Chapter Fifty-Seven Personal Computer

  It has to be said that this prosthetic leg looks really inferior, it's no wonder it's a product of the 1960s.

  "Alright, now it's time to escort our injured Kate back home~" Lily continued smiling.

  Just as several people were preparing to leave, Lisa suddenly remembered something.

  But perhaps it was all premeditated, or maybe Catherine had fallen into their trap.

  "By the way, do you guys still remember that Demelo sweater? The effect looks just right~" Lisa remembered the clothes very clearly, but Catherine had long forgotten about what happened last year when they celebrated Jenny's birthday.

  "That doesn't fit Kate's size."

  "As a matter of fact, I have a replica on my side... one that I made myself. It was originally intended as a birthday gift for Catherine, but I had no idea there were things like Miss Monroe's dress in this world."

  "How about giving it a try?"

  Lily smiled, "Maybe my camera can be useful again?"

  "Hey, you can't do this!"

  Catherine protested.

  "Let's go give it a try!"

  "No! Absolutely not!"

  Although she said so, Catherine still thought of that magnificent dress in her heart.

  Although there were no hands, but that dress was indeed very beautiful.

  While Catherine was experiencing life as a disabled person, Bruce was in Georgia where Catherine's factory is located.

  He is now busy with the stuff that was just launched a few days ago, rather than being busy with sales for GameTV.

  Catherine adopted a strategy of unlimited advertising bombardment for this product.

  Advertisements are everywhere from reports to toilet paper.

  The most shocking phrase in its advertising slogan is - "Personal Computer"!

  That's right.

  From now on, computers will no longer be a privilege of large enterprises, and everyone can have their own computer!

  Personal computer is Catherine

  The price of $1,200 is extremely high, but there are also many people eyeing this computer.

  This computer is based on a total of 8 CPUs, with 4 KB of memory and equipped with a 12-inch CRT screen. It's a real "octa-core CPU" (although it can't be said that way).

  Anyway, this computer is done for.

  Due to storage limitations and cost issues, Catherine set up five cartridge slots for this all-in-one computer - just like the small overlord's cartridge slot - through this slot, Catherine developed various plug-ins.

  Catherine integrated the DOS system she developed into the computer and also left 10KB of storage space.

  As for those card slots, Catherine offers a variety of applications.

  Microsoft computers are not only compatible with Little King's games, but more importantly, they also support various software applications.

  However, Xiaobawang is aimed at children, but Microsoft computers are facing young people and all kinds of adults.

  At that time, there were quite a few people interested in computers. The sales craze of Apple's launch at the time is the best example to prove this point.

  In read-only memory, Catherine wrote Word software, print software, etc., each cassette can only store one software and is as concise as possible.

  Although it is called "Word", in fact, this is a version of WPS made by Catherine based on the DOS version.

  Because WPS is different from Microsoft's office software, WPS was written in C language, and even earlier, it used assembly language, a very concise and fast language. In contrast, Bill Gates' Office software is integrated with various languages such as C++, C# (similar to Java, characterized by slow speed but good compatibility), VB, and other language libraries, and even includes various integrated programs.

  Programs written in assembly language and C language are characterized by small size and fast execution. Therefore, the later WPS is only 20MB in size, while Microsoft's Office software has a size of 4GB.

  However, a storage of less than 10KB is really too small, so this computer can be connected with an external storage device.

  After all, the cost of storage is really high now, which is also one of the reasons that restricts the development of computers.

  A 5MB storage device, about the size of a refrigerator, and costing $10,000, was not something Catherine wanted to provide extra.

  However, she did develop a storage device within the company, which came in various models such as 1MB, 2MB and 5MB.

  Because stylish appearance is a characteristic of Catherine's products, this product is very popular with others. However, more large companies come to inquire about this storage device.

  They were very interested in Catherine's development of Word software or rather, this software and its accompanying electronic printer.

  Completely different from typewriters, completely electronic work!

  Although photocopiers were already available at that time, they could not modify documents and only completely copied them. The typing efficiency of typewriters was relatively low, so such electronic input printers were very eye-catching.

  No need for a typewriter, just input the programs and documents from the computer, and you can print out what you want, it's really amazing.

  They seem to have realized that the advent of this printer and personal computer will greatly improve efficiency.

  Just imagine having various file templates stored on your own computer, and when you need them, you can call them up, make a few minor changes, and turn them into an article. Isn't that great?

  And the efficiency of work has been greatly improved overnight, which is a gospel for today's society where the pace of life is accelerating.

  As a result, this thing called personal computer ended up with various companies coming over to inquire about purchasing more...

  Seizing the opportunity, Katherine promptly developed a $999 office version.

  This type of computer screen can only display greenish-gray and black colors, and there is no mouse.

  As for why green was used instead of white, it's because Catherine considered that the human eye is most comfortable with the color green, and if you need to work on a computer, you'll inevitably be staring at the screen for an extended period. So she developed this dual-color display, while also eliminating the machine's internal storage and plug-in interfaces; as long as it was connected to a storage device, that would suffice. This way, it could also easily achieve interconnection between computers.

  Catherine wasn't without considering the company's business, it's just that she never thought various companies would be so fixated on Catherine's products, so she chose to develop such products.

  After all, compared to a supercomputer worth tens of millions of dollars, such a computer is really too convenient. Although the nature of the work may be somewhat different, it goes without saying that this kind of personal computer will better meet the needs of the company.

  "Damn it, I shouldn't have listened to Kate in the first place..."

  Bruce grumbled.

  If it weren't for Kate and Emma's urging, he could be sitting at home leisurely drinking coffee right now!

  But in fact, Bruce was also very pleased in his heart, after all, he had an outstanding daughter.

  ……

  Once again, I declare that I am a pure love flow, aesthetic only faction. Anything evil is most detestable...