The first thing after the establishment of the Asset Management Corporation was to go to the United States to sign a formal memorandum of cooperation on behalf of the country and the joint factory.
This memorandum this time is not the kind that Zhao Ye and the others brought back. This memorandum was signed in the name of the Asset Management Corporation. It has all the seals and certificates and is an official document with legal validity.
According to this memorandum, the new joint venture company, named IBMUC, was established in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The second thing the Asset Management Corporation did was to register a new company while sending people to Los Angeles to handle relevant procedures. This company directly used the name "Apple" at Zhao Ye's suggestion.
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This is not to blame Zhao Ye for being unkind, the name is really too impressive. Moreover, the apple with a missing bite on the company logo is equally impressive. It not only suits the taste of the people of the United States, but also has a strong commemorative significance.
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It is said that this apple with a bite missing is to commemorate Turing. Zhao Ye was too lazy to think more about it based on the idea of using it. After all, he was just following the path of others, so why not follow it?
The people from the asset management company took over all the affairs in the United States, and Zhao Ye returned to his own job. Currently, there are three major tasks before him.
The first is to develop servers suitable for IBMUC, a joint venture company. You must know that installing a server that is too advanced all at once is not an optimal solution. When Zhao Ye first proposed this point of view, the asset management company’s
The representative also expressed opposition. Based on simple value considerations, most people think that selling more advanced products should have a market, shouldn't it?
Of course you are right to think so, but there is still time to score! In an environment where similar products compete, of course you have to sell more advanced products to seize the market.
But what is the current environment? Let’s not say that they have a technology monopoly. In fact, it is almost the same. This situation is different from the general situation. At this time, customers can only use what kind of products you sell based on the performance.
, there is no choice at all.
The only choice you can make is whether you use it or not.
In this environment, of course, the maximum commercial value of technology is squeezed out!
With such a suggestion, the asset management company felt a little embarrassed and expressed it to IBM. Unexpectedly, it received praise and agreement from IBM, and said that this is what they have always done! This is the correct business model.
The asset management company, whose world view has been impacted, had to secretly scold the black-hearted capitalists for cheating their own families. They are not merciless at all! But this is better. Of course, they can't sell more money.
Is it necessary to object?
While Zhao Ye was busy in the laboratory, the country had dispatched the first batch of construction teams to plan and build the first joint venture factory. In the eyes of ordinary people, the political significance of this event itself is far greater than its economic significance.
But how could Zhao Ye be an ordinary person? Zhao Ye is very serious about making other people's money.
No, after establishing Apple, Zhao Ye immediately started his printer project and personal computer project.
This is his plan to make a lot of money. Although this Apple company is hidden behind IBMUC, few people notice it. But it won't be long before the brand new Apple company will definitely shock everyone.
For now, personal computers can be put aside for now. Zhao Ye has to finish the server in the joint venture factory before he can find time to build a personal PC.
However, your personal PC can be put away for a while, but you should hurry up with your printer. Laser printers are too high-end, so I’ll save this for later, but inkjet printers can be taken out and exchanged for money.
Zhao Ye has actually started experimenting with inkjet printers very early. Based on some of his "later" information and practices, Zhao Ye plans to launch a monochrome inkjet version first. In principle, this kind of printer is actually very simple.
At the nozzle, there is a set of capillary tubes for the ejected ink. In this capillary tube, due to the specific capillary effect, it will not flow out on its own. At this time, an electric heating device is added to the outside of the capillary tube.
Under the control of the chip, it is heated instantly according to the demand. In this way, a high temperature is formed in the capillary tube, and the ink inside will be "sprayed" out by the steam from the heated part. This is the principle of the inkjet printer.
Does it sound simple? But it is not easy to make. First of all, it is used for sprayed ink, which cannot be used with traditional ink. The new ink formula is a "problem". Fortunately, this is for Zhao
As far as Ye is concerned, it’s really not difficult.
The second is the technology of heating sufficiently thin capillary tubes. Because it is impossible to place only one capillary tube in a small area, this will cause a series of problems, such as how to heat adjacent capillary tubes while one is heated and the other is not.
There will be no mutual influence. There are also a series of issues such as the position control of the printer nozzle, the position control of the paper, the cost of the overall product, etc., which require continuous testing and exploration.
Zhao Ye has produced three types of products based on different user groups. They can be divided into three levels: large, medium and small in terms of volume.
Large-scale printers are used in government agencies, large companies, etc. Its main features are large size, many nozzles, and correspondingly, more ink storage. Medium-sized printers are basically targeted at small businesses or banks and the like.
Department. This model focuses on practicality, the price is medium, and the speed and accuracy are acceptable. As for small printers, its only advantage is the price.
Zhao Ye didn't even plan to make much money on the printer itself, but put future profits on consumables. This is also a feature of the printer market in later generations.
Printers are almost sold to you at a loss, but after you use their printer, the price of consumables will really make you cry! However, if you are really asked to replace it, you may not be able to make up your mind. And the biggest problem is
Yes, even if you switch to a new brand, you will find that these manufacturers basically follow the same routine, just changing the brand to trick others.
Zhao Ye plans to carry forward this glorious tradition. However, personal PCs have not yet become popular. Even saying it is popular is a bit exaggerated. There are almost no computers specially prepared for individuals in the world. In this case, there will be no market for printers.
Already?
Of course not, you can’t print, but you can still try copying, dear!
For small and medium-sized computers, the copy function is a must-have.
However, in future improvements, Zhao Ye still added a printing interface. After all, it is incomplete if it cannot be connected to a computer's printer.
When it comes to lasers, Zhao Ye and the others still have some experience. Zhao Ye spent a month tinkering in his own laboratory No. 8, and finally turned his dream into a reality.
On this day, Zhao Ye asked people to put the three devices he had "made" into the conference room. Here, a computer was also installed. When Director Yang and others entered the conference room one after another,
Every now and then, I couldn't stop looking at what Zhao Ye had been tinkering with during this period.
"Yezi, what are you doing? It doesn't look like a server?" A director of a production workshop looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see anything, and couldn't help but want to ask.
As soon as he asked this question, the whole conference room became buzzing and noisy.
When Director Yang saw that this was not possible, he immediately announced the start of the meeting and asked Zhao Ye to talk about the latest results of the laboratory.
"Dear leaders, what is in front of you now is our latest achievement, the printer. With this device, everyone can print out the things in the computer through this device."
"Wait a minute, is this a printing press?" Political Commissar Luo interrupted Zhao Ye and asked.
"Political Commissar Luo, this one is similar, but not the same. The printing press is about printing newspapers, books, etc. in batches according to the layout. The printer is to meet the daily work needs. For example, we wrote an article on the computer
What should we do if we want to turn an article or official letter into something on paper? In the past, we copied it by hand. But with a printer, it is different. We no longer need to write and draw with that pen.
, but you can use this printer to easily print things on the computer screen onto paper."
"Ah! This is so amazing! Yezi, hurry up and demonstrate it for us." said the head of the publicity section of a factory.
"Okay, Section Chief Zhao, do you have any information you want to print? You can try it on site."
"Hey, this is not easy. I'll give you this and print out fifty copies." Section Chief Zhao of the Publicity Department said and threw a floppy disk to Zhao Ye.
Zhao Ye didn't say anything, and just put the floppy disk into the computer in front of everyone. After doing it, Zhao Ye saw that there was a notification message inside.
The content is not long, only two or three pages.
In this computer, Zhao Ye has already installed a printer driver card. Current computers do not have the universal USB sockets of later generations. Instead, they need to plug in an expansion slot on the motherboard of the computer to connect the printer.
Function expansion card. In this way, the printer and the computer are connected to each other.
In addition, on the computer, drivers are installed in advance so that early text editors can establish contact with the printer card.
Having said so much, in fact, Zhao Ye had already debugged a lot of the work before. Zhao Ye opened the file with text editing software, then selected the print button in a menu bar, and it went dark.