Courtyard light

Chapter 796 Design Software
"I understand what the boss means." Ni Nan understood when he heard Liu Hai say this.

"If you need someone, you should report to the higher authorities first. Lithography chips, graphics cards, and digital communication technology are the backbone, and game software and other applications are the applications."

"The two sides complement each other and cannot do without the other. If your superiors can't solve what you need, report to me." Liu Hai continued.

I don’t know much about semiconductor hardware, but I’m okay with software.

However, the technologies I came into contact with in the aircraft carrier space were all from 2020. To be more precise, the programming technology at that time was like building a house, which was just repaired with bricks.

Today's programming techniques start more from the bottom-level code.

However, as a boss, you don’t have to understand it, but you have to find a subordinate who understands it to take charge and be able to delegate power.

"I know what to do." Ni Nan heard the boss ask these questions several times and knew that the boss attached importance to these aspects.

Ni Nan actually has a lot of questions in his mind, because the future of Internet applications and computer development seems a little unclear at the moment.

There are very few things that can be done on computers nowadays, just playing games and doing some office work.

There doesn't seem to be anything else I can do. As for watching movies or listening to music, I can't even think about it.

How much does a 10-megabyte hard drive cost now? And how much does a record or a cassette cost?
If I want to use a computer to listen to music, how much capacity do I need?

As for listening to music over the Internet, Ni Nan couldn't even imagine how much it would cost, considering the current data prices, not to mention the current transmission speeds.

Not to mention watching movies.

Games do sell for money now, but these stand-alone games or LAN games can be played after you buy them.

There was almost no profit afterwards.

As for office work, it is not as good as everyone imagines.

Because working with computers requires relearning various operations, this is a challenge for many companies or many people.

Ni Nan believes that mainframe computers are the mainstream direction of development, such as various computers customized for research institutions.

Subsequent maintenance and upgrades are the main profit direction, because the price of each of these computers customized by the research institute is equivalent to that of dozens or hundreds of personal computers.

There was almost no subsequent benefit for the PC.

But since the boss asked me to do it, I definitely won't go against him.

Liu Hai certainly knows how these people view the future of computers.

The prospects for the personal computer business are indeed unclear now, which is why IBM did not immediately launch new computers after encountering Panda Computer.

IBM's main service target is still mainframes.

Panda Computer's data seems to be good now, but no one can see the subsequent profits.

No matter how fun your game is, there will be no follow-up revenue after selling a stand-alone game.

Nowadays, there is no other profit point in using computers except playing games and working.

Office software is now equivalent to stand-alone games, and there is no profit after purchasing it.

The same goes for operating systems. Personal computer operating systems seem to have no future now because Panda Computer has become open source.

A large company like IBM is fully capable of quickly developing a product to compete with Panda Computer.

But there are two issues to consider. The first is the issue of pricing. If the configuration is the same as that of Panda Computer, the price will definitely be higher than that of Panda Computer.

Second, if the configuration is low, it is better to sell the current computer.

IBM has no way to restrict Panda Computer, because Panda Computer's chips are all developed by itself.

Some unimportant things have obtained technical authorization.

Besides, there are bound to be all kinds of struggles within a large company. When faced with a company like Panda Computer that has the ability to push this matter forward, it must consider the pros and cons.

If launching a new computer can win back the market, then it will move up a level in the company. If it fails again, then it will be a big step forward.

After all, Panda Computer is not standing still. Who knows if that damn thing will launch the second generation of computers soon?
Apple is in a more embarrassing situation. After two consecutive failures, it has lost all its self-confidence.

The most important thing is that if I build a new computer with the same configuration, I won’t be able to sell it at the same price as the Panda computer.

Panda Computer's method of disassembling all components is popular in the market, but the cost is relatively high.

This is the view of the top companies, let alone other people.

So IBM still mainly produces mainframes. After all, a mainframe costs hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.

One-stop service for subsequent maintenance.

Liu Hai understood the current situation clearly and couldn't help laughing in his heart.

You can't see the market clearly now, but I can see it clearly. You are hesitating on the side, but I am running all the way with Panda Computer.

After leaving Fenghuo Technology Company, Liu Hai thought about Motorola's agency for Panda Computer. Maybe this was an opportunity.

An opportunity to open up the bald eagle market. When Motorola made enough money in these three places, it looked back at the huge market at home.

I don’t believe that these Motorola executives are not tempted.

Liu Hai returned to the motorcycle factory and came to the passenger aircraft design and research department.

The people in this department are busy.

Because there will be a large computer here, Liu Hai will use this large computer and design software to design the aircraft.

This technology has been developed in China for some time. It was first developed by Oriental University, which used large computers to design some industrial products. This is the CAD that we are familiar with in later generations.

The mainframe computers here now use software similar to AAA, which can also be called an aircraft overall design tool.

The huge room is used to store computers. There is no way around it; that's how mainframes work today.

The computing power of this computer is not as good as that of a laptop on an aircraft carrier.

Now domestic design software has gradually begun to become professional.

Using this computer to design can speed up my design progress. In addition, I will write a general direction for the development of the software based on my own experience.

Of course, the software now is not as powerful as the software in 2020.

However, Liu Hai believes that we are not far behind foreign countries in this respect. As for professional software for film and television special effects, such as Maya, which is a computer 3D animation software, it is widely used in the creation of digital special effects for movies, television, advertising, computer games, video games, etc.

It was first created in 1983.

In 1989, Industrial Magic Light used this software to produce the movie The Abyss, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Later movies like Terminator, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, The Mask, etc. all used this software.

Oriental University and Fenghuo Technology Company have developed version 1.0 of this software.

Of course, this thing also needs a mainframe to run. The name of this software is called Panda Special Effects.

Anyway, Liu Hai is now in conflict with pandas and has applied for a lot of panda-related brands.

The word "panda" alone cannot be used to apply for a brand, but the names of Panda Production, Panda Special Effects, Panda Animation, Panda Pictures, Panda Studio, etc. can be used to apply for a brand.

Of course, Red Panda has also applied for many brands.

However, the installation here has just started not long ago. This passenger aircraft design department is the Y-9 aircraft design department.

The subsequent task of this department was to continue optimizing and improving the Y-10 aircraft. After the introduction of the DC- large passenger aircraft, some of the people in it were directly transferred to Heshun Airlines.

"Engineer Liu!" Some of the people who had transferred to Heshun Airlines came back this time. When the person in charge saw Liu Hai coming, he hurried over to say hello.

"You go ahead and do your own thing. How's everyone's training going?" Liu Hai nodded.

"Everyone is very enthusiastic. We are all excited that you, Mr. Liu, can lead us to design the aircraft again." said the person in charge.

In fact, the person in charge has been feeling a little embarrassed these days, because Heshun Airlines is now able to manufacture large aircraft and also wants to convert them into tankers.

In other words, there will probably be no further investment in subsequent passenger aircraft and transport aircraft. After all, it is impossible for a country to set up two large transport aircraft research and development departments.

At this time, it was reported that Liu Hai said he wanted to design a new passenger aircraft, and then installed large computers in the department, and asked everyone to use computers for design after training.

The person in charge certainly knows about computer design, because in the past, when designing, a lot of data had to be calculated on the computer, so the efficiency is needless to say.

What the person in charge cares about most is that his department will definitely have something to do in the future.

"In terms of transport aircraft, we still have a lot of room for development. Looking at the transport aircraft of the fat bear next door, we still have a big gap." Liu Hai was referring to the Il-78 and Il-76.

The Il-76 is the platform for our later KJ-2000. Later, when the fat bear next door saw that we were using it to make large early warning aircraft, he stopped selling it to us, so we only have 2000 KJ-5s.

So the Kong 2006 incident happened in 200. Liu Hai has no good feelings towards his neighbors. He will poach them when the time comes. In Liu Hai's mind, he does not regard any country in the world as an ally, but just a combination of interests.

If there is benefit, we are all good friends. If there is no benefit, we will still mess around on your border.

"Engineer Liu is also going to develop a large transport aircraft?" The person in charge asked with his eyes lighting up when he heard this.

"That's for sure, but you have to eat one bite at a time. There are huge differences between military transport aircraft and civilian transport aircraft. Let's learn from them well." Liu Hai nodded.

"Yes, we will ensure that the mission is completed." The person in charge rubbed his hands. The Il-76 is a large military transport aircraft with a load capacity of 10 tons developed by Fat Bear 50 years ago.

The reason why Liu Hai is not developing military transport aircraft now is mainly because he is waiting to poach talents.

It is estimated that it will take around 90 for us to develop a military transport aircraft.

I might as well wait until 90 years later to collect a bunch of junk and bring some people back at the same time.

There is no need to open a separate production line for military transport aircraft.

To be honest, the lifespan of military transport aircraft is too long. In the absence of war, they can carry a generation.

At that time, you can buy a bunch of them at less than half the price of starting a production line.

Of course you have to take advantage of this great bargain yourself, mainly because it is really expensive to open a new pulsating production line. Equipment is secondary, the key is personnel.

So Liu Hai also understood why Fei Xiong wanted to do archaeology in 2020. On the one hand, the things were still usable some time ago, so he didn't think about continuing production.

After being poor for decades, when they finally had the ability to resume production of their previous aircraft, they found that some of the people who had worked there were dead, some had emigrated, and some were still aging and confused.

Besides, there will be less and less market for large transport aircraft in the future, because they are too big, and their own targets are too big. Once they are hit, the losses will be too great.

Therefore, in 2020, medium-sized transport aircraft will still be the mainstream. To put it bluntly, the losses will be less when losses occur.

Through the battlefield of 2020, you will find that no equipment on the battlefield has a very high survival rate, no matter whether you are a tank, an airplane, or a fighter.

"Well, don't reject new technology. New technology will not affect your work. On the contrary, there will be more and more systems on the plane in the future, and more and more people will be needed." Liu Hai spoke again. This is also the mainstream view at this time that computers will take away some people's jobs.

"Yeah!" The person in charge nodded.

"Once the design of this aircraft is completed, your department will be transferred to U-Air. Of course, this is on a voluntary basis. You will not leave Kyoto. We will set up a research and development center here. The main reason is that there is no need for our country to have two passenger and cargo aircraft research and development units. You just need to understand this now. Of course, if you don't want to leave at that time, you can choose any position in the factory." Liu Hai spoke again.

“In fact, those who didn’t go at the beginning now regret it, but people just don’t say it.” The person in charge rubbed his hands again.

"And the old factory director is going to retire soon, so as for the new one..." the person in charge said in a low voice.

"This is the arrangement of our superiors. We just need to do our job well." The newly appointed leader Liu Hai was also familiar with him. He was a deputy factory director and the successor chosen by Sun Aiguo.

But sometimes it’s hard to say about people. They perform well when they are being trained as successors, but that’s not the case once they take office.

Look at some princes in history who behaved well before they came to the throne, but behaved like two different people after they came to the throne.

But Liu Hai was not worried. If these people wanted to mess around, he would make them get out immediately.

To be honest, as long as I haven't retired, I'm afraid no one would dare to do anything stupid.

"Yes, yes, I will follow Mr. Liu's arrangements when the time comes."

"Yeah!" Liu Hai nodded. The salary at Heshun Airlines must be much higher than that at the motorcycle factory.

So some of the people who had transferred to other positions at the beginning, when they came back and talked about their salaries, those who did not leave felt upset.

Liu Hai looked at the progress of the computer installation. They were now working on the room where the host computer would be installed. A large air conditioner would be used inside and dust prevention measures must be taken.

The annual cost of this large air conditioner is huge, and it is turned on 24 hours a day.

Then Liu Hai returned to the maintenance department's office, picked up the script given by Xiaoyun and started reading. This was the fourth part of Taken.

It now appears that Taken 3 was a success.

(End of this chapter)