Video Game Empire

Just when Li Xuan was spending a lot of dollars in the United States, the engineers of Dongfang Electronics were busy with the first personal computer - ABC (puter) coming out.

ABC is based on the original Atom computer of Aikang, but the configuration of Atom is relatively low, with only 2K RAM and 8K ROM. In order to reduce costs, various accessories have been simplified to the extreme, and only the most basic performance can be achieved.

After Aikon was merged into Dongfang Electronics, Chris Currie led the R&D team and completed the prototype design of the ABC computer in just one month. Compared with the previous ATOM computer, the memory configuration of the ABC computer has been greatly improved. The memory of the basic ABC-1 is 64K, and the memory of the improved ABC-2 is 112K.

Originally, Li Xuan wanted the three grades of low, medium and high, but Currie did not finally adopt it in the actual design. If he added a low-end model, it would overlap with the Atom computers that are still on the market.

So Currie divided the newly developed ABC computer into two configurations: basic and advanced. In addition to the improved memory configuration, the biggest change in the ABC computer is the addition of various application interfaces, including a floppy drive interface, a serial interface, a parallel interface, an analog interface, and a dedicated interface that can expand the second processor.

Of course, the reason why ABC's research and development is so fast is actually the integration of the efforts of the Hong Kong R&D team of Dongfang Electronics and the British Aikang team in the past period of time. Because the computers developed by both sides use the MOS6502 processor as the core CPU, the development results of the two sides can be easily combined.

For example, the BASIC language package contained in ABC computer ROM is a slightly improved and upgraded product of BASIC in the previous Atom. The East-DOS operating system, as well as East-Word, East-Table and other application software just developed by the Hong Kong R&D team, can be applied to the new ABC computer with only a few modifications.

In addition, the ABC computer uses many mature accessories from other companies. For example, the floppy drive uses a 5.25-inch floppy disk drive designed by WD (Western Digital) with the WD1770 control chip just developed by itself.

These reasons have greatly shortened the development cycle of ABC Computer.

"The colleagues in the R&D department have come up with the prototype, and we need to take the responsibility for the next production!" He Guoyuan, who is in charge of the company's operations, glanced at the other people in the conference room, and finally focused on the upcoming On the body of Su Bingnan, the director of the main board factory that was put into production.

He smiled and asked: "Su Sheng, Xuan Shao wants to make our first personal computer product officially launched in August, and strive to win a part of the student market before the school starts. The supply of motherboards for your department is the top priority. !"

"He Sheng, our motherboard factory can start production at the beginning of July half a month earlier than the original plan. We have changed the production plan to give priority to manufacturing computer boards. Although the initial production efficiency will be slower, the factory will leave the factory every month. 40,000 motherboards are still guaranteed!"

Su Bingnan said calmly that the design capacity of the motherboard factory is 50,000 motherboards per month. He Guoyuan nodded, and then turned his attention to the face of Kwong Jingrong, the director of the purchasing department.

Kwong Jingrong immediately said: "He Sheng, our purchasing department has also completed preliminary negotiations with various major suppliers. Among them, the chip business such as processors and memory chips is still supplied by Seiko Epson, and the PCB board is selected from Japan. CMK is responsible for printing! The display is manufactured by Lu's Electronics, and the floppy drive is supplied by Western Digital Corporation! The main frame and keyboard are produced by GRDS, a factory in Singapore! Finally, we selected three local electronics companies in Hong Kong that meet the requirements. factory, and at the same time, ABC is responsible for the final assembly business for us!"

With the previous experience in the production of arcade and GameBoy handhelds, the operation department of Dongfang Electronics has made full and detailed arrangements for the production and manufacturing process of the new ABC computer. In addition to the main board production, Dongfang Electronics itself is responsible for coordinating the timely supply of various suppliers according to the signed agreement, and then the Hong Kong foundry is responsible for the final assembly.

Of course, all production plans have not yet started. The first batch of ABC prototypes will undergo a month-long high-intensity and intensive test to find out all kinds of hidden problems, and make final improvements before they are officially finalized.

"Hey, we seem to be on the same plane as the last time we came! I still have an impression of the flight attendant who was in charge of collecting the boarding pass just now. It was also her last time. She smiled with two dimples on her face. Girls with dimples are very lucky!" Zhuang Erjing said to Li Xuan next to him.

"Are you praising yourself for being lucky?" Li Xuan glanced at her with a smile.

"No way! I don't have dimples on my face when I laugh. Have you ever looked at me seriously before laughing!" Zhuang Erjing gave him a white look.

"Why don't you laugh at me now!" Li Xuan said and suddenly reached out and lightly pinched her face.

"Why, don't do anything!" Zhuang Erjing slapped his bad hand away.

"I'm kindly prepared to give you some good luck by hand, but you don't know the heart of a good person!"

Li Xuan laughed, and Zhuang Erjing's small fist was gently caught by him, and then he pulled the other side into his arms.

"Let go of me, be careful I go back and tell Aunt Hong that you are always harassing me!" Zhuang Erjing glared at him.

Li Xuan immediately smiled shyly, let go of the strength in his hand, and let her break free.

"Every good thing you men eat from the bowl, UU reading www.uukanshu.com looks at the pot!" Zhuang Erjing said with a blushing face, but there was a hint of sourness in his heart.

"Who told you to look so beautiful, men's resistance to beautiful women is always very low!" Li Xuan casually defended himself.

"What are you peeking at again?" Zhuang Erjing always felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his eyes staring at him all the time, with a smirk on his face.

"The next time you wear a black bra, remember not to wear a white shirt, it's all revealing. Isn't this deliberately tempting me to commit a crime!" Li Xuan said solemnly.

"Ah, you're such a big bastard!" Zhuang Erjing immediately raised his hands on his chest, turned around in a hurry, and put on the coat he just took off.

"Aren't you hot?" Li Xuan teased with a smile on his face.

"It's up to you!" Zhuang Erjing had an intoxicating blush on his face, and he hated it to death, so he simply turned his head to the other side and looked at the runway outside the plane window.

Li Xuan shook his head. It was true that men became bad when they had money. He found that his resistance to this charming female assistant was getting lower and lower. Could it be because the abstinence time was too long?

Thinking of his girlfriend Zhong Chuhong's charming ketone body that kept him entertained, Li Xuan felt a little hot all of a sudden, and hurriedly suppressed his thoughts. Hong Gu's second film should have been filmed long ago. I wonder if it will be released?

During this period of time, Li Xuan first went to the United Kingdom, and then went to the United States non-stop, and he left his girlfriend in the cold. He felt that he had to make up for it when he went back.

PS: Everyone rummaged through their pockets, and if there are any votes that have not been cast, throw them at me!