Rebirth of America, this is my time

When Ethan heard the name Steve Wozniak, the smile on his face widened even more.

To be honest, a few hours ago, when Jobs called the fat man next to him Stephen in front of everyone, Ethan had already recognized his identity. He was the real founder of Apple, and he kneaded the real Apple I with his hands. Boss.

It’s just that the two parties didn’t know each other, so Ethan didn’t call out his name directly, but now——

Oh~Stephen~nice to meet you~

I'm glad too.

After shaking hands with Ethan, Wozniak shook his arms and emphasized with a smile on his face: Yo~ don't you believe it? I'm serious.

Steve may not have told you that I played Snake Game for several days after seeing it! The little snake you designed is really fascinating and magical! I didn't want to do it at all. work!

Really? I thought you thought I was terrible at what I did. Ethan smiled back and said half-jokingly: After all, when Steve introduced me to you just now, you didn't react at all.

Oh! That's because I was very angry at the time! Wozniak waved his hands and puffed out his cheeks in a show, When I was so angry like a salmon that I wanted to show my teeth, even if you don't No matter how friendly you are, I can't possibly make you laugh, right?

Hahahaha~ You are very funny Stephen. Wozniak's funny look made Ethan laugh repeatedly. At the same time, he pressed his hands down and said loudly: I can understand, I can understand your mood.

Ethan originally thought that Wozniak was very arrogant because he would rather lose money than waste time when it came to the damage to Altair.

But now, the visible joy made him feel a little more human.

Since it was already dinner time, after getting to know each other, Ethan suggested finding a place to eat.

Both Steves thought there was no problem. After some searching, they walked into a small restaurant in Menlo Park.

Ethan ordered a salad and a glass of lemon juice.

Jobs ordered an apple pie and a glass of apple juice.

Wozniak chose a hamburger and a Coke.

After placing their orders, the three of them sat down by the window.

It was only then that Ethan asked them about the true situation of today's events.

Because he felt that today's incident was a bit strange. According to common sense, even if Wozniak and the others broke someone else's machine, guys who were not the original owners of the item should not be so aggressive.

As he asked, Jobs said helplessly: Isn't it because of Stephen?

At the party that day, while he was taking apart Altair to introduce the production method to me, he was also saying that there was a problem with the designer's design. He said that the designers of Altair were really wasteful. It was obvious that a circuit board could solve many problems. It takes five circuit boards to make it happen, and if he were allowed to do it, he would definitely do it better than that guy!”

Although I believe what he said is true, I also believe that his words will cause dissatisfaction among other people present. Ethan, you know, those people you met today, they all hate the inventor of Altair Edward Roberts was full of respect, so when they heard Stephen's disparaging words, they were unhappy and started a quarrel with us on the spot.

Then that day, we broke up.

And then……

That's what happened today.

Jobs sighed, speechless at this inexplicable trouble.

Is that so? Ethan laughed.

In his view, Jobs's troubles today can be described in two ways.

To put it more literaryly, it is the fluorescent light of rotten grass, how can it compare to the bright moon of Tianxin?

To put it simply, you are clearly stating the facts, but others think you are bragging.

I'm right, right? Altair's craftsmanship is rubbish!

While Ethan nodded with a smile, Wozniak also became energetic and said: A microcomputer with a few hundred dollars has only had its solder pads fall off after being used for a few months? This is simply a disaster. !

If I had to describe it, it would be equivalent to a plane worth a million flying for a month and then disintegrating!

This is totally an accident! An accident! A production accident!

Okay, Okay.

Jobs was convinced, We all know what you said is true, so just stop stressing about it, okay?

As if coaxing a child, Jobs continued: Stephen, we all know how good you are. The Altair microcomputer is not even as good as your work in high school. The reason why you lag behind them is purely because you were designing it in the first place. When microcomputers were invented, there was no such thing as a central microprocessor on the market!”

right!

Jobs's words made the little fat man even more excited, When I was in high school, Intel had not yet been established! If Intel had existed at that time, no! If Motorola had a central microprocessor at that time, I would have made a personal computer long ago. !”

There is no such thing as Altair!

... Jobs closed his eyes. He really didn't want to deal with Wozniak anymore.

His original intention in touting Wozniak was to hope that this guy would calm down a little bit.

But I didn't expect...

Even more noisy.

The performance of the two people was also seen by Ethan. Seeing Jobs' helpless look, Ethan was also a little emotional.

This is really one thing that brings down another thing!

In front of others, Jobs was extremely confident.

But when facing Wozniak, this guy was like Tom meeting Jerry, he was easily handled.

'interesting! ’ Ethan thought to himself.

At the same time, a question also popped up in his mind.

Although he knows that Wozniak is a real boss.

But at the same time, he was also curious, how did this guy start designing microcomputers in middle school?

After all, things like talent trees can only be a little crooked, not a little fast!

After he asked this question, Jobs, who no longer wanted to talk about Altair, quickly took over the topic and said, This question is very simple, because his father has taught him this knowledge since he was a child.

Electronics stuff, computer stuff.

What? This fact surprised Ethan, and he turned to look at Wozniak, Your father?

Yeah! My father!

I don’t know if Wozniak is too impatient or if he is familiar with it. In short, his head is clicking very fast.

When I was young, my father told me that computers will definitely develop in the direction of miniaturization in the future.

According to the current iteration speed of human technology, a personal computer will definitely be developed in ten or twenty years at most.

If I remember correctly, when he told me these things... I was still in elementary school?

‘? ? ? ’

Wozniak's words caused countless question marks to pop up on Ethan's forehead.

At this moment, he even suspected that his ears had heard wrongly.

Because Wozniak and Jobs are the same age, there is not much age difference between them!

And in this case, Wozniak's father introduced computers to Wozniak when he was a child?

When was that?

Ten years ago?

Fifteen years ago?

Late fifties, early sixties?

‘Fuck! Can you encounter computers in that era? ’

‘What kind of family is this! ’

Ethan suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because in his memory, didn’t countless media in previous lives promote that Apple is the real American dream?

Because in the entire technology circle, only Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started from scratch!

But now?

Thinking of this, Ethan could no longer control his mouth, Let me ask you, Stephen, who is your father...

It seemed that he had answered countless similar questions, so Wozniak had no intention of hiding it and said directly: Oh, my father used to be an engineer, but now he is not engaged in research work much.

This answer made Ethan a little dissatisfied, and when he was about to continue asking, the next second, Jobs had already given the truth, Oh Stephen, why are you so humble at this time? Isn't your father the R\u0026D team leader of Lockheed? ?You also said that your father connected the Polaris Hercules.

Shh! Wozniak touched his lips with his index finger, winked, and said, Just talk about this at home.

‘! ’

Ethan raised his eyebrows and nodded in understanding.

Well, this is the result he wants.

After all, a truly ordinary family cannot just have a bigger house.

At the same time, he also cursed in his heart——

‘Fuck, no one is self-made! ’

‘Norman Fucking Rockwell! ’

Only then did Ethan understand why Steve Wozniak was different from other big names in the technology circle, and there were no weird tidbits at all.

This is America!

If the media is the uncrowned king, then the military-industrial complex is its father!

While they were chatting, the waiter brought the food they ordered.

While tasting, looking at Wozniak eating slowly, Ethan thought of another question.

Stephen, are you in a hurry today?

If I remember correctly, you seemed to have mentioned them a few times today that they were wasting your time?

Yeah~ Ethan's words were like a stimulant, making the little fat man happy again.

They just wasted my time. He emphasized first, and then said: Because after seeing Altair, I took up the idea of ​​making a personal computer again. In the past few days, I have been During the redesign, probably at the beginning of this month, I have finished drawing all the circuit board drawings!”

And, let me tell you, after my optimization, the personal computer I designed only needs one circuit board! Instead of requiring five boards like the Altair! It is cheaper to make!

More importantly, I also found a CPU that is cheaper than Motorola 6800 and Intel 8080!

Having said this, he first looked around.

After seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his voice and whispered: Do you know, the CPU I found only costs 42 US dollars! It's 42 US dollars! Not 142 US dollars!

‘? ? ? ’

The price made Steve Jobs' eyes widen.

How much? Jobs said in disbelief. Forty-two dollars for a CPU? Are you right? Can that thing be used?

And the corners of Ethan's eyes instinctively raised.

Because his treasure-filled memory told him that the thing he heard should be Apple.

Note: ① In Woz’s autobiography iWoz, Woz talked about his childhood experience. When he was six years old, his father took him to tinker with transistor radios. In the fifth grade of elementary school, when he was eleven years old, he tinkered with transistor radios. When he was reading his father's corporate magazine, he saw the introduction to ENIAC (the world's first computer). He was very curious, and then his father told him what a computer was and how computers calculated missile trajectories. of. The book Innovators written by Volker Isaacson, editor of Time magazine and former CEO of CNN, actually mentioned Woz's father, who sold the company to Steve Jobs in 1971. He used a device called a blue box, which was a device that could make long-distance calls bypassing carrier charges. In order to prove that his device was useful, he called the Pope in the Vatican in the name of JXG. First of all, selling the blue box is an infringement, and the infringement is still AT and T's rights. Secondly, calling the Pope in the Vatican using the name of JXG is a diplomatic accident. But in the end, Woz was not held accountable by anyone. The reason why many parties did not pursue this matter is that after the incident, Woz immediately called his father and said that he was just playing a prank.

PS, there is another rumor. When Apple failed continuously in the 1980s, the board of directors wanted to kick Jobs out, but Woz supported Jobs, and the capitalists did not dare to take action at all. Until Woz felt that Jobs’s ideas were not in line with his own, he voluntarily quit. Only then did the capitalists dare to kick Jobs. And within three months, Jobs was kicked out.