RPAGF Chapter 853 of the Scripture must not be lightly transmitted!
Chapter 853 of the Scripture must not be lightly transmitted!
Yes, Jiang Xia wasn't lying about that rather suggestive topic.
Just as there are always people who blindly proclaim that the moon is rounder on the other side, many insightful people in later generations have personally visited foreign countries through various channels and used their own experiences to "demystify" the myths about the world for the Chinese people.
Yes, I'm talking about you, "Big Cousin".
"Putting everything else aside, just look at their iron tower. From a distance, it looks impressive, but if you get close and walk around its base, the stench is enough to make you dizzy! Especially inside their subway stations..."
Jiang Xia's face showed extreme disgust. "The smell is frighteningly 'rich'. If you go there, whatever you do, don't be curious and go inside!"
"Do you know why their perfumes are so famous? It's all about covering up other scents, whether it's the ones around you or the ones you're wearing..."
Although Jinzhen and Xiaofeng had no idea about "Iron Tower" and "subway", they believed Jiang Xia's vivid description and expressive face, and nodded in unison like chickens pecking at rice.
As they spoke, the three had reached the door of a heavily guarded compartment in the middle of the ship. The guard recognized Jiang Xia, but after carefully checking his identification, he silently saluted and opened the heavy, sealed door.
As soon as the door opened, Jinzhen and Xiaofeng's eyes were immediately drawn to the things on the worktable in the center of the cabin!
It was a bright silver metal box, and its size and shape were indeed quite similar to the desktop computer cases that were common in later generations, but its lines were more rugged and sturdy.
Beside the enclosure was a fairly large monitor, and on that screen was a symbol they were all too familiar with flashing clearly…
A simple command-line prompt cursor ">" is jumping regularly.
"Ah!" Jinzhen was the first to exclaim, rushing to the workbench in a few steps, her eyes wide with surprise. "This...is this 'Big Yellow'? How...how could it have become so small?!"
The chubby boy's mouth dropped open. He circled the workbench twice, wanting to reach out and touch it but not daring to, muttering to himself:
"Good heavens! Brother Xia, this... this is really our 'Big Yellow'? You crammed all the stuff in the house into this little box?"
Jiang Xia felt a great sense of accomplishment as he looked at the two of them in shock.
"This is called a single-board computer... I'd say it's half a single-board computer."
As Jiang Xia approached, he was puzzled: the machine was already installed and the peripherals were connected, but the senior brother from Yunnan and Guizhou who was guarding the place was nowhere to be seen.
He glanced at the guards at the door. They didn't give any warning signals, so he didn't think much of it. Pointing to the computer case, he explained, "We've broken through the 10-micron chip process and integrated the transistors that were originally scattered across hundreds of boards into six core motherboards."
The arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and control unit are integrated on a single chip, the memory uses a dynamic MOS chip, and the interface circuit integrates serial and parallel port modules.
"The speed is about the same as the 'Big Yellow' itself, since the core logic architecture hasn't been significantly changed. But the size, weight, and power consumption are worlds apart, and its portability and environmental adaptability are far superior."
“However,” Jiang Xia’s tone became serious, “you can’t attribute all the credit to me alone. The fact that we were able to condense the core functions of ‘Dahuang’ into such a small box is thanks to Dr. Lan Ying’s cutting-edge architecture, Dr. Xi De’s material breakthroughs, Teacher Pei Shu’s precision craftsmanship, and Senior Brother Yun Gui’s… uh, unique contributions.”
And countless comrades who dedicate themselves silently in unseen positions! This is a 'treasure' that we all worked together to create!
Jin Zhen nodded silently. Fatty wasn't that cunning; he was just carefully observing the computer case.
Whatever my brother says goes...
See, if it weren't for the fact that discerning people are more likely to notice differences, Fatty would have pointed to a spare port on the back of the computer case and asked, "What's this empty port for?"
"This interface isn't on Big Yellow!"
Jiang Xia smiled but didn't answer directly: "I'll keep it for future expansion."
Hehehe, this interface is a "backdoor" left for dedicated computing circuits, just like installing a "super plug-in" on the machine.
Once connected, the speed of processing specific tasks such as matrix operations and data encryption can be increased several times.
But this trump card cannot be revealed easily now; it must be saved for a crucial moment at the IEC conference. Consider it a "secret weapon" left by Jiang Xia for the two of them.
Yes, that's right. Jiang Xia doesn't know what stage the integrated circuit industry has reached over the United States. Fairchild, Texas Instruments, and Big Blue are all companies with deep foundations, and nobody knows what they might come up with.
Remember this: history is written by the victors. Historically, the emergence of most advanced technologies has been significantly delayed.
Nobody's stupid. When they have something good, they'll naturally use it to their advantage. And the best example of that is, of course, our mother.
Children should be like their mothers, and Jiang Xia felt she should prepare more.
Leaving this interface is a way of "keeping an out." After all, a single-board computer connected to a computing module, in terms of this function, can really outperform a host of transistor computers currently on the market.
"Come on, let me show you the secrets inside." Jiang Xia opened the side panel of the chassis, revealing the internal structure. "Strictly speaking, it can't be considered a purely single-board computer; it still has six functional boards inside."
“So it’s more appropriate to call it a ‘multi-board machine,’ as you can see,” he said, pointing to the inside of the chassis.
The internal structure of the enclosure is compact and orderly, with six boards of different sizes and densely packed printed circuits, which are connected to each other through standard slots and ribbon cables.
"Thanks to our initial mastery of the 10-micron-level photolithography process, the central processing unit and core logic circuits that originally required tens of thousands of independent transistors, resistors, and capacitors to build can now be highly integrated onto these few small silicon chips."
Jin Zhen and Xiao Feng leaned closer to take a closer look. Although they couldn't fully understand the advanced concepts like "micrometer" and "photolithography," the beauty of simplifying complexity and condensing enormous objects into a small space, as well as the powerful confidence revealed in Jiang Xia's tone, all stirred their hearts...
"Oh my! This is such an advanced device, I... I'm afraid outsiders will try to steal it!"
"Yes, definitely. But not in the sense of stealing in your opinion..." Jiang Xia patted the chubby guy, gesturing for him to sit down at the keyboard, and began trying to run some programs...
He then looked at Jin Zhen and said, "So this time, we won't let them fight over it; we'll tell them openly and honestly!"
"Hmm? You want to give them a little something to get them used to writing code in our language?"
“That’s right.” Jiang Xia pointed to the C language compilation interface on the screen. “If all the binary computers in the world used C language as the standard, what do you think the consequences would be?”
Ignoring Jin Zhen's reply, Jiang Xia put his hands behind his back and began to speak faster and faster to himself:
"Whether it's the alliance's 'meДВeДЬ' or the bald eagle's IBM machines, the programming must follow our syntax, so our chips and peripherals no longer need to go through the trouble of adapting to different languages."
The longer they use it, the more dependent they become on this logic, and the higher the cost will be if they want to switch to another language in the future! It's like how we're so used to using chopsticks that using a knife and fork always feels awkward;
Furthermore, we control the standard-setting power. From now on, upgrading the C language and adding new features will be entirely up to us. This is true 'setting the rules.'
"What if they don't use it?" Jin Zhen pressed.
“You’d be missing out if you didn’t use it.” Jiang Xia laughed. “Think about it, if you’re writing a data processing program, you can finish it in half a day using C, but you’d have to stay up all night using their original assembly language. Which would you choose?”
Previously, we had the embassy display "Big Yellow" printers—wasn't that to let them see the efficiency firsthand? If we showcase a single-board computer with built-in C programming at the IEC conference, they'll definitely follow suit.
"Therefore, at this IEC conference," Jiang Xia concluded, "we not only want to flex our muscles, but also to spread our core principles. We want the world to see that in the vast ocean of computer technology, we have erected a brand-new lighthouse."
Hey, I'm claiming this word first. Let's see what other words some people can come up with!
Jiang Xia, with his perverse sense of humor, began to worry about the future of the colonies: Oh dear, the special vocabulary left for you... is running out!
Jin Zhen listened quietly, his eyes growing brighter and brighter: "Understood, Big Brother! I'll revise the speech right away, making sure those foreigners understand!"
"Hey, don't! It's fine as it is now. Everything is involved, so it's best not to say anything too explicit!"
"what……"
"The scriptures should not be lightly transmitted!"
……
The silly kid is gesticulating wildly here, unaware that a certain shrewd person seems to be heading to the battlefield again.
Although, this battlefield was established by that idiot...