The Wanhe team brought five computers. These five computers were shipped from the United States to Hong Kong Island by sea, and then transported by land to Shanghai. The transportation alone took a week. Now the five computers are placed in a In a clean factory building, more than a dozen people helped Wanhe start installing these computers.
"This is a computer? It's so exquisite!"
Wang Haijun was very excited after seeing the computer.
"Brother Wang, this is the host, this is the screen, and this is the keyboard. The three parts can be connected together to form a whole!"
Wanhe explained from the side.
The five computers were quickly assembled together. Wanhe turned on the power of one computer and the computer started up a few minutes later.
Just starting the computer made Liu Lang impatient, but Wang Haijun and several other college students watched intently, and even let out an exclamation when a cursor appeared on the dark screen.
"I can show you now!"
Shen He sat in front of the computer and started typing. In a short while, he wrote an English poem. Then he entered a command and the printer connected to the host printed out the poem.
"Wow! It's so, so amazing!"
Everyone cheered, and Wang Haijun looked incredible as he held the piece of paper.
There are also printers in the country now, but these printers can only print out after typesetting, and they need to go through a very tedious process. Where can it be completed with only one process like now?
"Many companies in the United States are already equipped with such computers, and our Wan'an company's computers are even more popular. The main reason is that our company's word processing system is very powerful and can perform decimal points, paragraph indentation, font size expansion or Even if you zoom out, you can express it without any difference!"
Shen He explained to everyone.
"Decimal point, paragraph indentation? How simple is this! Can't a computer express it?"
One student was very surprised. This is the most basic writing ability!
"Haha, computers are not comparable to our human brains. Our human brains are the most advanced computers. They generate consciousness, analyze problems, and solve problems. Each of them is so natural and harmonious. But don't forget, the human brain is It is composed of countless neurons. This kind of neuron is equivalent to a computer chip, but the current computer chip only has a few thousand electronic components. You can imagine the same, what would happen if the human brain only had a few thousand neurons? That is He is a fool, he can’t even speak, he can’t even think. We, the people, just have to constantly improve the technology of computer chips and bring them closer to the human brain. For example, what we are currently studying is a kind of picture. I can show you the processing program!"
Shen He continued to input language on the keyboard. The originally black screen gradually changed from black to gray, and then a picture slowly appeared.
Obviously, this is a picture of a mountain, with a winding outline of the mountain. Some parts of the outline are darker and some are lighter, but they are all black and white, without any other colors.
"This is the image processing program we are developing now. Once it is fully mature, what you will see will be a majestic mountain with green jade birds singing and flowers fragrant. Once this processing program is developed by us, it will be a revolution in the chip industry. Huge breakthrough!”
Shen He said very proudly.
"Picture processing program?"
Wang Haidong and others seemed to understand.
"Brother Shen, what is the main problem now?"
Liu Lang suddenly asked.
"The main problems now are two points. One is the memory problem. The current computer storage is only 14 MB. If you want to double the storage on this basis, the chip must be doubled accordingly. In that case, the cost will increase significantly! "
Shen He answered.
"Is fourteen MB of memory placed in this box? That's incredible!"
Wang Haijun suddenly marveled at the side.
"I once read an article about computers when the United States developed the atomic bomb 40 years ago. It said that a computer with only 2 MB of memory at that time weighed several tons and could only be transported by trucks. Today's storage The weapon has improved seven times compared to that era, but the body size has shrunk so much, it’s amazing!”
Many people don't know what a memory is for, but Wang Haijun knows much more about computers than others. His knowledge is not even included in university textbooks. There are some books about computers in the library of Huaxia University. , this is all after the reform and opening up, many overseas Chinese donated a lot of books to the country, including some related books, but these books only describe some concepts of computers, but few people in China can understand these books. , it has been in the library for almost a year and not many people have borrowed it.
Wang Haijun found several related books in the library of Huaxia University. He read these books over and over again as treasures. Otherwise, could he understand the so-called artificial intelligence?
"Navy, you are right. It was the first generation of storage. At that time, the United States used computers when it was developing the atomic bomb. The computers at that time were as big as four or five rooms and could only perform data calculations. , but this kind of computing power is already much more powerful than the human brain. Without these computers, the atomic bomb would have been delayed by one year."
Shen He nodded.
This Wang Haijun is indeed an "extraterrestrial". He knows far more about computers than other students. He does have the potential to become an excellent computer engineer.
People like Shen He and Wan He thought to themselves.
"Memory is of course a big problem, but this is a hardware problem. I believe there will be a major breakthrough soon!"
Liu Lang nodded and said, Apple's first personal computer will be launched in the second half of this year. This computer heralds that the world will enter the era of personal computers. It is called a personal computer because of its large appearance. It is so small that it can be placed on a table, unlike the computers of Wanan Company, which require at least two tables to place and weigh more than 200 kilograms. How can an individual use such a bulky computer?
Of course, Apple's personal computers did not sell very well at the beginning. The reason was the price. The price of a personal computer was more than four thousand US dollars, and the price was almost as high as that of an ordinary second-hand car, even in the United States. Very few people would buy it. Why would they buy it for their home?
Therefore, Apple computers during this period were sold to various universities for teaching use, or to some large companies. At this stage, Apple computers did not pose a threat to Wan'an Company, but some people have already smelled the personalization of computers. There is huge potential. If the chips of these computers can be designed with more functions, and if the cost of these computers can be reduced further, what will be the result?
The person who thought of the former question was a man named Gates, and the person who thought of the latter question was IBM. The two companies worked together to promote the rapid development of personal computers, pushing the world into the era of computer information in just two or three years.
, as for Wanan Company, they are still stuck in their ways and have been eliminated by this era at a rate of decline.
Of course, these are all things that happened in Liu Lang's previous life, and he has changed this life. At least what Wan He is doing now is what Gates did.
"Brother Shen, what's your second question? What is it?"