giants of the era

Chapter 132
"My dear, it seems that our vacation trip can only come to an end. The Rockefeller consortium and the California consortium require Apple to hold a board meeting immediately to discuss how to deal with IBM." Li Zetian sighed slightly.

Yu Jingqiu knew the priority of the matter and said, "Well, then go back."

Li Zetian said: "After the wedding in October is over, let's go to the honeymoon to make up for you!"

"Ok."

So, on the same day, the two returned to San Jose, and then lived in a small villa where Li Zetian lived.

Simba welcomed the arrival of the hostess very much, and always followed Yu Jingqiu, wherever Yu Jingqiu went, it followed everywhere, but "left out" Li Zetian, so angry that Li Zetian gave it a new name—— "Color dog Simba"!
When Yu Jingqiu heard this name, she laughed "puchi".

After a good night's rest at night, the two attended the Apple board of directors together the next day.

Yu Jingqiu is the major shareholder of Apple, and naturally also a member of the board of directors.

After the members of the board of directors arrived, Li Zetian, as the chairman, was the first to speak.

"I've seen IBM's product announcement. They have a "Mobile Personal Computer" called IBM-5110. What do you think about it?"

Li Zetian wanted to laugh in his heart. If IBM launched a desktop personal computer, he would be really scared, but he would actually launch a notebook. Isn't this just courting death?If it could be developed, Li Zetian would have asked Apple to develop it quickly, and would IBM have come out on top?

Tian Shuai said at this time: "In fact, before IBM launched the 5110, it had already launched the 1975 mobile computer in September 9. This machine weighed 5100kg. It integrated keyboards, 25-inch CRT picture tubes, tape drives and other input and output devices into one An all-in-one computer the size of a suitcase was called a "mobile business computer" because of its miniaturization and portability, which was a pioneering work at the time.

Although IBM used the most advanced technology at that time, the price of IBM-5100 was extremely high, more than 2 US dollars, and only a few consumers could afford it. Its target audience was obviously not individual users, but business users.However, less than half a year after users got the expensive IBM-5100, quality problems emerged one after another, which seriously damaged IBM's good market reputation.Half a year ago, when IBM decided to enter the personal computer market, it decided to make a comeback, trying to develop a "mobile personal computer" that could beat Apple's IBM-5100 based on the IBM-5110.

This is the origin of IBM-5110.

The IBM-5110 was cheaper and lighter than the IBM-5100, and it offered comparable performance.It can be seen that IBM's aggressive approach this time may have a huge impact on Apple! "

Li Zetian nodded and looked at the others.

Zhang Han shook his head, glanced at Li Zetian, wanted to say something, but swallowed it again.He had proposed to Li Zetian to develop a mobile computer before, but Li Zetian believed that the hardware conditions at that time were immature and did not recommend development.But now, IBM has launched a mobile computer. If Apple was also developing a mobile computer, then there would be products to compete with it.

Zhang Han could not help but sigh slightly in his heart.

Others expressed their views at this time.

Thomas Rockefeller also came to the board of directors this time. He didn't know much about technology, but he could read words and deeds. Among all the people present, when they talked about IBM, others were nervous and worried, but Li Ze was indifferent. He looked fearless, as if he was holding a pearl of wisdom, sitting firmly on a Diaoyutai.

So, he asked, "Mr. Li, what do you think of IBM-5110?"

Li Zetian smiled lightly and said: "This thing is not a big deal, it can't pose a threat to Apple at all! IBM doesn't even understand what a personal computer is? A personal computer is a computer that ordinary users can afford. Look at IBM- How much is 5110?"

"$5000!"

"5000 US dollars is indeed much cheaper than the previous generation of 2 US dollars. However, for ordinary users, this price is still unacceptable! The price is too expensive, and computers that cannot be popularized are bound to be eliminated! In fact, IBM The company's positioning of the IBM-5110 itself was a mistake. From the price of the IBM-5110, it is not difficult to infer that IBM is ambitious and wants to catch up with personal computers and commercial computers, so the price is between ordinary users and business users. products in between.

Li Zetian smiled and continued, "In addition, this machine weighs 18.5kg. It is said to be a mobile computer, but it is actually not convenient to carry. Can you carry it around all day?"

Yu Jingqiu shook her head, "I'm afraid my hands will get tired after a while..."

"Yes!" Li Zetian nodded at Yu Jingqiu, and continued, "Actually, Apple has also discussed mobile computers, but we know that the current hardware conditions are not mature enough, so we are not in a hurry to develop and launch them. Product. If Apple wants to launch a mobile notebook, at least three conditions must be met. First, the price is right, and the price of the low-end version of the computer must be less than 2000 US dollars; second, the weight is light, less than 10kg; third, the performance is powerful. , to meet the basic needs of users!"

After speaking, Li Zetian laughed, "Just wait and see, IBM will soon know that personal computers don't work like this!"

Hearing Li Zetian's explanation, everyone was immediately relieved.

Thomas Rockefeller couldn't help but praised: "Chronos, you are worthy of being the pioneer of the personal computer, and you can see the problem thoroughly! It seems that IBM is going to stumble this time." After finishing speaking, he laughed.

Different from Apple's pessimism about IBM-5110, external media are unanimously optimistic about it, and many third-party software developers have also decided to develop software for IBM-5110.

On July 7, IBM officially released the product.

In the beginning, there were a lot of buyers.

However, the next day, sales plummeted.

A week later, total sales were less than a thousand units.

After a month, sales did not exceed [-].

One step ahead is an advanced, two steps ahead is a pioneer, three steps ahead is a martyr.Sure enough, as Li Zetian expected, the IBM-5110 hit the street... Li Zetian himself developed products based on the conditions at the time, such as the personal computer Apple-l, and it happened that Intel launched the 8080 microprocessor, which made it successful.For example, the Walkman only lacks an idea, and the technical conditions are already mature. Although it has gone through several twists and turns, it finally succeeded.

At this moment, the media were stunned and couldn't believe that IBM had encountered Waterloo.

People can't help but feel disappointed with IBM.

Why is the computer giant just like this-garbage? ! !
The IBM board of directors was naturally aware of the failure of the IBM-5110, and began to become more cautious about entering personal computers.If the next product is still unsuccessful, it will be a joke in the industry!Therefore, it may be a long time before the release of the next personal computer.

The failure of IBM-5110 is also the failure of Intel, because IBM uses the Intel-8080 microprocessor, which makes Intel even more disappointed in the microprocessor department.Naturally, Li Zetian had been eyeing Intel for a long time. At this moment, he felt that the opportunity had come!
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