Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 61 Developing the Motherboard

It is not easy to overthrow Nintendo, the key depends on whether the game is fun or not.

The performance of game consoles developed by Sega, Sony and other companies is basically better than that of FC red and white machines, but they still have not competed with Nintendo.

The reason why players buy game consoles is because the games that this game console is paired with are fun. If you understand this, and then compete with Nintendo, you will have the possibility of defeating the opponent.

The cost of game development in this era is very low, the difficulty is relatively small, and the game size is only tens of KB.

Of course, this is mainly due to the limited capacity of early storage media, and games with such a small capacity can only be developed.

In terms of art, the art material of an 8-bit machine is 8bit, and there are only 256 (2^8) kinds of color definitions.Early games were almost all pixel games, the colors were relatively single, and the bytes occupied by a pixel were relatively small.In addition, the game materials will be reused at that time, which further reduces the capacity.

In terms of music, just like fine arts, music can only be represented by at most 2^8 sound types, which is relatively simple.

Game tools do not have the concept of "game engine". Game manufacturers must consider directly calling the bottom layer for rendering, which will greatly reduce the middle class and further reduce the capacity occupied by "code" in the game.

Zhao Ye wanted to develop game consoles and games at this time, but he felt that his business was getting bigger and bigger, but the company's own talent training speed couldn't keep up with his plan.

Wujiang Microelectronics has enough engineers, and there are many talents who are proficient in software and hardware, but they all have their own development tasks.

"The main markets for games are Japan and the United States. RB has the most game employees, and the salary of RB people is much lower than that of Americans. In addition, I have to make plans for the 'Plaza Accord', so I have to go abroad. one trip!"

"RB Tokyo has a foreign exchange market, and you can go directly to Tokyo by yourself."

"Wujiang Company has set up a branch in RB, which mainly sells Chinese cards, typewriters, and BB machines, and has achieved good sales so far."

"Strive to develop game consoles and game software before the 'Plaza Accord' is signed, and sell them to make a fortune!"

"It seems that I have to stay up late and work overtime again!"

Zhao Ye smiled wryly, feeling really pained and happy.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, he took a plane and returned to the capital.

The development progress of the computer motherboard is very fast, Zhao Ye wants to develop it as soon as possible.On the one hand, selling computer motherboards can make a lot of money; on the other hand, the development team of computer motherboards has strong skills, and with the cooperation of Zhao Ye, they can quickly develop game consoles.Because the main component of the game console is the game motherboard.The motherboard team led by Wang Jizhi has accumulated a lot of advanced technology and experience in this area.

At 9:[-] in the morning of the next day, Zhao Ye came to Wujiang Group, and the main developer of the computer motherboard was already waiting in the conference room.

Zhao Ye walked into the meeting room, and the two exchanged pleasantries.

"How far has the progress of the computer motherboard reached?" Zhao Ye sat on the first seat and asked straightforwardly.

Wang Jizhi replied: "The basic functions of the computer motherboard have been realized. We are currently developing the 'dynamic overclocking technology' you mentioned earlier. After the motherboard adopts this technology, the system can always monitor the operating status of the CPU and automatically Monitor system information such as I/O voltage, CPU temperature, core voltage, fan speed, etc., and implement triple protection for CPU, including first-level buzzer alarm, second-level CPU deceleration, and third-level automatic shutdown protection to ensure CPU safety.

In addition, the motherboard has also enhanced the error detection function, setting up three LEDs corresponding to the CPU, memory, keyboard and mouse of the computer, so that users can understand the status of the computer more intuitively and find the problem location accurately in time.This kind of fool-like computer fault diagnosis function is very convenient even for ordinary users! "

Zhao Ye nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Next, I will work with you to realize these functions!"

When Wang Jizhi and others heard this, their faces showed joy.

Technically, Zhao Ye had almost no problems that he could not solve.

Many problems that had troubled them for several days, as long as they were in Zhao Ye's hands, they would be solved immediately.

Zhao Ye said again: "This time we have to work overtime to develop the computer motherboard, because next, we have to develop new products immediately, and the time is tight, so in the next few months, everyone should work harder. , When the project is completed, there is no need to mention the bonus, and I will give you a long vacation...Well, it is the company's team building, organizing everyone to go on a trip, as for where to go, it will be decided by voting at that time!"

After Zhao Ye finished speaking, everyone immediately cheered.

"Long live the boss!!!"

"Boss is awesome!!!"

"Isn't it just working overtime? No problem. Anyway, I'm single, so I don't have anything to do after get off work!"

As soon as the words came out, those who had girlfriends or wives looked at each other in dismay, complaining in their hearts, you are single and you are amazing, but have you considered people who are not single?
Dating?See a movie?Hand in public food?Which one is not at night~
"Boss, can I take my girlfriend with me when the company team is traveling?"

Zhao Ye smiled and said, "Yes, everyone can bring family members, boyfriend and girlfriend, parents, brothers and sisters are all fine, in principle there should be no more than two."

"Really? That's really great! Boss is awesome!"

Zhao Ye smiled, it's only a few dollars, it's a trivial matter.

After the meeting, many people were extremely excited, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

For the next period of time, Zhao Ye stayed in the laboratory most of the time. With the help of Zhao Ye, a technical master, the development progress of the computer motherboard was advancing by leaps and bounds.

On April 4, Zhao Ye, Wang Jizhi and others successfully developed a computer motherboard compatible with IBM-PC.

"We succeeded and finally developed the motherboard!"

In the laboratory, everyone cheered.

A faint smile appeared on Zhao Ye's face.

A researcher named Wang Fei in the laboratory cried with joy. He usually has the habit of writing a diary. At this time, he took out the diary from the drawer and wrote in it: "On April 4, we finally developed the computer motherboard. Yes, this is a great victory, we have developed a motherboard that is ahead of the world!!!”

But when he opened his recent diary, the content was boring and boring:
"On April 4, I worked overtime until 6 p.m.

On April 4th, I worked overtime until 7pm.

On April 4th, work overtime.

On April 4th, I still worked overtime.

On the afternoon of April 4th, the boss solved a big problem. Everyone was very happy. Today we only work overtime until 10 o'clock.

On April 4th, work overtime.

On April 4th, it was stormy at night, and everyone was still working overtime.

……

"

The overtime culture of Wujiang Company can be seen.

"Clap clap clap!"

Zhao Ye clapped his palms to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Check the main board a few more times. If there is no problem, we will immediately build a production line and start mass production. Next, everyone will have a day off, and then we will start a new project and develop a game console! Everyone will continue to work hard and carry forward the spirit of hard work. We Do you have the confidence to develop a game console within three months?"

"Yes~"

Everyone answered in unison, but the voice seemed weak.

Zhao Ye: "..."

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