bookbashuk Chapter 283 The Third Generation Computer, Xu Damao and the Pretty Widow
Chapter 283 The Third Generation Computer, Xu Damao and the Pretty Widow
With the birth of the first integrated circuit chip of the New Yan Kingdom, Li Yang was extremely excited.
He knew that this was the beginning of a new era for the Xinyan country's chip industry.
With these advanced core-making equipment and high-purity silicon materials, the electronics industry of Xinyan Country will surely achieve leapfrog development.
As a "messenger from the future" who traveled through time, Li Yang has a more ambitious vision in his mind.
That is, we must take the lead in developing the third generation of electronic computers in Xinyan Country.
You know, at that time, the electronic computer industry in Xinyan Country was still very backward.
The vast majority of units still use second-generation transistor computers.
The first electronic tube computer, ENIAC, was born in the Demon Country as early as 1946.
It has more than 1.7 electron tubes, weighs 30 tons, and consumes up to 150 kilowatts of power.
Although bulky and slow, it could perform 5000 floating-point operations per second, an incredible achievement at the time.
In the 20s, with the invention and application of transistors, the second generation of computers began to appear.
They replaced vacuum tubes with transistors, which greatly reduced their size and power consumption and greatly improved their computing speed.
Companies such as IBM and DEC have successively launched a series of transistor computers.
These machines were mainly used in scientific computing, engineering design and other fields, and played an important role at the time.
The third generation of integrated circuit computers did not arrive until the mid-60s.
In 1964, IBM launched the System/360 series, the world's first general-purpose computer using integrated circuits.
It not only adopts advanced hardware architecture, but also achieves comprehensive standardization and compatibility from operating system to programming language.
This laid the foundation for the independent development of software and also greatly expanded the application areas of computers.
Thanks to the huge success of System/360, IBM dominated the global computer market and established its position as the "Blue Giant".
"IBM compatible" has become the industry standard and has continued to influence today.
Recalling this period of computer development history, Li Yang's heart was filled with great passion.
He was well aware of the importance of third-generation computers in the 60s when computer technology was in its infancy.
You know, at that time, although the second-generation transistor machines had been put into use in some key areas, their storage capacity and computing speed were far from meeting people's growing computing needs.
Especially in cutting-edge technology fields such as missiles, satellites, and nuclear energy, if a large number of complex calculations still rely on second-generation machines to complete, it will not only be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but will also seriously restrict the development of these industries.
If the New Yan Country can take the lead in developing the third generation of integrated circuit computers at this time, it will undoubtedly gain the upper hand in these fields.
It will greatly improve computing power and shorten the R&D cycle, thereby injecting strong impetus into national defense construction and scientific and technological progress.
Thinking of this, Li Yang clenched his fists.
That’s right, he is going to be the one to open up a new era!
With his extraordinary intelligence and forward-looking knowledge of future technological development, he is confident that he can overcome the many difficulties in the development of the third-generation computer and contribute to the modernization of the new Yan country!
However, Li Yang also knew the difficulty and confidentiality of this undertaking.
First, computer technology is still in its infancy, and both solution design and process implementation require repeated trial and error, and cannot be accomplished overnight;
Secondly, it concerns national security, and core technologies must be kept strictly confidential without any room for error.
Therefore, Li Yang decided to take on this task alone.
He personally takes care of everything from overall design to the development of key components.
Only in this way can we ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Li Yang's eyes became more determined.
He rubbed his hands confidently, spread out a new design drawing on the paper, and began the intensive design work.
He first determined the overall architecture of this third-generation machine: it adopted a modular design and was divided into several major parts: the arithmetic unit, controller, memory, and input and output devices.
Then, we started to design the core components:
The arithmetic unit uses advanced ECL integrated gate circuits, which greatly improves the computing speed; the controller uses microprogram design to make the instruction system more flexible and efficient;
The storage system still uses magnetic core memory, but the density and speed have been greatly improved compared to the second generation machine;
In the input and output system, in addition to the conventional punched paper tape, Li Yang also innovatively added magnetic tape drives and magnetic drums, greatly improving data throughput.
Li Yang is even more ingenious when it comes to component selection.
In order to use domestic devices as much as possible, he deliberately improved many circuits. For example, he used silicon technology for transistors to improve reliability; he used glass glaze packaging for resistors to improve stability; and he also used metallized polyester film for capacitors to greatly reduce their size.
In this way, after careful design, the plan for a third-generation computer called "YN-1" gradually took shape on the drawing.
Its computing speed can reach 10 times per second, and its memory capacity reaches 32K bytes, and its performance is close to the international advanced level at that time.
Li Yang raised his head and looked out the window.
The sky is clear blue and the sun is shining brightly.
The moment when the "Light of China" was powered on seemed to have appeared in his mind.
That will be a new starting point for the computer industry in the new Yan country, and will go down in history and shine for generations to come!
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On the other hand, Xu Damao's life ushered in a new turning point.
You know, ever since the last egg-smashing incident, he has become notorious and has become a "rat crossing the street" in the blind date market.
When the older girls saw him, they wanted to avoid him.
Who wants to marry a man with broken balls?
Just when Xu's father and mother were worried about their son's life-long affairs, God seemed to favor Xu Damao again.
One day, a distant relative came to the Xu family and introduced them to a man named Xu, saying that there was a widow with children in a rural area in another place who was willing to remarry.
Let Xu Damao hurry up and go to propose marriage.
Xu Damao was stunned at first, then waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I don't want any village girl! You want me, a young man full of vigor and vitality, to marry a woman with an ugly face?"
When Mr. Xu heard this, he flew into a rage and scolded him, "You unfilial son! Your parents worked so hard to find you a wife, and you are still so picky? Besides, she has a son after all, and you are still a 'broken egg' now, aren't you?"
Seeing that Xu's father was angry, Xu's mother hurried to smooth things over: "Da Mao, think carefully, what are we looking for now? Looking for someone who is young and beautiful? That's unrealistic. But if we marry someone with a child, the child will be our own. How great is that?"
Xu Damao covered his lower body and smiled bitterly.
As a "bird without eggs", I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to hatch chicks.
Instead of being alone, it’s better to find someone to take care of the baby so that you have a companion.
Thinking of this, Xu Damao gritted his teeth and said to his father: "Well, that's fine. You decide, I'll listen to you."
Soon, with the help of the matchmaker, Xu Damao, along with Xu's father and mother, went to propose marriage in a grand manner.
As soon as they arrived at the girl's home, Xu's father and mother bowed and nodded like chicks pecking at rice as if they had seen their own daughter.
He kept flattering her: "You are such a lucky girl, you are a widow at such a young age, it's hard for you.
Don't worry, although our Xu family is not rich, but in terms of family background, it is one of the best.
Marry my Damao, and I guarantee you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and enjoy the happiness of having a rich family!"
When it was Xu Damao's turn, he looked up at this "yellow-faced woman" who had not yet married into the family, and couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow" and was stunned.
This, this is not some yellow-faced woman at all! She is clearly a pretty widow with a plump face and a graceful figure!
She was dressed in plain clothes, dignified and beautiful.
Although she wears a little makeup, her natural beauty cannot be concealed.
When she smiles sweetly, her lips are red, her teeth are white, and her eyes are full of affection.
Amidst all the charm, there is also a touch of maturity, which makes people feel excited.
Especially the pair of plump breasts on her chest, which rise and fall gently with her breathing.
The perfect gap reveals infinite reverie.
Xu Damao stared at her with his eyes wide open, secretly complaining in his heart: This, this is too tempting, right? How can a disabled person like me really marry this beauty?
Just as he was lost in thought, the woman's light cough brought him back to his senses.
The beautiful woman smiled and said gently, "Comrade Xu Damao, this is our first meeting. Are you satisfied?"
She looked so shy and coy, like a little bird, which made Xu Damao want to pounce on her immediately.
"Satisfied! Very satisfied!" Xu Damao quickly put away his lustful eyes, replaced them with a serious expression, and said solemnly, "I, I, Xu Damao, will marry you, Li Guihua, today, and I will never marry anyone else in this life!"
Hearing this, Li Guihua sighed: "I have a miserable life. My husband died and I still have a son to raise. I married into the Xu family, and I only hope that you will treat me and my son well."
After saying this, her eyes were filled with tears and tears welled up in her eyes.
When Xu Damao saw her tearful face, he felt very distressed.
He took two steps forward and said softly, "Okay, don't cry, girl. Because you are so virtuous, I, Xu Damao, will treat you and your son like my own flesh and blood for the rest of my life, and will never treat you badly in the slightest!"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Xu's father and mother looked at each other, secretly delighted. With this daughter-in-law, Xu Damao's life was settled.
The matchmaker smiled so hard that he couldn't stop, and quickly clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, okay!"
Just like that, amid applause and cheers, Xu Damao's marriage was happily settled.
When Xu Damao returned to the Xu family, he was overjoyed and wanted to drag Li Guihua onto the kang immediately.
Xu's father and mother had mixed feelings. On the one hand, they were relieved that their son had found a place to stay, but on the other hand, they were worried about their daughter-in-law's background.
"This daughter-in-law's background is not right." Father Xu frowned. "She was only 28 or 29 years old, and her husband died. It's strange no matter how you think about it."
Xu's mother, however, looked indifferent: "Who cares? As long as she is willing to take care of our Xu family's son, we won't delve into her background."
Father Xu sighed and turned over on the kang: "I hope so. If you look closely at this daughter-in-law, she is pretty. But I don't know who she loves, and whether she will do something to let down our Xu family."