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The continuous questions made Ethan a little confused.

He frowned and scratched his head, wondering why his sister was suddenly so excited.

But after looking at Evelin, Ethan suddenly understood.

He found that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Forget that Evelyn is an engineering student, an engineering student who can touch computers at Stanford.

Yes, in Ethan’s opinion, the only product that can make Evelin jumpy is 6502.

After all, no one who can learn computers in this era doesn't want to own a computer.

The emergence of cheap CPUs means that these technology-savvy guys can achieve their dreams with both hands.

And he discovered the product but didn't buy it?

Oh - he was indeed a little careless.

When he thought of this, Ethan's smile returned to his face and he said: Okay, Okay, this is my problem. I forgot to order it for you after I found a cheap and easy-to-use chip. I'm sorry about this.

I'm going to call now and ask them to mail it over.

Ethan didn't want to quibble and directly admitted his mistake.

But his honesty made Evelin raise her eyebrows.

Ethan! the girl said in surprise: Don't you understand what I mean?

‘? ’

Ethan's mouth opened slightly, a little confused.

He admitted his mistakes and was ready to make up for it, so why wasn't Evelin happy?

The confused look made Evelin raise her hand angrily, and forcefully poked his chest with her right index finger.

Are you stupid?

This is not a question of whether to buy chips, but a question of whether to help!

The MOS company you are talking about, Chuck Paido, the inventor of 6502, they need help! Legal help!

Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing as soon as you came back?

‘! ! ! ’

Ethan blinked at his sister's question.

And his surprise made Evelin's eyes bristle, and her tone of voice immediately rose——

Oh my God! You don't have any idea of ​​helping, do you?

Chuck Paddo and the others are doing a very great thing! They want to bring computers to all homes! To do this, they are even willing to become enemies of Motorola! In this case, when they encounter difficulties At that time, didn’t you have any idea of ​​helping me?”

I thought you told me this because you wanted me to go find Barbara and help them consult!

But you-

You, you, you think I only want 6502?

Evelin stuttered a bit.

That's angry.

Looking at the hands waving out of thin air and the extremely excited figure, Ethan opened his mouth and couldn't hold it in for a long time.

Because he felt that he understood what Evelin meant and what Evelin was thinking, or in other words, he glimpsed a spirit from Evelin, a spirit called knowledge sharing and technology sharing. .

In fact, the spirit of sharing is not a product of the Internet era. Before the arrival of the Internet, this selfless concept had already been popularized in scientific research circles.

Take Jonas Salk, for example, who invented the polio vaccine and eradicated polio.

But in order to save people, he gave up the patent application.

Sometimes, ordinary people really can't understand what these big guys think.

But the world has indeed become brighter because of the existence of these people.

Okay, Okay, I think I understand what you mean.

Ethan sighed, chuckled, and nodded: Okay, I admit, my mind is indeed full of business ideas.

As you can imagine, I really didn't want to help them because I felt that according to their philosophy, even if I helped them, I wouldn't be able to get the exclusive license for 6502.

You may look down on me, but...I don't think there is any need to lie to you about this kind of thing.

Yes, I am so utilitarian.

Evelin was stunned for two seconds by Ethan's honesty.

Her gaze softened as self-deprecation emerged.

Her body softened and she leaned back. The comfortable sofa made her voice calmer, Ethan, you still don't understand what I mean.

Um?

I didn't mean to accuse you.

Really? Ethan didn't believe it.

Of course. Evelin actually laughed and said, Because I know that all research and development requires money. If the things developed with money do not get the returns they deserve, then what about expensive projects like scientific research? How can we keep doing it?

This question made Ethan relax, his eyes narrowed, and he said: What do you mean?

My point is very simple. Evelin said: We may not be so noble, we may not be able to be selfless, but when others want to contribute, we should support them, and when they are in trouble, we You should try your best to help.”

You may think my idea is very naive, because helping others change the world does not make you famous.

But...I want to tell you that when you are helping others, you are also helping yourself.

Evelin's ideal words made Ethan purse his lips.

He didn't know how to respond.

And just as he was organizing his words, Evelin said again: Do you think my idea is ridiculous?

No. Ethan shook his head decisively and said, Everyone has their own beliefs, and this is their freedom.

You still misunderstood. Evelin shook her head and said, Then let's put it another way. Do you want to know why I have such thoughts?

This question interested Ethan very much, Of course, if you want to say it.

Oh - there's nothing I can't tell you - as long as you don't mind my verbosity - Evelin sighed with a smile: Actually, a year ago, or a year and a half ago, my My thoughts are the same as yours.

If this matter has nothing to do with me and it can't bring me any benefit, then why should I intervene?

But a year and a half ago, something happened that completely changed my mind.

Do you know the wide area network? It's the telephone network, a network composed of telephone communications.

That's what the military uses.

This thing may have been a good invention when it was born, but in this era, it is outdated. For example, it is very slow and easy to be destroyed. Therefore, in order to ensure continuous communication during the war, ARPA We want to develop a network that is resistant to destruction under nuclear deterrence.”

As for why there is such a demand, I don't think I need to say anything about this, right?

Suwei loves. Ethan interjected.

Yeah~ Evelin smiled and nodded.

At the same time, she continued: With the research of scientists, the ARPANET appeared.

This is an ARPA-led project that connects computers together for data transfer.

I don't know if you can understand this kind of thing, because it is secret and the media rarely reports it. I can only tell you that ARPANET is very magical. It can break down a piece of information composed of letters into data packets and They're sent where people want it to go and then assembled at the other end for efficient data transfer.

In 1969, it was officially put into use. At the beginning, there were four nodes, respectively at the University of California, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, the University of Utah and Stanford.

And because four nodes are also easy to destroy, in the following years, schools and institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Carnegie, and NASA all joined in.

Although this addition makes data transmission seem more secure, at the same time, a problem also arises, that is, the original design of ARPANET was a homogeneous environment. Each computer can only use the same or compatible network components and languages. Only under certain circumstances can data transmission be carried out.”

It is obviously impossible to get the computers in various schools and institutions to agree on the same computer language.

So, in order to ensure that data can be transmitted normally, ARPA can only find ways to solve data transmission on different machines and different languages.

And this problem was solved by us at Stanford a year ago.

Mr. Vinton, you know, right? It's the one I mentioned to you before. He and his companion Robert Kahn solved this problem together.

They invented a new technology called TCP/IP protocol, which successfully connected different types of computers and operating languages. They conducted an experiment in December last year, and a data packet traveled 60,000 miles. The transmission successfully reached a computer that was not of the same type as the sending machine.

In fact, when things get here, they just need to continue to study and improve it, and then they can declare the project to ARPA as finished.

But they didn't.

Do you know why Teacher Wenton frequently looks for Barbara?

Because he feels that the TCP/IP protocol can change the world.

When computers on the market cannot be unified, the TCP/IP protocol that can ensure unified communication is the key to connecting everything.

He didn't want to give the patent to ARPA, he wanted to keep it in his own hands.

If one day in the future, ordinary people need to use it, they will directly open the authorization.

Hearing this, Ethan's face was already full of surprise.

And Evelin continued——

Do you know how surprised I was when I learned that Teacher Wenton wanted to go against ARPA?

But he told me that a lot of things have to be done by someone.

And after Teacher Barbara heard Teacher Wenton's needs, her reaction surprised me even more.

Because Barbara said yes without even thinking about it.

Later, I asked Barbara why she agreed so happily.

Barbara told me that there are two reasons. One is that she really admires Vinton, his ideas and practices, and the second is that helping Vinton is helping herself.

Evelin paused, sat up again, and said seriously——

Ethan, you said you are snobbish?

Oh—it seems to me that you and Barbara are even worse than that.

You educated me in front of Barbara that day?

And Barbara expressed appreciation for your behavior?

Hahaha~ I dare to say this. If you tell her what you just thought about not helping Chuck Padre, she will definitely be very disappointed with you.

Because, after she told me that helping Wenton was helping herself, she also explained the reason in a self-deprecating tone.

She helped Wenton change the world today. If she runs into trouble tomorrow, Wenton will definitely use all his connections to help her. Because a person who is selfless enough to want to change the world by sharing patents will never give up when his friends are in trouble. Just give up.

At the same time, she helped Wenton change the world today. If there are still people who want to change the world tomorrow, they will definitely come to her. People who have the ability to change the world are the best social resources in the world.

At this point, Evelin leaned forward, and stopped when the tips of their noses were only an inch apart.

The girl stared at Ethan, emotion flashed in her beautiful eyes, and the words in her mouth were also cheerful.

Do you think the 6502 patent authorization is the greatest benefit?

Ethan, compared to those who play with the law, you are simply too kind...

Note: ① Someone guessed that Vinton was Vinton Cerf. The inventor of the TCP/IP protocol was an assistant professor at Stanford in 1975, and he did teach. ②Barbara Babcock is indeed a person who is very good at investing in people. As mentioned before, Ginsburg, the justice who praised her and was just the last judge of MAGA, was actually recommended by Barbara. On the day of Barbara's death, the New York Times' obituary directly quoted Ginsburg's words, I would not hold the good job I have today were it not for Barbara. Have a good job today).”

PS, I am not a computer major. If there are any errors in the description of ARPANET or TCP/IP protocol in this chapter, please correct me.