Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 48 I want them all!

It's night at Steve Wozniak's house.

The bright moonlight shines through the window and blends with the yellow-orange incandescent light, like a gauze, or even more like blue smoke.

Ethan Jones was sitting at the desk next to the bed. Although he had a pen in his hand, he was not writing furiously.

The random scribbles on the paper in front of me represent the chaos of my thoughts, but the circled nouns represent the desires in my heart.

As for what he wrote?

There are only three words.

electronic Games, Apple inc., 6502.

After discovering that he had traveled through time, Ethan Jones made a simple plan for his future.

At the beginning, he wanted to accumulate wealth quickly through the video game business, and then use the money he earned to make some value investments, and then achieve the financial freedom that everyone desires.

Later, when he met Steve Jobs while promoting Snake Game, Ethan Jones admitted that his mind was filled with Apple.

There is no way, who can blame Apple for being the fastest path to success in this era?

As a leader in the personal computer era, Apple is the first company to reap the dividends of the era.

Although Microsoft was founded earlier than Apple, they can't even see Apple's taillights.

Since its birth in 1976, Steve Jobs took Apple to the Nasdaq in just four years and directly created four billionaires. This speed is unmatched in any other industry.

Ethan admitted that he had thought about making computers, but when the tide of history was right in front of him, he couldn't help but invest in Jobs. After reaching a cooperation with Atari on "Snake Game", he directly paid Jobs a thousand dollars and spent a month accompanying Steve Jobs to travel to nearly ten states when Steve Jobs wanted to make money.

To be honest, Ethan actually thought about whether his investment was a bit stupid.

Because if he really coaxed Evelyn into working on computers, then he and Jobs would be rivals.

But when the fat boy Wozniacki said, "My dad has shed blood for the United States! My dad has been injured for the United States! My dad has already suffered all the hardships I should have suffered in this life"... Ethan felt that his investment was extremely worthwhile!

In American society, a strong thigh is more important than anything else!

He made his own computer and then competed with Wozniak?

Isn't this a case of something going on in your brain?

Even if he asked Evelyn to apply for Stanford's venture capital fund, in this era, Lockheed's brand is obviously more useful!
Ethan is such a vulgar person. If he can gain the biggest and most stable benefits with the smallest cost, he will naturally throw himself into it without hesitation. Now, Apple is right in front of him, but at the same time, Kingsoft, which goes against the times, has also appeared?

Wow~
What kind of divine luck is this?
Perhaps because there were too many things he could remember from his previous life, when Ethan was making life plans, he didn't actually think of MOS 6502, an item that was hidden behind media publicity but integrated into the lives of thousands of people.

But now, when it appears, how can I be worthy of my identity as a time traveler if I don't take advantage of it?

Ethan would definitely not think of investing in MOS, because in the past few days, he has already looked up information about MOS. This company, founded in 1969, is engaged in the business of semiconductors in electronic calculators. It is precisely because of its business dealings with HP that Wozniacki, an HP employee, can directly obtain the other party's contact information.

The company's current market value is $1200 million. Even if Ethan copied ten video games, he wouldn't be able to afford this thing for a while. But what if it's a license? A production license? A modification license?

This thing shouldn't cost much, right?

He had more than 200,000 yuan to use, and the rest could be used as a loan by mortgaging the agency contract between Snake Game and Atari. If that was still not enough, he could only seek sponsorship from Thomas Johnson, his uncle who loved him.

As for what you said, MOS does not give authorization?

That is impossible!

Because in Ethan's memory, during class in his previous life, the old professor talked about the reason for the longevity of MOS 6502.

"Because their developers really did what they promised and licensed the 6502 chip to multiple companies for production, even if it would harm their own interests. But many times, great men and celebrities are only a thought away."

Ethan didn't want to be a great man. He was satisfied as long as he could live a happy life.

And now...

If he can get MOS 6502 before it becomes famous, that would be the happiest thing for Ethan!

"Damn it!"

Ethan pounded the table with his five fingers in a fist.

"Since this thing can be used as a computer and a game console, we can't let it slip away at all costs!"

"Even if we can't produce it now, we have to get it! Because this thing can be used in any way!"

When this idea occupied Ethan Jones' mind, the next morning at the dinner table, he asked Woz for the contact information of MOS, and his question made Woz full of curiosity.

"Ethan, what do you want MOS's contact information for?"

The little fat boy blinked his eyes and asked doubtfully, "Do you want to make a personal computer too?"

This question made Jobs look up and said, "Ethan, if you also want a personal computer, why don't you just ask Stephen to help you make it?" At this point, he turned his head and looked at Wozniak, "Is that okay?"

"Of course! We are friends!" Woz nodded and said, "Ethan, if you want, I will open another circuit board tonight."

"In three to five days at most, I can make one for you."

"Oh, thank you." Ethan Jones smiled at the kindness of the two.

"If I can, I would be very happy." He accepted the gifts from the two very naturally.

But at the same time, he also stated the reasons he had already prepared.

"However, I would like the contact information of MOS because I am very interested in their chip, MOS 6502."

"I think you all know that video games were born on electronic computers. The reason why electronic arcades appeared was because the price of computers was high, so Nolan Bushnell used the most basic physical reactions to imitate the game effects on computers, and then brought video games to the market."

"With his help, the cost of the circuit board of an arcade machine was about $8080, which was much cheaper than the Intel 6800 and Motorola which sold for $."

"It is this price gap that makes the arcade industry profitable."

"But what now?"

"MOS 6502 only costs forty-two dollars?"

"This price would be a devastating blow to Nolan Bushnell's circuit board arcade machine!"

"When a CPU costs only one-third of the price of a gaming component circuit board..."

“The entire video arcade industry will see a huge change!”

"So, I want to take advantage of the change before it happens."

"I need the MOS 6502 chip and get its authorization."

"Because I think this chip will definitely change the world."

Ethan was candid.

When Wozniak and Jobs were able to confidently put the design drawings of APPLE in front of him, Ethan was not prepared to hide the search for chips. Besides, if he didn't say it, wouldn't others be able to see it?
Wozniak has said many times that the 6502 will be a good product.

If this second-generation scientist is willing to help...

Ethan believes that many things can be solved.

His words also caused Wozniacki to exclaim, "Oh Ethan, your idea is so unique!"

"Will MOS 6502 have a huge impact on the video game industry?"

"Hiss... This is something I didn't consider!"

“I just thought, if computers become more popular, people will be able to play games on computers!”

"But now that you put it that way..."

In just a dozen seconds, Steve Wozniak understood Ethan's idea.

At the same time, he also agreed with Ethan's concerns, "Okay, Ethan, I think what you said makes sense."

"If the production of MOS 6502 can really meet market demand, it will definitely have an impact on various industries."

"Oh~ Thank you for understanding~" Ethan nodded with a smile and said, "So..."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I understand."

Before Ethan could finish his words, Wozniacki stood up.

He went into the room and searched around for a while. In less than a few minutes, he came out with a business card.

"Give."

"When you call him, just say my name."

"You have two months to negotiate the contract because they won't officially launch the product until mid-September, when they come to San Francisco to attend the electronics show."

At this point, Wozniacki paused, thought for two seconds, and then added, "But I think it may not take you that long. Just be sincere when you call. I think... as long as you are sincere enough, they will give you the license at a very low price."

"As for the reason..."

"Brother, you'll know after you talk to them."

Note: ①MOS licensed the 6502 chip to many companies, including the military enterprise Rockwell; RB's Ricoh; Taiwan's UMC; 6502 inventor's own WDC; and Synertek, a small company spun off by Fairchild technicians. And they were allowed to modify it at will.

ps, sharing is not something that only exists in the Internet age. Every time the world changes, this group of people actively give up their own interests, whether it is alternating current or computers, the patent holders just think it can benefit mankind. Of course, in the end, the capitalists are still fattened.

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