Chapter 117: Joe's Opponent

Chapter 117: Joe's Opponent

The software industry was disturbed, and the balance of the personal computer industry was also broken. Wang An's first-generation personal computer finally appeared.

In terms of the use of hardware, Wang An Computer is also quite conservative, basically on par with the second-generation Apple machine.

You'd have to say this is fine for a larger word processor, their design is really lackluster.

But a big factory is a big factory, and their computers are also very popular in the market. The personal computer market has ushered in the era of melee for the first time.

White Software's substantial price reduction prompted computer manufacturers to increase their publicity efforts. Many users who are holding coins to wait and see are no longer waiting.

The theory that microcomputers are useless is being ridiculed again, which embarrasses some old guys.

Whether it is useful or not depends on what experts say. This is something that consumers should decide. Why should brickmakers do it for them? It is better to give young people more opportunities.

Wang An Computer, as the first giant to step into personal PCs, naturally realized the vastness of the market, and the unit price of PCs is far higher than that of word processors.

Such a good start naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Qiao Dashen.

"William, you have to be fast, we can't wait for the Lisa project."

Listening to Master Qiao's slightly complaining tone, William White didn't care.

"Old Joe, our beta version is already in place. Your problem is the production process. My software can't be sold to only one company. As you can see, our competitors are also very powerful." William White didn't listen to him. Just throw the pot away.

"Okay, okay, don't forget your promise."

"Yeah, don't worry, I'm very trustworthy."

William White is also powerless to complain about God Joe's request, so what if you provide Apple's software for three months first, your Lisa project is so rubbish, it is definitely something that cannot be recovered.

Master Qiao still doesn't know that his biggest opponent is not Wang An, but the blue giant Gabill Gates is the key. Wang An's system is the same as Apple's, it is exclusive, and he can't beat the blue giant with a group of younger brothers. .

Master Qiao didn't take Bill Gates seriously, and he also helped Bill's business a lot, and even encouraged Microsoft to develop office software.

Bill Gates is really having a headache right now. To say that he is not tempted is bullshit, but he is not that impulsive. William White is not so easy to deal with. It is best not to confront him head-on.

"Boss, Microsoft has received an order from Big Blue. Although the news is secret, we still know about it."

For this result, although William White was disappointed, he didn't care too much. "Well, Tom, find out what their plans are. Microsoft can't make it out of thin air. They bought that company, or got some authorization."

"Okay, boss, I'll check right away." Seeing that the boss didn't sound very unhappy, he finally let go of his heart.

"Is MSDOS about to debut? Why are there still some small expectations? Haha!"

In a sense, this is actually insider trading. What kind of system does Bill Gates have? MSDOS is just the garbage he bought, and he changed it a little and then sold it.

No matter when the IBM PC appears, White Software will launch supporting software as soon as possible. The things that are sold now are just small things. If they fall behind in the next wave, there will be no White Software in this world.

Master Qiao has encountered challenges, and so has William White. Not only has he encountered trouble in the software field, but arcade machines will also usher in a change.

Motorola's 68000 series actually has a derivative product, which is the 65 series derived from the 68 series. The sad thing is that this thing does not belong to Motorola.

The reason for the birth of AMD is similar. Due to the different concepts, the core personnel have found another way.

This MOC company is also wonderful. The CPU of the 6502 series is almost open source. It seems that any factory can produce it, and the required cost is close to zero.

Nowadays, thinking about monopoly is just a dream. Apple's first and second generations all use this CPU, and Atari's 2600 also uses this chipset.

In William White's view, the potential of the 6800 is undoubtedly greater. If a breakthrough can be made in low power consumption, the potential of this chip is absolutely huge.

"Boss, Mr. Felson is here."

"Well, let him go to the meeting room, we will have a meeting directly."

"Okay, boss."

It is not difficult to obtain the authorization of Motorola, but it is more difficult to acquire the chip department as a whole. However, William White decided to give it a try.

"Filson, what does Motorola say?"

"Boss, there is no problem with the production authorization, but their production capacity and yield are not good, and they are also looking for a third-party factory."

"Hey, there won't be anything in the short term, and it will definitely not work in the long term. Can the guys who went to MOC pack it up and dig it back?"

Felson thought about it and said: "If there are enough interests, I believe they will not refuse."

"Okay, let's do this right away and tell the semiconductor manufacturers that we need a partner."

To a certain extent, William White can be regarded as a cocoon. Motorola originally had no idea about the chip department, but it is different with the arcade machines of the legendary world. This department is obviously very profitable.

He doesn't want to use 6502 for his video game console. Although this thing is very good, the threshold is too low. Atari develops on this basis, which can easily pose a threat to him.

It is not suitable to directly use 6800, and there is indeed a huge waste. The frequency of the red and white machine is less than 2 Hz, so why should he exaggerate it too much?

The only problem is the bandwidth. The red and white machine has had technical failures, mainly caused by insufficient bandwidth. This is the congenital deficiency of the 8-bit processor.

Since those geniuses can create an 8-bit processor on the basis of 68000, then 16-bit processors will not be difficult. If this thing is produced, it will definitely beat Intel's 8080.

In fact, Motorola is also hesitating. In their view, although the 68000 still has potential, the profit margin is the same. 50 dollars range.

William White had no time to tangle, and the various departments began to act quickly.

As a result, Motorola obviously couldn't sit still. What people want is not 6800, but a chip for video game consoles.

It is not difficult for them to draw the above conclusions. What they need is design authorization. This is directly intended to be modified on the basis of 68000. It is too simple to draw this conclusion. Why are their CPUs desperately dropping in price? Isn’t it because they were cheated by MOC Yes, the lawsuit has been entangled for a long time.

William White is reasonable and is willing to spend money to buy it, but MOC is not so particular.

Shall we cooperate?

"What? Cooperate with the spin-off chip department?"

"Yes, boss, they don't want to sell as a whole, but they can cooperate."

"Well, this can be discussed. I need at least 30% of the shares. The production base will be in the foot basin, so there will be an investor in the foot basin."

"Okay, boss, let's negotiate right away."

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