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Chapter 282 Internet Age (Part 2)

The east-west Internet is connected

As the news broke, the news quickly spread throughout the United States.

Connecting the East Coast and the West Coast, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans can communicate and flow at any time

The media had a target for hype overnight.

Some people have even discovered that the Internet is actually divided into military and civilian parts. The military network is even said to be closely linked to the nuclear reaction mechanism.

Suddenly, rumors about the "Internet" began to become more and more popular. Along with this, the computer rooms and Internet cafes of various universities were also overcrowded. According to current data, the number of people who have registered network IDs has exceeded 10

Thousands, and the number of registered people is increasing every day.

The Internet is developing very rapidly, and it seems that it has suddenly become a hot thing.

If Catherine's American Telecom company goes public, it will definitely make a lot of money.

But there are also some people who are not optimistic about the Internet. Some people think that the functions of the Internet are duplicated with those of the telephone, and the price of a computer is much higher than that of a telephone, and it can only communicate through text, so this kind of thing is very useful in the end.

Maybe he was eliminated.

Of course, Catherine sneered at this idea. The Internet is completely different from traditional communication tools.

Humans are social creatures, and the Internet is like establishing a virtual society. Anyone can enter this place.

Internet access permissions are all authenticated by real-name authentication, which is conducive to the good development of the Internet.

At this time, American Telecom and Apple Computer issued a joint statement that the two parties will jointly develop a cloud system. With the support of the Internet, everyone can have a cheap computer...

This plan caused a sensation as soon as it was announced.

——Users only need up to 200 US dollars to own a computer

Of course, this so-called "computer" is still somewhat different from a real personal computer. First of all, there is almost no actual hardware in such a computer, and almost all calculations are handed over to the super computer over the Internet.

Computers, after users leave the Internet, their computers are just an empty shell.

As soon as the news came out, IBM became entangled and quickly held a board meeting.

Xiao Watson originally planned to discuss how to deal with Ark Group's big move at the meeting, but the other directors did not pay attention to the news released by Ark. They were very optimistic.

"The maximum speed of their supercomputers now is only 10 million operations. Even if it is optimized for multitasking, such a computer can't do much..."

Some people look very relaxed.

"That's not necessarily true." Xiao Watson said with a straight face, "They must have better supercomputers."

"But what's the use? Unless they increase the computing speed by ten times, they can meet the basic needs. But if such a powerful computer can do it without losing money, that's already amazing."

Yes, if a supercomputer is used, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for users. They can buy a computer at a low price. As for the computer sold by IBM in Japan, the price is more than 800 US dollars.

But what benefits will it bring to the Ark Group itself by popularizing personal computers in this way?

"No...that's not the case..."

xiǎoWatson vaguely discovered something.

"……internet?"

Someone suddenly muttered something in a small voice.

"Yes, the Internet." Xiao Watson suddenly realized, "They are expanding the influence of the Internet. If everyone is using the Internet, things will be different."

"Mr. Watson, you are overly worried. The cost of fiber optic networks is high. Although it seems to be very prosperous now, I believe that in a few years, the Internet will start to lose money, then lose money again, and finally go bankrupt. This way

The cost of such a thing is too high, and the users it targets are ordinary people, so it is simply impossible to sell it like our 360 computers..."

Some people on the board are just too optimistic.

"Their Internet has no other sources of income except operating fees and one-time access fees. But they also need to maintain a huge server. What can they do except lose money?"

"Yes, they have already compromised on our 360 mainframe. I believe their capital chain must be very tight."

Somehow, Xiao Watson felt that Ark Group's compromise on the 360 ​​mainframe was a trap, but he couldn't tell what the trap was. But whenever someone mentioned it, his first reaction was not because of such a successful product.

Excitement, but a huge headache.

What Ark Group is doing is really weird.

Why does Microsoft want to help 360? Why did it give up at the critical moment when it was clearly ready for a big fight?

"We should expand the Japanese market. The Japanese market is now crucial to us."

Someone else made an opinion.

xiǎo Watson also nodded. The Japanese market has just opened, and IBM's cheap computers are very popular. This simple 8-bit computer is really new to Japanese people who have never been exposed to computers.

But when it comes to the Japanese market, Xiao Watson is a little troubled.

——Because it will land in Japan soon.

ark, ark, ark…

It seems that no matter what I am doing, these three letters are constantly floating and spinning in front of me... This is really extremely depressing.

Just when Xiao Watson had a headache, there was another group of people who also had a headache about the news.

For example, for the head of the KGB, Comrade Androvov, the news was not so good.

——The skycom network is connected to the military base of the US military. As long as there is skycom, the military will be communicating face to face.

Fortunately, the Americans did not tie nuclear bombs to the network, otherwise things would be in trouble. But Androvov is not sure whether the US military will do this - there are already rumors about this in the United States, and it seems

That's conclusive. But officially, they don't seem to have done much. At least the KGB spies they infiltrated inside didn't find anything suspicious.

And Androvov is also afraid that Americans will connect the nuclear button to the Internet.

When Kennedy was still alive, he ordered the United States to research a "nuclear suitcase." With this nuclear suitcase, the Americans would have a high-speed nuclear reaction mechanism. Once the Soviet Union decided to preemptively strike, the Americans could quickly

react.

The contents of the "nuclear suitcase" have always been the "national secrets" of the United States. Even the KGB has difficulty accessing the contents of this suitcase, which is almost inseparable from the president of the United States.

Androv attaches great importance to the Internet in the United States.

Not only him, but even Brezhnev was also very interested in this thing.

"I feel as if the entire Soviet Union is under my control," Brezhnev said with emotion when he saw Skycom.

Androvov took a sip of tea and then closed the file.

He was feeling a little unwell, so he stood up and moved around a bit, then sat down again and continued to review the documents.

"internet……"

In fact, the Soviet Union was also working on this thing, but after seeing the nonsense on the American Internet forum, Brezhnev decided not to open the Soviet network to the outside world, but to build a network just for the "great Soviet"

A network of services.

Androvov instinctively felt that the Internet was a good thing and should not be so restricted. Although he was Brezhnev's confidant, he did not put forward any opinions to the other party... because he really didn't know how to treat it.

Such a product.

Managing the Internet is troublesome, experts from Moscow State University have concluded.

Since it is troublesome to manage, it would be better not to expose it to the outside world and only exist as a secret weapon of the Soviet Union. Isn't this a wonderful thing?

In addition, the Soviet Union still uses traditional cables, which can save a lot of costs. There is nothing more outrageous than this.

Although they were a little careless at the beginning and leaked the information, so far, the Soviet Union's Internet intelligence is still very tightly blocked, and it is difficult for the CIA to get information.

Just as the KGB infiltrated the United States, spies from the United States also entered the Soviet Union. However, the CIA was still too young, so the information they could steal was very limited.

The Siberian line is already halfway completed, which is good news for Androvov, and he believes it is the same for Brezhnev. Once the Siberian line is completed, Moscow will have the ability to command and control the Far East at any time.

The ability allows the two sides to communicate at any time, and it is very intuitive and convenient. This is of great help in consolidating the strategic situation in the Far East. After all, the recent conflicts between the Soviet Union and a country to their south are getting bigger and bigger...

When he thought of the country in the south, Androvov felt a little emotional. Fighting with the United Nations would beat the United States to pieces; fighting India would defeat this country that was supported by the Soviet Union and the United States and was once regarded as a "powerful country".

The great country was beaten to the point of almost annihilation...

Although the other party is also socialist, the two sides are now drifting apart. Who knows whether the other party will go to war with us?

Androv smiled, and then continued to work intensely. He is the chairman of the KGB, and his job is not just related to the "Internet"...