Courtyard Houses: The Great Masters of a Nation Hidden Within

If the number of pipes keeps increasing, this path will become narrower and narrower, and there will be so many unreliable parts that it will be impossible to manage.

Once crosstalk, ground bounce, or ringing issues start, it's basically unusable.

The current scale is just right; there aren't too many pipes, so the price can be kept down. The performance is decent for this day and the internal functional architecture still exudes an advanced feel, indicating potential for future development.

Speaking of architecture, this is another thing that makes Gao Jianguo's blood boil.

The instruction set and architecture of the 8008 are compatible with those of the later 8080 and 8086.

Leaving aside the purely theoretical aspects, the entire set of computer technology he had mastered in his previous life was built upon this architecture.

This made it so easy for him to get started using this thing in the shortest amount of time.

Of course, there are differences in performance, but Gao Jianguo already felt it was worth it.

This is a scaled-down all-transistor computer. Domestically produced transistor computers didn't emerge until the mid-1960s, with models like the 441b-1, 109, and 119. All-transistor computers came even later.

In this day and age, Gao Jianguo knows perfectly well how much weight better, easier to build, and cheaper computers mean.

The hero who lit up the sun did so after working diligently on the 119 aircraft for three months before finally hitting that squirrel.

Gao Jianguo suppressed the turmoil in his heart and put everything into the storage room.

He washed his face, picked out a relaxing record and put it on the gramophone, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to listen.

His blood was a bit hot; he needed to cool it down, otherwise he was afraid he would develop high blood pressure.

Music played in the room. Gao Jianguo rested for about twenty minutes before sitting up.

He took out the documentation for DRAM and CPU from the repository and examined it carefully.

The DRAM side is relatively simpler; all four boards have the same three-tube memory cells.

Because of its simple structure and loose circuit layout, all four boards were installed.

The row of interfaces on the top board replicates the functions of the eighteen pins of the C1103 chip.

The CPU is more complex; it contains different functional blocks, such as adders, registers, and instruction sets, each of which is its own thing.

The system breaks down these functional blocks of the CPU, uses different circuit boards for each, and then connects them in series using a bus.

It also comes with a power supply that can be directly plugged into the mains, a clock source, and some essential auxiliary circuits.

In fact, this CPU enclosure, once equipped with RAM and program memory—which function similarly to today's hard drives—and input/output devices, can be used to write programs.

This isn't a CPU enclosure; it's clearly a mini-computer.

Gao Jianguo was overjoyed; this was so convenient.

He didn't feel embarrassed about having done less research himself.

He has a clear idea of ​​what he should do at this stage.

He wasn't some extraordinary genius, nor did he produce much knowledge; he was more like someone who moved knowledge around.

Whenever he gets the chance, he will do his best to make future knowledge shine in this era within the circle he can reach.

He felt it was worth it if he could help some things avoid detours and help others develop faster.

However, during the process of moving things, he also had to integrate the knowledge himself and then teach others to carry it forward, which was also a way for him to contribute his own strength.

Looking back, he realized that while these two things were good, he couldn't really think of a good way to get them out of the house right away.

Just think about it, there are over two hundred researchers directly involved in the 103 machine, so you can imagine how conspicuous it would be if someone suddenly pulled out these two things.

Besides, the cost of researching this stuff is terrifyingly high for an individual.

Even if he has the finished product, he can't tell where the parts came from.

Gao Jianguo didn't panic; there's always a way.

If all else fails, finding a dark night and simply dumping it at the entrance of the Fifteenth Machinery Department might not be a bad idea.

Put aside any personal honors for now, and just send the gifts out first.

Given his situation, he will never lack personal honors; it's just that he hasn't been pushed to that point yet.

Thinking of this, Gao Jianguo's heart calmed down immediately.

Receiving something, especially a good one, is a joyous occasion in itself.

His next step is to copy books in his spare time.

That's right, it's just copied from those two instruction manuals for DRAM modules and CPU enclosures.

These two printed copies provided by the system are not suitable for showing to people directly.

He had another plan in mind.

I was originally an automation major. Although I haven't touched computer stuff much in my life, I did study a lot of professional courses in digital circuits, microcomputer principles, programming languages, operating systems, and data structures in my previous life.

By copying the book by myself, I've basically mastered the principles, architecture, and instruction set of the CPU.

This will help us teach people quickly and make this technology widely and rapidly adopted.

Besides copying books, you also have to write programs to make the machine run and work.

Gao Jianguo doesn't plan to develop an operating system right now; that would be too much work.

He planned to use the method he used in his previous life to develop data acquisition equipment with microcontrollers to write a simple loop monitoring program to tide him over.

For specific tasks that are not universally applicable, this method requires less effort and yields quick results.

However, all of this will have to wait until he gets his hands on the input/output devices.

Gao Jianguo put the two explanatory materials back into the storage room, glanced at his watch, and realized it was almost dinnertime.

He planned to cook a nice meal to celebrate today's earnings.

Before I could even make a move, there was a knock at the door.

"Thump...thump...thump..."

I opened the door and saw Sha Zhu standing there.

When Sha Zhu saw Gao Jianguo, he immediately invited him, "Come on, Jianguo, let's go to my house for a meal."

This was like a godsend, and Gao Jianguo didn't stand on ceremony: "Okay."

The two of them took off and headed towards Sha Zhu's house.

As Gao Jianguo walked, he asked, "What good news is there today?"

Sha Zhu shook his head: "It's nothing serious. A clerk in the propaganda department has a younger brother who's getting married, and I was in charge of cooking."

"Things went smoothly, and besides the money, the host also gave us some gifts. They always eat your food, so this time they thought they'd invite you to join in the fun."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Don't go home to get the wine. I'll bring it; I'll treat you to a proper drink today."

Gao Jianguo remembered that the day before yesterday, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao had clashed again over the matter of cooking for this banquet.

He didn't refuse; if he did, Sha Zhu would get angry and say, "Fine, it's all on you today. If I give you even a single grain of rice, I'm your grandson."

The words had barely left their mouths when the two of them arrived at Sha Zhu's house.

He Yushui immediately sidled up to him: "Brother Jianguo, you're here."

Gao Jianguo, used to it, took out two and handed them over: "Here! Sweeten your lips."

Sha Zhu, seeing Gao Jianguo grinning from ear to ear, exclaimed, "What a grandson!"

Gao Jianguo was both amused and exasperated, and gave a mock kick: "Get out!!!!"