Chapter 363 The Big Crocodile Arrives!
Xing Baohua worked until midnight before he finally finished reading one-third of the documents.
There are too many drafts to skim through. After reading them, I have to go through them in my mind, and only after I understand them will I sign them off, give my opinion, or reject them.
At this moment, Xing Baohua picked up another document to read, deciding that after finishing it, he would go home to rest.
I can stay up all night, but what about the guards outside who are also suffering?
This document was sent by the hardware group of the software park, requesting funding.
Looking at the applicant's name, Xing Baohua didn't recognize it; he guessed that the applicant had just arrived recently.
He knows almost everyone, whether they are in the software or hardware field.
It was during the time he was hiding that someone entered the room, which is why he found the applicant's name unfamiliar.
The applicant's surname is Yang, and his given name is Yang Lianqin.
He is an American of Chinese descent, and his major is computer science and art at Yale.
He's obviously a top student with a hardware background!
This person applied for $100,000 in funding, primarily for the research and development of 64-bit digital computers and applications.
In short, it's a microcomputer plus related applications.
This report piqued Xing Baohua's interest.
He was completely absorbed in the report, ignoring the guards who were working hard outside.
What is micro-ultrasound?
To put it simply, everyone knows about supercomputers like Galaxy I and Galaxy II, right? Just think about those enormous server racks.
Microcomputers can only be described as having certain computational capabilities, similar to personal computers.
A 64-bit microcomputer is quite advanced.
Computers have just transitioned from 8-bit to 16-bit, and the most advanced computers developed recently are only 32-bit.
Moreover, we've used 32-bit computers for many years, including XP and Win7, which both have 32-bit systems.
In other words, hardware configuration is also allocated according to the system.
XP systems have 64-bit versions, but they are rarely seen; most are 32-bit.
The 32-bit system supports a maximum of 3.2GB-3.4GB of RAM.
4GB of RAM is just right for you; 8GB would be a complete waste and wouldn't be recognized.
Only 64-bit systems can support larger amounts of memory.
Currently, most modern computers have 8-16GB of RAM, while those who play games or have a lot of money choose 32GB or 64GB.
64-bit microcomputers are similar to our modern computers, but there are still significant differences.
The key role of this 64-bit microcomputer lies in its computing speed and performance.
This requires a certain amount of CPU and RAM, and also needs to be paired with a suitable operating system to get it working.
Xing Baohua was delighted to see this report! Finally, someone with guts had appeared.
The report stated that a detailed feasibility study was needed before funding would be allocated.
You can glean some information from a feasibility report.
Many inactive old scholars and seasoned veterans, when they come up with some advanced ideas, apply for funding and build teams.
But after the money arrived, nothing was accomplished as he had reported. Where did the money go?
Nobody knows.
Once the deadline arrives, write a failure report and submit it; that's the end of it.
Failure! That's perfectly normal.
Here, give me some more funding, and I'll continue my research. Failure is the mother of success. If I fail a few more times, I can learn from my mistakes, improve my methods, and I estimate that I'll be able to figure out the things in the report.
Therefore, Xing Baohua wanted to prevent the other party from using any pretext to apply for funds and thus causing the application to fail.
It's not that failure is unacceptable; Xing Baohua himself has failed before!
However, depending on the nature of the report, there will always be some handwriting and data comparisons at each stage of the process and at which point the failure occurred.
Money can be spent and squandered at will.
But he wanted to hear a sound.
We can't just splash water and then not give him any sound.
After writing his comments, Xing Baohua placed the application separately on his desk.
On his way home, Xing Baohua started thinking about microcomputers.
This thing isn't very useful for individuals; it's mostly used by research institutions.
However, the research and development of any new product is very likely to lead to the development of related products.
With the 64-bit digital machine, we will have the experience and foundation to develop 64-bit personal PCs in the future.
Of course, this requires the hardware to keep up.
Not only hardware, but also system and software must be improved to achieve the desired effect.
One hundred thousand US dollars! Xing Baohua had it, but considering the level of research and development at that time, he felt that one hundred thousand wasn't enough! One million would be more appropriate.
It can only be researched at the laboratory level; if you want to commercialize it, the research and development costs will have to increase.
After all, some hardware needs to be developed independently.
Just like Xing Baohua encouraged Samsung to develop flash memory chips.
And his graphics card, in theory it's very simple, but in practice it's full of difficulties, just take a lithography machine for example.
It's not finished yet, and the lithography machine needs upgrading. All of this requires time and a lot of money.
The existing CPU chips only support up to 32 bits. It's okay to spend a lot of money to get a few of them separately.
Despite placing large orders, the United States refuses to sell due to some agreement.
If a 32-bit CPU were available, Xing Baohua could have created a more high-end computer configuration.
Unfortunately, you can only get a few to play with.
Even if all the computers, laptops, and tablets produced are combined, the total cost would only be 16 digits.
And yet, it's a limited edition.
Regardless of the circumstances, Xing Baohua supports 64-bit digital machines, as long as he has read the feasibility report and has a clear development strategy.
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