to? Arcade!

Because it follows its design, SIC8089F also inherits the advantages of the former in the optimization of the game.

Now it's stressful to run games like Pac-Man.

In Shirakawa Kaede's opinion, this can be used as a selling point of the FM-7.

However, Fujitsu people don't seem to pay much attention to it, and their customers are still the majority of major business companies.

Alas, completely flattering the blind to see, blind SIC8089F excellent performance in the game.

"Mazuka-san, how much does the FM-7 cost?" Shirakawa Kaede pinched his chin and looked at the big-ass computer in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

"126,000 yen" Speaking of this, Mazuka also showed a proud look.

Nowadays, the price of computers on the market is generally around 200,000 yen, and the high-end ones are close to 300,000 yen.

This year, Fujitsu's FM-7 is ready to take the cheap route, which is very affordable and very competitive in the market.

After all, it has been reduced from 200,000 yen to more than 100,000 yen, and it is estimated that many young people who could not afford it before will consider it.

The price competition is so fierce, it seems that the computer industry is also very involved.

However, the price of 126,000 yen is still profitable, and it seems that the profit of the computer is good.

The price of the SIC processor to Fujitsu here is around $80, or 20,000 yen.

Shirakawa Kaede roughly estimates that it should be less than a quarter of its production cost, which is very reasonable.

You must know that Intel's 8088 is priced at about $120 just for the chip, and this has not yet integrated a graphics processor inside like SIC.

Compared to it, SICSIC8089F is simply a conscience.

The chip is better than the 8088, not to mention, it has also been modularized, and the graphics processor is included.

Proper increase in quantity without price increase!

So how much does SICSIC8089F cost?

Ahem, around $35.

It's not too much to earn you $45 for a processor, compared to Intel, Shirakawa Kaede can pat his chest and say that he has a conscience.

Tsk, $45! The profit for a chip is 11,250 yen.

To be honest, this profit is similar to what Shirakawa Electric makes by selling a high-end model Walkman.

After Shirakawa Kaede first knew the profit ratio of this, he was even thinking about what he was working so hard to toss the Walkman for.

Sell a chip and it's over, how can there be so many manufacturing links.

But the account can't be calculated like this, there are gains and losses, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

In addition, Fujitsu's FM-7, is the presence of Kaede Shirakawa's club only here?

Of course not.

(End of chapter)