Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 46 MOS 6502
Although Ethan Jones was not a member of the technology circle in his previous life, and his understanding of the technology circle was limited to the autobiographies written by various bigwigs, their autobiographies actually mentioned the reasons for the emergence and popularization of personal computers.

The former, that is the birth of the central microprocessor.

The latter is the low price of personal computers.

So, when Steve Wozniak talked about finding cheap chips, Ethan Jones already had the idea of ​​Apple in his mind.

Because if he remembered correctly, Apple initially achieved success by relying on its high quality and low price.

As for other contents, for example, how did Apple reduce costs? How did Apple gain market share through price wars?
If Ethan could recite this thing by heart, would he still be sitting here now?

I've been busy for a long time!
However, none of this matters anymore.

When Steve Wozniak said that he had found a CPU for $42, Ethan immediately perked up, and when Steve Jobs asked about the situation, Ethan pricked up his ears.

The fat boy didn't hide anything and directly told his discovery.

"Oh Steve, this is actually quite a coincidence."

"You know, when I found that the design of the Altair personal computer was not up to the level of my high school practice work, an idea popped into my mind, an idea to re-present past inventions."

"So, after the party last month, I redesigned the personal computer in my mind. While designing, I also carefully looked through the prices and parameters of the central microprocessors on the market."

"When I found out that the Intel 8080 and the Motorola 6800 were both priced at $360, but the Motorola 6800 was a bit better, I decided to use the Motorola 6800 as the core of the computer."

"But just when I finished drawing the circuit diagram and was ready to produce it, my colleague suddenly told me that a company in Wisconsin was selling cheap central microprocessors, and the retail price of their products was forty-two dollars each."

Hearing this, Steve Jobs' eyes widened, "WTF?"

“This news is so miraculous!”

Steve Wozniak, who witnessed all this, pouted and said, "Shocked, right?"

"Of course!"

Jobs waved his hands and tried to lower his voice, but he couldn't suppress his excitement. "What does a $42 chip mean? When Motorola and Intel were selling chips for $360, this price was simply heaven!"

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

The little fat boy nodded vigorously and said, "I was as excited as you were at that time!"

“If it weren’t for the distance between California and Wisconsin, I would have rushed to see the chip that night!”

"It is precisely because of the distance that I can only ask colleagues for their contact information."

"At first, I hoped they could send me a central microprocessor, but when I learned that they would come to San Francisco to promote their products at the beginning of this month, I decided to meet with them."

"Then……"

“I felt like I saw God!”

Wozniak waved his hands and said, "Although it has been several weeks, I am still very excited. I can't describe my mood at that time, but I know that this is what I am looking for!"

"After getting it, I couldn't wait to solder it onto my circuit board!"

"And these past few days, I have been busy modifying the circuit diagram!"

"So... today, when I was called over by those people, I was very annoyed!"

"Because they're really wasting my time!"

At this point, Steve Wozniak looked indignant again.

Steve Jobs was so excited, "Oh Steve! Does that mean you're going to make something soon?" Jobs screamed, "We're going to have our own computer soon?"

"If there are no more accidents like today, I think I can finish it in the next few days." Wozniak nodded seriously.

"Oh! This is really a surprise!"

Jobs pumped his fist. "Dxmn! This is the best news I've heard today!"

The next second, he became angry again, "Sxxt! Steven Levy and his gang are really sons of bitches! They are really wasting your time, no! They are executioners! They are murdering your precious life!"

"Oh! Brother! Let's eat quickly now! I must go back with you later! I want to witness that exciting moment! I, Steven Jobs, can also have a microcomputer! Hahahaha!"

At this point, Steve Jobs turned his head and looked at Ethan, inviting him enthusiastically: "Ethan, do you have time? Come and have a look? Really! I guarantee that Stephen's technology will definitely open your eyes!"

Before he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong again. He turned his head to look at Steve Wozniak and asked, "Oh Steve, I'm sorry, I'm a little excited now. What I wanted to say just now was, you should not mind showing off your skills in front of Ethan, right?"

"Of course!" The little fat man straightened his nose and smiled at Ethan, "You can come if you have time."

"Steve told me about you before. He said you are a very good friend and very generous. Unlike those Grandet guys, you know who to share your joy with."

"Oh, thank you." Ethan knew that Wozniak was talking about the thousand dollars he paid Jobs.

"That was just normal cooperation," he stressed.

"But you did help Steve." The fat man shrugged. "He is happy, and I am happy too."

"Okay, okay, don't emphasize this kind of thing anymore. I'll be embarrassed if you keep talking like this." Ethan nodded and said, "I have time. I'm honored to receive your invitation."

Of course Ethan is interested!
After listening to Wozniak's description of the cheap chip, he knew that this must be the moment when Apple was born.

When such moments that leave a mark in the history of technology occur, it is indeed a blessing to be able to witness them with your own eyes.

Under the impact of this surprise, the three of them hurriedly finished their lunch and then came to Palo Alto.

At this time, Wozniak was an engineer at HP, so he settled down here.

When the fat boy Steve Wozniak invited Ethan and Jobs into his house, he excitedly showed off his cheap central microprocessor. A black packaged chip, which was one-third the size of a memory stick in the future, appeared in front of Ethan.

There are two symmetrical rows of pins on both sides of the chip, and white printed text in the center of the chip.

Three vertical bars, a round shape, and three horizontal bars are the logo of a chip manufacturer.

The string of numbers 6502 is the name of the chip.

Honestly, this is a historic moment.

But when Ethan saw the appearance of the chip clearly, he was struck by lightning and froze on the spot, not daring to believe his eyes!

Because at this moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen this chip before!

The time should be in the previous life!

At that time, this chip should have been in the teacher’s PPT in class!
As for its name?

If Ethan remembered correctly, its name was printed on the chip -

MOS 6502!

Note: ① If you have checked the information, you will find that the description in the article is different from that in Baidu Encyclopedia. Baidu's Wozniak Encyclopedia says that Wozniak discovered 1975 at the Western Electronics Show in June 6, so Ethan couldn't have been unaware of 6502, but this is wrong. There are documentary records of the Electronics Show in the digital archives of the University of California Library. 6502 was indeed officially released at the Electronics Show, but the Electronics Show was held from September 6502 to September 9, so according to the records in the documents, the description in the article is correct. ② Wozniak made APPLE16 on June 9, 19, before 1 was officially released. ③ Why did Wozniak get the chip before 75 was officially released? This is the same as what is said in the article. Before 6 was officially released, it was advertised in a small magazine in Wisconsin. Because it was so cheap, others thought they might be scammers, but Wozniak had money so he bought it directly. After using it, he found that this thing was actually real.

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