Chapter 788 Eight Thousand Eighty-Eight Microprocessors

As soon as the voice fell, it was not Dixie who appeared this time, but another senior engineer in the software development department, a white young man with a stubble face.

This person, Xia Yu remembered the name, named Tim Patterson.

This guy was told to him by Andy Ross. He is a talented engineer in the company. He is only twenty-four years old now, but his ability ranks among the top three among all engineers. He is an elite in the software development department.

It's just that he spends most of his time studying technology without sleep or food, so he neglects personal hygiene and the like. In order to save time, he doesn't even hang his beard. .

"President, I have a question, if we are developing an operating system, what kind of microprocessor are we developing the operating system on?"

Tim Patterson asked.

The microprocessor company giant is not only Intel, but also chasers Zilog and Motorola.

Among them, Intel has launched a series of microprocessors before, such as 4004 microprocessor, 8008 microprocessor, 8080 microprocessor, etc. Of course, these are relatively old, and the performance has not kept up with the times.

The two latest masterpieces are the 8086 microprocessor introduced in 1978 and the 8088 microprocessor introduced in 1979.

Among them, the 8086 microprocessor is a quasi-sixteen-bit microprocessor. Of course, it is advertised as a sixteen-bit microprocessor. It is Intel's first sixteen-bit microprocessor with 40,000 transistors on the chip.

The 8088 microprocessor launched in 1979 is actually a simplified version of the 8086 microprocessor. The biggest difference between the two is that the 8086 microprocessor is a sixteen-bit data bus, while the 8088 microprocessor is an eight-bit data bus.

In terms of transistors, the 8088 microprocessor has only 29,000, which is much less than the 8086 microprocessor.

Intel has two microprocessors, Zilog's sixteen-bit microprocessor is the Z8000, and Motorola's microprocessor is the 68000.

In addition to these three, there are other companies in the microprocessor market.

Operating systems developed based on different microprocessors have different performances.

Since it wants to catch the rocket of IBM, then IBM's choice on the microprocessor is the key.

If IBM's microprocessor of choice was Motorola's 68000, and Seattle Computer Products developed an operating system based on Intel's 8086 microprocessor, there would be no compatibility.

Tim Patterson and others don't know how IBM chooses, but Xia Yu is very clear.

Although IBM's current microcomputer research and development department has not determined which microprocessor to choose, Xia Yu knows that IBM has reached a cooperation with Intel in later generations and chose a simplified version of the 8088 microprocessor.

The operating system 86-DOS, which was independently developed by Thyssen Patterson in his previous life in his spare time, was developed based on the Intel 8086 microprocessor.

The 8088 microprocessor is a simplified version of the 8086 microprocessor. Although there are differences in performance, the overall framework is roughly the same.

It is for this reason that Paul Allen in the previous life found Thyssen Patterson, spent $59,000, bought his independently developed 86-DOS operating system, and then improved it to fit the 8088 microcomputer. processor, the new system was named MS-DOS.

Now that Xia Yu is clear, he will definitely not take another detour, and directly point to the 8088 microprocessor to develop the operating system from the beginning.

Xia Yu smiled slightly and said, "The operating system we develop is based on Intel's 8088 microprocessor."

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, not only Thyssen Patterson frowned, but also CTO Andy Ross who was sitting next to Xia Yu. He couldn't figure out why it was an 8088 microprocessor.

Shouldn't it be the better 8086 microprocessor?

And why is it an Intel microprocessor and not a Zilog or Motorola product?

So Andy Ross asked the question on behalf of everyone: "President, why is the Intel 8088 microprocessor? Not Zilog's and Motorola's? And even with Intel's microprocessors, if IBM is going to get into microcomputers In the market, it is reasonable to use the best configuration to compete with Apple for the market, otherwise it will be difficult to stand out.”

After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a while, looked closely at Xia Yu, and asked again, "Could it be that IBM has already decided to use the 8088 microprocessor?"

Xia Yu shook his head and smiled: "Andy, if nothing else, IBM will use the 8088 microprocessor."

"You should be very clear that the performance of the computer and the processor are only a part of the influencing factors. The key is the overall fitness. If other components can't keep up, no matter how good the microprocessor is, it will not be able to exert its full performance."

"Instead of doing this, it is better to choose the most suitable, not the most expensive, not only to reduce costs, but also to achieve a balance of product performance."

In this regard, people who have used mobile phones in later generations know that there are many factors that affect the performance of a machine.

For example, the iPhone 5 mobile phone, the 8-megapixel camera effect is comparable to the Android phone's more than 10-megapixel effect. The chip performance was not the top at the time, but thanks to the high degree of compatibility with the IOS system, the debugging was good enough. It runs much faster than a high-performance Android phone.

Closer to home.

When Xia Yu said that IBM might choose Intel's 8088 microprocessor, Andy Ross had nothing to say.

He nodded with approval and said, "You are right, President, balance is the key. Since IBM has chosen, I have no other opinion."

Xia Yu looked at Thyssen Patterson again, who shook his head and said that he was fine.

Xia Yu continued: "This problem is solved, let's continue."

"This operating system is the company's most important project, and I need to make it as fast as possible and optimize it as much as possible."

"So most of the company's capable forces have to be transferred into the project team."

Speaking of this, Xia Yu looked at Andy Ross and instructed: "Andy, you are the leader of this group."

Andy Ross nodded solemnly: "Okay!"

Xia Yu swept across everyone's faces again, and everyone held their breaths, hoping that Xia Yu could click on him first.

But in the end, Xia Yu's eyes were fixed on Thyssen Patterson, and when the latter showed a pleasant smile, Xia Yu said, "Thyssen, you are the deputy leader of the group."

"Thank you for your trust, I will not disappoint you!"

Thyssen Patterson said excitedly.

Xia Yu nodded with a smile, and then nominated Jack Rhodes as another deputy team leader.

After finishing the order, Xia Yu saw the expressions of regret on other people's faces, and he said comfortably: "This project, you are all team members, everyone should not care about the position, if you have a good idea, you can put it up directly, the project team It can be adjusted at any time.”

"I will serve as the guidance officer of the project team. In the next period of time, I will do my best to overcome difficulties with everyone."

"Are you confident?"

"Have!"

The crowd shouted in unison.

Xia Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Next, I will choose other programmers to join the project team. Remember, what I said to you today must not be passed on."

Everyone knows the doorways and risks involved, so Qiqi's newspaper will not leak.

Those present were all the senior management of the company, who had the strongest sense of belonging to the company, and was convinced by Xia Yu yesterday. Naturally, the company's interests were the main priority, and the most basic professional ethics would definitely be abided by.

In the morning, the project team was formed.

In the afternoon, all members of the working group gathered together, and Xia Yu held a brainstorming meeting to brainstorm ideas.

Soon, the operating system project was on the right track and developed at breakneck speed.

PS: It's the end of the month, don't hide the tickets.

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