bloom america

Chapter 272 Gates and Jobs

In December 1967, "Popular Software" officially began to be sold externally.

As a fan of computers and games, Gates pays close attention to this magazine. So when this magazine appeared, he immediately bought a hard copy of "Popular Software". Anyway, Gates was in the last

He already had an "income" of 10,000 US dollars by the end of the month, and he is not short of money now.

The texture of the coated paper is very good, and the picture on it looks very gorgeous. For Gates, it just hit his "g" point.

"It's so bold~"

When the postman delivered the magazine to him, Gates immediately started reading it.

——Catherine has launched a mail delivery service for the fine edition. As long as you order a year's magazine, you can get the service delivered to the door. And the most important thing is that such delivery to the door is earlier than the sales on the market.

one day.

Gates simply ordered three years of magazines in one go.

"Twenty-one tricks for using the phoenixcào operating system..."

Gates reads books very seriously.

Because many places may involve copyright and copyright issues, many parts of the magazine only teach others how to do it, rather than explaining some principles. It is very important that the current code is copyrighted.

Of course, not all codes are missing. There are still many code programs similar to C language - C language is Catherine's own, and now is a good opportunity to expand the influence of C language.

Already?

All the above techniques are written in C language, and Gates takes them very seriously.

"Um?"

While watching with interest, Gates suddenly discovered a "software t00".

After another look, it turns out that this is a software ranking page.

The number one software is the phoenix-linux system developed by Microsoft.

"phoenix-linux?"

Gates suddenly thought of the operating system developed by Microsoft for IBM. It seemed like this?

Under this software, the second-ranked software is still developed by Microsoft-office office components.

Gates knows this, especially the g-things in these components - of course, the price of US$1,999 is also very high, but the market share of this product is still very high.

Gates didn't know that Catherine's price was already very "kind", at least it was much cheaper than the products that IBM would develop in the future.

Further down, there are mostly professional software, such as CAD, CNC equipment and the like.

On the next page, there is an introduction to phoenix-linux. This software is really very powerful. It connects IBM 360 and 370 computers to Microsoft II computers, and then uses the unique interface of Microsoft II computers to program the programs.

The efficiency of cào control is much higher than that of 360 itself.

After reading the software t00, I next turned to the game page.

When Gates saw this, his eyes also lit up.

Gates also plays games after playing games. He also loves games very much, especially "", the name sounds so pleasant to the ears. If it weren't for his love for games, Gates would not have won the championship in the arcade competition.

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"Super Mario speed pass method..."

"Super Mario" is a very classic game. For Gates, it was this game that brought him into the world of gaming.

In Gates' home, there is a collector's edition of the Mario version. There is also a Mario that was dismantled by the curious Gates a long time ago. However, Gates handed it over to his father as the prize he won in the competition.

——He also seems to like playing games.

"Super Emma Cube Revealed..."

At this time, Gates saw such an article again, and he immediately read it - the person's technology last time was so powerful that Gates almost became addicted to the game Emma Cube.

The article introduced the game skills of "Emma Cube", but these were not the focus. Gates almost jumped to read it, and soon he saw the description of the hidden level.

"In the hidden levels, all the blocks will be hidden, and players can only rely on their own memory and judgment to build blocks..."

Gates looked at it with interest.

"...In subsequent versions, Blizzard will also add two hidden levels..."

Just when I finished reading it, Gates finally had a feeling in his mind.

There are even hidden levels?

He was very curious. But looking at the introduction, it seemed that the game would not be launched until next year. In the end, Gates could only shake his head and forget it.

Turn to the end, and there is also a "Game T00" on the game page.

Gates is more interested in this.

The game t00 is much more attractive than the software t00.

In the game rankings, there are no very professional things. Instead, they are all very common games. Moreover, the ranking method of games is also different from that of software.

Software is very rigorous. The quality of a software, in addition to its ease of use and market share, is mainly judged based on factors such as its version, after-sales service, and the professionalism of the software maintenance team.

But the game is different. This aspect is mainly calculated based on player acceptance. If players like it, the game will have a high score. If you want to be at the top of the game rankings, the only way for game developers is to develop a game.

Good game coming.

Gates appreciates this.

According to the rules, if a game remains popular for a long time, it is possible for the game to be ranked after twenty years - as long as there are people playing it.

Of course Catherine would not do such a naive thing. In fact, she had already made a decision. Even if a game has been released for more than five years, even if it is still on the ranking list, it will be dropped and then enter a classic game ranking list.

——If a game remains on the ranking list for a long time, it will be detrimental to you.

However, the ranking does not equal the quality of the game and software itself, so in addition to t00, these game software also have another objective score.

Catherine separated the ratings and rankings. All ratings are determined only based on the quality of the game and software itself, and not based on any other factors.

When running the magazine, Catherine and the staff made this decision after careful consideration.

At the end, Gates suddenly discovered a string of URLs.

"Please use the Internet to log in to the official website. You can check more detailed information on software and game rankings..."

There are tens of thousands of games and software, and of course it is impossible for one magazine to write about them all - if it were to be written, Catherine's own magazine would be useless.

"internet……"

Gates opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Gates knows what the Internet is. And it is also described in the first issue of Popular Software. But the problem is that there is no Internet here in Seattle...

Due to the location of Seattle, Catherine has not yet considered connecting the Internet here. In addition, the universities in Seattle have not yet had a demand for the Internet, so the Internet has not yet been connected here...

What to do?

Gates suddenly thought of Jobs, who lived near Silicon Valley.

He seemed to have said...that the Internet is already connected in Silicon Valley?

Gates immediately called Jobs.

"This is Steve Jobs."

The call was quickly connected, and there was a familiar voice on the other side.

"Hello, Steve Jobs, this is Bill Gates. Hey, Steve Jobs, I heard that Silicon Valley has been connected to the Internet. Is that true?"

"network?"

Jobs was a little confused as to why Gates was talking about this.

"We do have the Internet here, and there is a computer room at Stanford University where you can access the Internet. The cost of using the computer is US$1 per session, and applying for a network ID is US$10."

——Because real-name authentication is adopted, ID and password are required when logging in. For this reason, Catherine simply charged another real-name registration fee. This fee is a one-time fee. After registration, the user

You can get a network ID.

"Yes, I ordered "Popular Software", and it said you can go to their official website to check...but damn Seattle has no Internet connection at all, so I couldn't check it even if I wanted to."

""Popular Software"? Why hasn't it been listed here yet? I just asked about it."

"I ordered the refined version, one day earlier than the public version."

"Oh... I really envy you, really." Jobs said with a hint of envy, but soon he began to get down to business: "I will go to Stanford now to have a look. I think I can

Those materials are promised. I will send them to you via fax machine then."

"Oh, thank you so much~ Steve Jobs, you are such a good person"

Jobs was also very happy, because Gates then promised to help him subscribe to a one-year copy of "Popular Software". Jobs was in a good mood and took out all his change, and then helped Gates find information.

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——Printing also costs money. A piece of A4 paper costs 10 US dollars to print, and it is one-sided. For this reason, Jobs can be said to be completely "bankrupt." But being able to do things for friends also makes Jobs

Very happy...

On the other hand, Gates also got the information he wanted as he wished, and he was also very happy. Being with Jobs always makes people feel happy.