Blooming America

Most of the Blizzard's business, most of the hardware equipment of the computer system.

Because the system is limited, the current game is very simple, although the maximum capacity of the cassette can reach 16KB, that is, 128KB (exchanged is 1: 8, b and b), but the game made by Blizzard, there are very few more than 8KB.

I have to say that now the programmer is a big difference with more than ten years later.

In fact, Catherine's C language and program coding have completely changed this time the electronics industry.

Take DEC to give examples. Their development of the PDP-8 computer, its memory size is 4KB, if you want to enter a program, the keyboard God is, it is floating.

- Must use the punched note or card to let the computer read these holes before you can write down this data.

In Catherine, such a computer is not called a computer at all, and the pit is still almost.

This is also why Catherine's personal computer comes out, this is welcome, programming and input instructions with punching methods, which is simplified.

Popular with a keyboard with a telegram, it seems to be able to do it, but there is absolutely no computer that Catherine is tailored to the individual users - even though it is just a large texture star.

When the Blizzard has just been established, the programmer who is recruited, is still very awkward.

They took their own small boxes, which were made into empty coding for paper strips and cards.

With dozens of codecs, it is already good, and there are hundreds of coded programmers, it is less.

They thought that their coding was able to have a big hand, but after coming here, they suddenly discovered that those who coded in their hands were completely throwing.

Use paper when entering the computer's computer? Resolutely don't!

Then Catherine also made a thing, letting these programmers stunned, that is, she wrote a series of matters that must be noted in the C language source code, and then handed it over.

This allows programmers to be somewhat.

In fact, in 1981 in the "Future", this world's first software patent application was approved. Prior to this, the source code of the software should have copyright. That is to say, if you use the code directly to take it directly, it is not legal. Although many source code is coming, if they sell these source code or generated programs, there will be legal troubles.

Those programmers have a software code with copyright, thinking that they can be a wind, but after coming to Blizzard, I found out that things and my own imagination is completely different!

In fact, after the software has patented, "Zeng" has created a large number of software giants, such as Microsoft, it is taking advantage of this.

However, in the process of protecting software patents, there have been excessive conditions. There have been a C compiler manufacturer that registers the name of the library function into patents, and other companies can only add prefixes in front of the function name provided.

Most of the game made by Blizzard is based on the C language and assembly language.

Although such games and "Super Mario" are almost no comparability, it is highly expected.

In particular, "Greed Snake", "Russian Square".

After playing a few popular games on the small bang platform, Catherine began to consider other things.

"Sanders, I think we should set up a department, specializing in developing software." Catherine said.

Sanders nodded, which seems to be very necessary.

"Where is this department? Blizzard seems to be a bit less suitable."

Catherine nodded.

"Let's put it under Apple. We will not only develop software this time, but to develop another thing."

Catherine laughed with mysterious laugh.

"another?"

"Yes, we need an operating system. It is not a simple program that Microsoft computer, but a real software platform that allows us to run on here. Through this platform, we call system resources. Then run the program we need, and this platform will become all the foundation. "

Sanders reluctantly understood.

"The programmer here is basically adapted to the programming of C language and assembly language. We can draw a batch of developments from the snow, I think this is completely no problem."

Indeed, the programmer outside needs to be adapted, but the programmer who has stayed in Blizzard for several years has no concern.

Catherine did not have an advantage in the traditional industry, because the United States was originally one of the world's overlord. And their technology development speed is the world leader.

Catherine has no confidence in this regard.

But in this high-precision, especially the electronics industry, Catherine's role is indeed extraordinary.

Because she can help technicians to indicate the big direction, let them walk less, and Catherine can use their own knowledge to the electronic field to tell them some problems that may be encountered.

"Right, what is our operating system?"

Catherine suddenly stopped.

DOS?

Too common!

Since it is a self-contained name, how can you? ! How can I call the name of "Disk Operating System" (DOS)?

"We have a CPU program that has been abandoned before producing Z80, called Fanhan, how is this?"

Some pinyin feel, Catherine shakes his head. Such names are completely unable to make people feel bright.

Call Windows?

Catherine is absolutely not dry.

What is good, only this pit is not.

UNIX? Linux?

No, some is a lotus.

Red Dragon?

It sounds very drawn, but absolutely not suitable

"Hey ... is not as good ... called Phoenix?"

Phoenix, Phoenix, no bird.

This word looks like a "dragon" with derogatory.

"Our operating system is called Phoenix!"

Catherine laughed.

Phoenix, this name is really good, and the meaning is very good, give a mysterious breath, but it is not fashionable.

"This name is good."

Sanders also nodded.

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Some of this chapter sends some of the years.