Chapter 206 The first generation of Apple goes on sale
"Director, okay, we're done!" Listening to the sound of firecrackers in the distance, the team leader in charge of the testing finally handed a test report into Zhao Ye's hands.
Zhao Ye looked through this document, feeling happy and nervous at the same time.
He was happy because his first personal computer was finally completed, and he was nervous because the computer was finally completed.
Regardless of whether it will succeed or not, Zhao Ye has no chance to modify or interfere with it at this time. Time will not allow him to do so, and reality does not allow it. At present, he can only have people copy the software
Send it to the capital and have someone fly it to the United States.
The rest of the time is waiting for good or bad news to come from over there.
Waiting is the most torturous thing.
This is also a hurdle that must be passed when developing commercial computers or any other products. At this time, no one will be nervous unless he does not care about the results.
However, how can anyone who has invested so much effort in a product not care about it?
Zhao Ye picked up the pen and signed the document. Then he went home directly.
In the new factory, he also has a home. Although he is the only one in this house.
It’s the Chinese New Year, and the leaders of the factory committee have a lot of work and are very busy. However, from cadres to employees, everyone understands that Zhao Ye, the factory director, did not appear in various meetings or celebrations. Their factory director
We are currently focusing on product research and development. No conscientious worker or cadre will complain about a factory director who has been living in a laboratory for half a year and has not been out.
For Zhao Ye, who is both a scientist and a factory director, everyone has only one word in their hearts: admiration.
However, at this time, Zhao Ye, whom they admired, was sleeping soundly on his bed at home.
It's the New Year, and Zhao Ye doesn't have any special hobbies, let alone anyone he particularly wants to see. Only by sending himself to sleep can he control his various emotions at this moment.
Zhao Ye stayed at home for ten days in a row. During this period, a magical machine suddenly appeared on the market in the United States. Everyone was very curious about this machine. From the introduction in the newspaper, it can be seen that this machine can
It helps people easily process various text and graphic documents. And the most important thing is his text editing and typesetting technology. In the past, ordinary printers were used for these tasks. Once an error occurred, the entire page was scrapped and had to be reprinted.
Things are different now. With this machine, you can modify your files at will on a TV-like screen until it achieves the effect you want most, and then you can print it.
Moreover, you can also save these files on a small floppy disk and take them to any place with a computer for modification and printing.
This kind of technology is simply disruptive to people’s daily work!
Jenny works in the editorial office of a newspaper. Her daily job is to receive letters and reply to various contributors. Such letters are often formulaic. In her previous work, she had to use a typewriter every day.
Keep typing almost the same content. You may think that if you print the same document frequently, you should be more proficient and avoid making mistakes. But the fact is just the opposite. Because each of these replies is slightly different, Jenny often
Wrong letter.
If you type a wrong letter, the reply letter that may be almost finished will have to be reprinted, and the time spent before will be in vain.
When Jenny saw this new device in the newspaper, she immediately thought of how to apply it to her work.
If she had such a device, her work would become extremely simple. Therefore, Jenny applied for such a device from her boss as soon as possible.
Thanks to Jenny's special relationship with the newspaper owner, she quickly obtained the purchase permission. Today, Jenny brought the check and arrived at the Apple Computer sales mall early in the morning.
She came here according to normal working hours, but when she stood at the entrance of this shopping mall, she was asked to queue up.
"I just went in to buy a computer, why do I have to queue on the street?" Jenny asked the mall staff angrily.
"Beautiful lady, as you can see, these are people who want to buy Apple computers. If you are not here to buy computers, you can go in now."
"What, these people are all buying computers? Why are there so many people?"
"Because Apple has set up a customer experience event, as long as you are willing to buy a computer, you can experience it for half an hour for free under the guidance of professionals. If you buy their computer, you can also enjoy two hours of
Training courses.”
"What? Are they training everyone here? How big of a place can they do this kind of thing here? Besides, no one needs two hours. Doesn't that mean that even if I queue for a whole day, I may not be able to get my turn to buy?
"
"Madam, there is nothing we can do about it." The man shrugged, making a helpless expression. Jenny is a beautiful woman, and with such physical conditions, she has rarely waited in line like this in her previous work.
experience.
After only half an hour, she was already impatient to wait. When she saw the staff member maintaining order again, Jenny immediately stopped him.
"If I just buy a computer and don't need training courses, do I have to wait like this?"
"Well, I'm sorry, madam, no one has made such a choice yet, and I don't know very well." The staff member was stopped by Jenny's question and could only say that he didn't know either.
"Then take me to the sales place and ask. If you can buy it directly without taking the training class, I can just buy one." Jenny felt as if she had found a shortcut.
Following the staff, Jenny came to the Apple store on the first floor of the shopping mall. After asking the staff here, a sales manager from Apple came out to receive Jenny.
"Ma'am, I still hope you can receive training. Otherwise, you may have to spend a long time studying on your own after you go back. Believe me, that will be a very painful thing." The sales manager followed the company's suggestions and tried his best.
Advise the customer Jenny.
"Sir, don't you think this is very unreasonable? What we want to buy is just a computer, do we need to be forced to learn it? How do you know that if I buy it back, I will use it for myself? Maybe I just buy it for the company.
Think about it, even if I learn it, what's the use? Maybe this computer will not be assigned to me at all. After all, this is a piece of equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars. You don't know how stingy my boss is.
.”
"Oh! Beautiful lady, no matter how stingy I am, I will never refuse to pay a little more for a computer for someone like you! You deserve the best!" The sales manager was obviously attracted by Jenny's
The Soul Captivating Magic was able to suppress him, and at this moment, the words he spoke had room for imagination.
Jenny was not disgusted with him, on the contrary, she hoped that the sales manager would have enough talent or wealth, so that she might be able to start a new relationship.
"Sir, I think I'd better buy a computer directly. I really don't want to wait here anymore. Maybe after you get off work, you can come to the company where I work and give me a training in person!"
The blond sales manager accurately grasped Jenny's intention. Looking at the charming and enchanting woman in front of him, the young sales manager couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
Jenny got her wish and bought an Apple computer and matching printer. Because she did not choose a training course, the company thoughtfully gave her a self-study manual.
After the computer was installed in the newspaper's editorial office, almost everyone gathered in front of the computer with a brightly colored monitor.
"Jenny, how do you use this thing?" asked an editor.
"Wait a minute, let me study the manual!" Jenny didn't understand this. She fiddled with it for a long time, but she couldn't make the computer work properly.
At this time, the sales manager, who had Jenny in his mind, hurriedly came to the company where Jenny worked.
As soon as he entered here, he saw Jenny surrounded by a group of people. Before he could speak, Jenny's voice rang out.
"Mr. Robert, you are finally here, come and give us training, we can't wait." Of course Jenny knew why this guy came to her, but it was still working time, and the most important thing was that she
The boss is by her side, and she can't let this new goldfish destroy the ecological balance of her place.
"Hello, Mr. Robert, are you a trainer sent by Apple?" the owner of the small newspaper asked.
"Oh no, I'm not, actually, um, I am..."
"He is not from Apple, but from me..."
"Okay, okay, I don't care where you are from, you are here for training, right?" the boss asked with eyes wide open.
"Oh, yes." Robert said timidly.
"Then let's get started! We can't wait, today's evening paper is still waiting for our manuscript!" an editor said loudly.
Therefore, Robert, who originally wanted to come here to find passion, had to bite the bullet and start training the people here.
By noon, everyone here had fully mastered the use of this computer.
In fact, this operation is very simple. Zhao Ye's computer is produced for people in the United States. Zhao Ye knows more or less about the people in this country. For this group of people, you must not regard them as...
What kind of senior intellectuals should treat it? In the development of software, one thing Zhao Ye emphasizes every day is that people in the United States are all fools. The software you design must be the kind of thing that fools can use in order to be marketable.
As soon as it becomes complicated, people in the United States will immediately be unable to accept it.
Although Zhao Ye's words made the programmers who were engaged in development curl their lips, this request made Apple Computer immediately become the most popular office equipment in the United States.