Chapter 717 The computing center can’t stand it
Gao Zhendong himself is not very excited about this thing, but for other comrades participating in the work, the meaning is different.
This is one of the few computer equipment that is mainly completed by them independently, similar to keyboards, printers, etc.
And the technological content of this thing seems to be higher than the first two. This is the case these days. The more mechanical and electrical components there are, the more advanced it is in the eyes of ordinary people.
The happiest people here are undoubtedly the comrades from the Beijing Watch Factory. I didn’t expect that we could also develop computers?
Although it is just an external device, let me ask you if it is plugged into the computer.
So their emotions are more enthusiastic than other comrades.
"Chief Engineer Gao, Chief Engineer Chi, thank you, thank you for allowing us to participate in such a project." Mr. Long applauded and thanked Gao Zhendong and others loudly.
Gao Zhendong raised his hand, the applause paused, and Gao Zhendong said loudly: "Here, I would like to especially thank the comrades from the Beijing Watch Factory. Their rich experience in micro transmission mechanisms has provided us with The biggest obstacle on the road to research has been cleared. Come on, comrades, let us applaud and thank them.”
Comrades from other units all looked at the comrades from the Beijing Watch Factory, clapped their hands vigorously, and said, They were a little embarrassed.
"No, we only provided some help in the mechanical part. The main thing is that your electrical comrades are completing the work." Mr. Long said embarrassedly.
Chief Engineer Chi smiled and said: "Mr. Long is too humble. The mechanical and electrical parts are inseparable. In this matter, Mr. Gao is right. The mechanical part is very important."< br>
Seeing that everyone was almost happy, Gao Zhendong said to Chi, Long and a senior person from the third rolling mill. The technician said: "Next, let's ask the three comrades to work hard and report the good news to their respective units and ministries. I will be lazy, hahaha."
Gao Zhendong was assigned this task, and Chi The chief engineer and the comrades of the third rolling mill are very used to it. This thing is nothing, and it would be a waste of time for chief engineer Gao to do it. Moreover, Gao Zhendong did not show up, so it was clear that he wanted them to show their faces in their own units.
Of course, for Chief Engineer Chi, it is not necessary for his own company to show his face, but the ministry still needs it.
However, Mr. Long is not used to this. Isn't it necessary for the leader to report this matter? This is a good opportunity to show the results of the work. Moreover, it is almost the Chinese New Year, so it is more meaningful.
"General Engineer Gao, don't you report this matter personally?"
Gao Zhendong shook his head: "I won't go, I don't have time, you can just bring the good news back."< br>
Chief Engineer Chi smiled and said: "Old Long, no need to persuade, Chief Engineer Gao gives us a chance, we just seize it, haha."
They are all old acquaintances who have worked together many times. Well, he still knew very well what Gao Zhendong was thinking.
Gao Zhendong added: "Mr. Long, in addition to troubling you about this matter, there is another matter, which is the completion of this project and the transfer of production technology. I also want you to follow up. This matter is important to me. That’s the end of it.”
In fact, if it weren’t for the fear that there would be too many cooperating units and no one would be able to suppress anyone, Gao Zhendong wouldn’t even want to be the leader. After preparation, it is really not a big deal just looking at the technical aspects.
“Don’t worry, we will definitely do a good job in this matter.” Several sub-project leaders assured.
This equipment does not look big, but it has a wide range of implications. The small transmission mechanism is the responsibility of the Jingcheng Watch Factory, the head manufacturing is the Haihekou Phonograph Factory, the disk is the responsibility of the Audio and Video Corporation, and the final assembly is the Computer Laboratory. side.
Gao Zhendong turned his head and said a few words to the comrades in the factory office of the No. 3 Factory. The comrades in the factory office happily went to make a phone call.
He turned his head and said with a smile: "Everyone knows what I am going to say next?"
Except for the comrades at the Beijing Watch Factory, the other comrades were happy. This scene is familiar!
“I know, hahaha.”
“Eat, eat!”
“General Engineer Gao is so grand, I’ve been waiting for this bite.”
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This scene made Mr. Long and the others stunned for a moment. Good guy, they are eating and drinking so much after they finish their work here?
He didn't want to talk about this matter loudly, so he quietly asked Mr. Chi: "General Engineer Gao won't make mistakes like this, right?"
Mr. Chi smiled and shook his head: " No, I don’t know about other people, but here, there is no such problem, and it’s not like he eats it by himself. After everything is done, why don’t you want to have a good meal? Don’t worry, this kind of meal, the leader above. I’m really looking forward to having the opportunity to bake rice noodles. This is an old tradition in their factory. Let me tell you, they have a chef who cooks Sichuan and Shandong cuisine. His skills are amazing.”
It's fresh. If each batch of notes means that a new high-tech product has come out, look at the last batch of notes and see if the writing was flying. You wish you could just stamp it.
Mr. Long's mouth almost watered when he heard these words. He eats Sichuan food, but since he started working when he was young, he has rarely been able to eat authentic food. He didn't expect that he could satisfy his wish here.
"Let's go, let's go, everything has been arranged over there. Remember, comrades, we have two policies - don't waste it and eat hard!" Following Gao Zhendong's words, everyone laughed. , heading towards the canteen together.
The chief engineer of the 12th Machinery Department was overjoyed when he received the good news.
“This thing is great. It can read randomly, which solves the biggest flaw of the tape drive! Although the capacity is not too large, it is enough. Its portability and ease of use are too strong!”
The previous tape drive was essentially used as a data storage. Whether it was data or programs, they were regarded as a pile of data. The tape itself was just a warehouse for data. The operation, processing and modification of data and programs had to be placed in the memory. completed, and finally written to tape in one go.
Or to put it in layman’s terms, the data on tapes is mostly treated as cold data or dormant data, while tapes are not the best choice for “hot data” or active data during operation. , or it is very troublesome to use.
The "hottest" data is undoubtedly in the memory, but the second hottest data is in the external memory. They may need to be read and written at any time and saved at any time.
This matter is very difficult for tape. It only has the ability to store cold data. It is very difficult for it to complete the function of storing active data.
This is also because now that magnetic tape memory is available in China, even though magnetic core memory is expensive, heavy and large, and cannot be carried around, it is still used as a mainstream external memory for computers with higher performance. The reason is because it has random reading and writing capabilities. On these machines, the tape drive is really used as a USB flash drive in the future.
But now, the chief engineer of the 12th Machinery Department sees hope of changing all this.
The price of a disk drive cannot be more expensive than a cabinet of magnetic core memory, let alone a disk of the same capacity. The price of a disk is simply cabbage.
Small size, low cost, easy to produce, movable, easy to expand, easy to maintain, functions can be perfectly replaced...
The chief engineer of the 12th Machinery Department is keenly aware that maybe soon , it’s time for the comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Commerce who are selling second-hand goods to come here again. Can we do the second-hand magnetic core memory business?
Although Gao Zhendong doesn't attach much importance to the disk drive technically, it actually has a very important significance. Otherwise, Gao Zhendong would not have organized so many units to work on this little thing.
That is, compared with magnetic core memory, disk drives have drastically lowered the difficulty of computer promotion and the threshold for use!
While he was happy, he looked at Mr. Chi and gnashed his teeth a little.
"Hey~~~~~~Old Chi, can your current production capacity keep up?"
When asked this question, Chief Engineer Chi was stunned for a moment, and then Start complaining.
"It is indeed a bit stretched. Keyboards, monitors, printers, computer assembly, modems, magnetic cores... Oh, this will be gone soon, tape drives, and disk drives that will be put into production soon... Boss , you should give us more strength.”
Whether he was complaining or showing off, the chief engineer couldn't tell for a moment.
The chief engineer of the department thought for a while: "Well, you go ahead and make preparations for production. The department will consider this matter."
Sent Lao Chi away, the chief engineer of the department immediately picked up the News about the disk drive went to the office of the leader of the 12th Machinery Department.
"Oh? Gao Zhendong has come up with something new again? Hahaha, let me see, let me see."
After reading this good news, the leader mused: "Gao Zhendong, this The action is determined to promote computers more widely and use them more deeply! ”
As a leader, he has no shortage of vision. He can see at a glance the significance of this thing in promoting the popularization of computers, as well as Gao Zhendong's deep thoughts.
"Well, I think so too. This is a good thing."
"Indeed, this is a good thing, but can we sustain it?" The leader immediately realized what he might face in the future. question.
"Well, I just want to report this to you. The computing office is a little overwhelmed."
After that, the chief engineer explained the production problems currently faced by the computing office. Said it again.
Although Chief Engineer Chi was mostly showing off, what he said was also true.
“Well, with the increase in computer product categories, it is indeed inappropriate for their research-oriented research institute to be responsible for completing these tasks. No matter in terms of resources, equipment, personnel skills or management systems, None of them are suitable.”
Do research. Research and production are completely different things. If the output of computers and related equipment is still like the timeline of Gao Zhendong's previous life, with an annual output of double digits or even single digits, then this issue will not be prominent, but will be placed in the computing department. is the most suitable, the output is too small and their conditions are sufficient.
But the situation now is completely different.
(End of this chapter)