Chapter 1908 Eternal Classic

The WIN86 mentioned by Bill Gates actually had a more famous name in its previous life.

Win95!

Yes.

It is the first generation operating system of the first generation computers that entered the homes of ordinary people in China.

In the minds of young people born in the 1970s and 1980s, win95 is an eternal classic, far surpassing future win98, win2000, winNT, etc.

That is, only winXP can compare with it.

When ordinary young people get a computer, the first thing they usually do is play games.

Games running on WIN95, including Dune, Red Alert, Legend of Sword and Fairy... etc., are all generational memories of countless people.

Even 40 years later, there are still people playing and reminiscing about these games.

Of course, there is also the idea and impression of "the first is always the best", but win95's simple operation and smooth various experiences have made it seem like a new door has been opened for young people and children in China. New windows through which to view the wider world.

This kind of experience may only be comparable to the feeling of using a smartphone for the first time 15 years later.

Such a wonderful feeling is definitely not only available to Chinese people.

Young people and children in foreign countries also feel the same way about win95.

This unprecedented first-generation operating system that can be called intelligent operation has turned computers that could only be used by experts or adults in the past into toys for children. Such an exciting experience really makes them ecstatic .

Therefore, win95 became the beginning of Microsoft's real take-off.

It was also from that era that it defeated the Apple operating system that could be compared with it before, and quickly occupied almost all commercial and civilian computer operating systems, realizing Microsoft's dream of dominating the computer industry!

From that time on, as long as there are computers, Microsoft will definitely be the dominant player in this industry.

And Apple, which was already struggling to survive, was even more miserable because of this and almost went bankrupt.

In the second year after win95 was released, they could no longer support it and invited Gang Leader Qiao to come back, and then began Gang Leader Qiao's second and greatest miraculous career.

But Gang Leader Qiao's greatness lies not in computers, but in smartphones that he once denounced as "not doing his job properly."

In terms of computer operating systems, even Apple's IOS system, which has achieved the ultimate, cannot beat Microsoft's system - in fact, it does not even have the ability to challenge Microsoft's Windows system.

Apple's IOS system will always be used by only a small number of people.

The most popular, most common, and most commonly used system is Microsoft's Windows system.

Even among the fashion-conscious young people who buy Apple computers for the sake of good looks, dazzling, and pretense, at least one-third of them either have dual systems of IOS and Windows, or they just buy them directly. All of them were flashed to WINDOWS system, only the Apple shell and hardware performance were retained.

People who use Windows systems almost never think of switching to IOS systems.

Of course, they cannot transfer it, because IOS is completely closed and is not sold to the outside world at all, but is only used by users of their own products.

From this aspect, you can see the greatness of Microsoft's Windows system, especially the system after WIN95.

Microsoft's Windows operating system has another advantage.

It promotes the progress of human science and technology as a whole.

The advancement of smart technology started with Microsoft's Windows system.

Don't think this is an exaggeration.

The window system still has great requirements for hardware facilities, which mainly refers to the computer chip-CPU.

The application of the Windows system on computers has directly promoted Intel's continuous progress in CPU chips.

It is precisely because of the continuous efforts of the two major chip companies, Intel and AMD, that computer chips have become more and more powerful and intelligent, so that they can be used in mobile phones, turning mobile phones into smartphones.

It can be said that if there were no Windows system and computers, forcing the two major companies' chips to continuously improve and improve to meet people's needs, then Qiao Gangzhu would only fail even if he wanted to make a smartphone.

If you can’t make a smart chip, how can you make a smartphone?

Yin Jun had already discussed it with Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

At present, the biggest factor restricting the development of computers is various deficiencies in hardware.

For example, the most important chip is the CPU.

Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel, once famously said that if the price remains unchanged, the performance of electronic components will double in 18-24 months.

This is the famous Moore's Law.

In general, this is not something similar to axioms and theorems, but a summary of experience, and there is no absolute relationship.

This theory was stated in a paper he published in 1965, and three years later he co-founded the greatest CPU company - Intel.

Computer chips directly control the operation of various computer programs. Microsoft's operating system is very complicated. If there is not enough CPU chip support, it will easily fail to run, causing lags.

Young people born after 1990 may not know this, but if you think about the smartphone in your hand, once the browsing experience is not smooth enough and the video playback starts to freeze, it is because the CPU function is not powerful enough.

Don't say that the CPU processor is overwhelmed because there are too many programs.

If the CPU is powerful enough, it doesn't matter if you add another hundred programs.

This can be seen in the running speed of your computer and the amount of software you use.

In a few years, even Android phones will be as smooth as Apple phones, and the reason is the advancement of chips.

Because it has attached great importance to chips from the beginning, Microsoft has been constantly in contact with Intel, hoping that they can come up with better chips to help the progress of computers, and most importantly, the smoothness of the operating system.

Historically, Intel will only launch the 386 computer chip this year. The full name should be the 80386 series of chips.

The chip that really triggered the chip revolution was the 80586, which was released in 1993. It was the chip in computers that people in China first used, referred to as 586.

This 586 chip has been used in some low-end computers in China until about 2000, which shows how powerful its vitality is.

But this life is different.

The launch of win2.0 by Microsoft allowed Intel to see the opportunity for the rapid development of computers. This is also a huge opportunity for them.

Because the more computers they sell, the more chips they sell and the more money they make.

Nowadays, their old enemy AMD is developing and growing in a very rapid mode, so in order to further monopolize the market, Intel must need better chips to supply the market.

In previous generations, people once said that at the time of win95, Microsoft's technical reserves had actually already completed winXP, a span of eight series! !

These laboratory things are definitely not developed by me after I completed win95 today. This is too stupid and unrealistic.

Usually when a system is built, it needs to be repeatedly tested and upgraded to fix loopholes, and then it needs to be equipped with basic usable hardware before it can be launched. The computers they use in the laboratory have much less hardware than the computers people use at the same time. I don’t know how many generations ahead.

There is one more thing.

Microsoft is a commercial company and a company that has a monopoly on computer operating systems.

Of course, they hope to make the best use of every product and squeeze out every drop of value before launching the next generation of products.

Therefore, Microsoft will never take the initiative to quickly launch the system without very urgent needs.

A new system represents a huge new investment, and we must continue to upgrade this system, constantly make up for patches, and continue to make some debugging and additions to functions.

These all represent a lot of money.

At the same time, you still can't abandon the old system, and you can't stop maintaining it for at least three to five years. Isn't this a huge amount of money?

The same goes for Intel.

Do you think they really didn’t develop the 586 when the 386 came out?

too naive!

As one of the best semiconductor chip companies that has networked countless elite talents in the world, Intel has a very strong technical reserve.

Yin Jun even heard a saying that as early as the 1980s, Intel had actually begun the research and development of nanometer-level chips.

When were nanoscale chips launched?

In December 2000, Intel announced the launch of an epoch-making nanochip. This was the first time nanotechnology was used in computers.

Did it take them more than ten years to develop it?

of course not!

It's just that people can make so much money using old technology, so why doesn't he use it for a while?

Large output, stable technology, and stable raw materials will lead to continuous decline in prices, thus increasing profits. This is the best harvest period!

After a long period of sowing and nurturing, who doesn’t want the harvest period to continue forever?

This is the same as Microsoft's Windows system.

Therefore, under the constant demands of Microsoft and the constant pressure of the market, in 1983, Intel came out with the 386 chip two years in advance.

In January of this year, Intel had already released the 486 chip - 4 years earlier than in its previous life.

Unfortunately, they have made it clear that they will not release new chips in the short term, and will only upgrade and improve the 486 chip.

However, according to laboratory data, the 486 chip is fully capable of running the win86 system, but there are still some flaws in the smoothness.

If there are one or two small changes and upgrades in the next six months, it should be able to meet the needs.

After all, today's computer software does not have games that will easily exceed 600M in the future, let alone large games with several gigabytes, and the requirements for chips are not that high.

Most of today's computer software is still mainly office software, as well as various 5M and 10M games. The 486 processing system can still handle it.

As for other hard drives, motherboards, speakers, power supplies, etc., they also need to change with the continuous upgrading of computers, so they can also meet the needs.

In this way, WIN86, also known as WIN95 in its previous life, has the foundation for its release and the prerequisites for its popularity.

Because of this, Bill Gates, after discussing with Yin Jun and Paul Allen, decided to release the operating system for the third consecutive year, and it is the second major epoch-making upgrade so far - the first epoch-making upgrade is WIN2.0, realizes the graphic display operation.

In just three years, there have been two epoch-making upgrades, which are also very important decisions for Microsoft.

One bad thing can easily affect Microsoft's development in the next five or even ten years!

Fortunately, with the support of Yin Jun's ideas and the continuous development and progress of the technical department, Microsoft finally made this operating system before it went on the market.