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Chapter 1544 Internet Accelerator (Second update, please subscribe)

“This is a gift to the world.”

Standing on the university campus, Li Yixuan looked at the contents of the school newspaper, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to himself:
“Maybe, you can send an email to Zhenzhen.”

The reason why he came up with such an idea was that it was very inconvenient to make long-distance calls to the main island. Not only was there a limited number of lines, it took a long time to queue up, and it was expensive. So they wrote letters more often.

"e-mail……"

Soon, Li Yixuan applied for an email account on campus.

As soon as he arrived at the Computer Center, he saw a long queue in front of the center.

"What? Are you all here to apply for an email address?"

When asked, Li Yixuan was stunned. He obviously didn't expect that he would need to queue here.

"Yes, email is great, and it doesn't cost any money. Yixuan, come on, let's line up together and apply together later..."

This was the first time that such a scene appeared in the computer center. People came here to surf the Internet and apply for e-mail accounts. On this day, the Internet truly entered people's lives for the first time.

Email is very useful.

This is a communication method that does not require too many equipment resources. Although people at that time could not predict how far the future electronic computer industry would develop by leaps and bounds. However, after the Spring Festival of that year, applying for e-mail became a trend in the university campuses of Nanyang. It was not just because it was "cheap" and did not cost money to send mail to various universities. More importantly, in the past few years, the Internet centered on various universities has taken shape. Almost all universities are connected as a whole through the Internet.

And this is the realistic basis for achieving all this.

Unlike the other world, thanks to this prototype of "academic network", after the launch of e-mail, there were not only a few hundred Internet users, but hundreds of thousands of Internet users. The reason for so many users was because of the university's computer center. Although the equipment and network connection costs of this era were very expensive, the open computer center on the university campus made it convenient for everyone.

Just as it became fashionable for college students to have an e-mail box and they lined up to send emails to their friends, newspapers and news began to report on this "new invention."

"A gift to all mankind!"

Looking at the words on the newspaper, Li Yian nodded in agreement, and then said to himself:
"It's never too much to exaggerate..."

He said this because it was the emergence of email that eventually became a basic tool for communicating with distant people using computers, changing the way people communicate.

It was also from e-mail that the Internet truly entered human life. People flocked to the Internet for the purpose of communication, just like how penguins were able to rise rapidly back then, wasn’t it because of making friends?

Although email is not a dating app, it has made computers a tool for people to communicate.

And this is the dawn of the Internet age!
“It’s four years ahead of schedule.”

In the past few years, Li Yian has been waiting, waiting for someone to invent a dating software or email, or even a chat room.

In fact, his waiting or anticipation is nothing more than looking forward to the dawn of the Internet age.

After communication as the first step, a certain number of customers will emerge. With customers as the foundation, market investment will follow.

Then came the new era.

In fact, Li Yian could have done all of this on his own, but compared to his own efforts and forcing things to happen, he now prefers to promote independent research and development among the people, and all he needs is good hardware and support in certain areas.

Like the Internet between universities and electronic computer centers on campus, these all require a lot of money.

Unlike the earliest Internet in the United States, which was built on military networks, SEA's Internet was built between universities. For this reason, in the past few years, various universities have spent a lot of money to build this academic network.

This academic network is the prototype of the world's Internet. Compared with the United States, this Internet that exists between campuses is easier to popularize. After all, college students are more receptive to new things.

Now they are lining up there to apply for email accounts and waiting in line outside the computer center to go in and send and receive emails.

This kind of thing is absolutely impossible to happen in the military Internet. However, the military also has its own Internet, which is almost a dedicated network with a dedicated line.

After putting down the newspaper, Li Yian called Zhang Zheyuan and said to him:

"Zheyuan, have you heard of email?"

Zhang Zheyuan quickly replied:

"I saw it in the newspaper. It seems to be very popular in college recently."

In this land, the media pays close attention to many new things, so when email appeared, they reported it one after another.

As one of the hottest topics recently, Zhang Zeyuan has certainly heard of email.

"That's because only universities have the Internet and computer centers. Well, isn't the official residence also connected to the Internet? The official residence should also apply for an email account!" After thinking for a while, Li Yian said:
"The email address can be made public to the public, and they are welcome to send emails to the official residence. In addition..."

There was a slight pause as Li Yian was thinking about how to connect the Internet from schools to the general public and to thousands of households. This would definitely require a process of popularization.

In another world, how did the Internet become so popular in the United States?

Li Yian is not quite sure, but in the beginning, both the cost of computers and the Internet must have been very expensive, and probably unaffordable for ordinary people.

"We need to find ways to promote the popularization of the Internet. At the beginning, it must be some companies and institutions that first got involved in the Internet. After all, its usage fee is very high. In this case, how can we popularize the Internet?..."

As Li Yian spoke, he was thinking about how the Internet was popularized in the University of Tokyo in another world.

At the beginning, it was the Internet cafe!

It seems that the Internet cafe I found in Dongda University was set up by a telecommunications company. It has five or six computers and provides Internet services more than making profits.

Li Yian once heard his father mention that the first time he went online was in the university computer room, and the first time he went online outside the campus was in the telecommunications company building, where he used the Internet for an hour for the price of two bowls of beef noodles.

This is definitely something you can learn.

"Well, Zeyuan, remember that every public library should have access to the Internet and place one or two computers for people to browse,"

The reason why the library is mentioned is that the public library is the most popular public institution in SEA. Not only are there libraries in the urban area, but libraries have also been planned when each community was built. Relying on the libraries scattered across the place, people have developed the habit of reading and studying.

Since there is such a public institution foundation, then it should be used. With public libraries as the center, people can understand and access the Internet.

"At the same time, AT&T should also set up a network center that can provide Internet browsing services for a fee."

What matters is the experience!

Whether it is the Internet access on university campuses or in telecommunications companies, it is more of an experience for young people, allowing them to experience the convenience of the Internet and feel what kind of changes the Internet will bring to their lives.

In this process, if we only need to stimulate the innovative consciousness of some people, it is possible to bring about earth-shaking changes to the whole world.

Compared with many other inventions, inventions and innovations in the Internet era are mostly born from young people, even on campus.

The current arrangement is the support provided by Li Yian, which increases people's access to the Internet through official investment.

In order to maximize people's enthusiasm for the Internet, this is what Li Yian needs to do now.

After writing down your instructions, Zhang Zeyuan said.

"Sir, the expenses in this regard are probably not small. This means that each public library must increase its budget by tens of thousands of yuan, and we also need to consider the expenses of daily maintenance and other aspects. This expenditure may be as high as hundreds of millions of yuan."

As the director of the secretariat of the official residence, Zhang Zeyuan often plays the role of a staff member, so he will put forward some opinions and insights at the appropriate time.

"Moreover, computers are being phased out very quickly. The computers we buy this year may become obsolete next year. In addition, we have to consider factors such as computer maintenance.

The one-time large-scale purchase of thousands of computers is not only expensive, but also will cause a series of problems in terms of maintenance.

So, can we narrow the scope a little bit and first provide three or four computers to central libraries, which are larger in scale and have a wider audience?

Then, it will take two to three years to provide computers to each library, which can not only reduce the annual financial pressure, but also ensure that the purchased computers will not be outdated. "

Listening to Zhang Zeyuan's suggestion, Li Yian nodded and said:
"Well, your suggestion is very good. Let's write a report and list the plan. It doesn't need many words. Just a simple plan will be fine."

After Zhang Zeyuan left the office, Li Yian read the news in the newspaper for the first time and saw the world's first email mentioned in the news.

Li Yian said to himself:
"The most important thing is computers. We still need to have cheap enough electronic computers. Only in this way can we truly promote and popularize the Internet."

When saying this, Li Yian's tone was full of anticipation. What he was looking forward to was the Internet era full of endless opportunities and possibilities. It was the Internet that turned the earth into a global village, and it was the Internet that changed the world.

"Now we have fiber optic cables, computers, the Internet, and e-mail...what else do we need?"

Now there is only one last step left, which is the relatively cheap electronic computer. Its emergence will fundamentally change the future of all mankind!

However, there is no need to rush about this matter. Li Yian believes that the market will respond soon. The market is always so magical. It can always make appropriate responses at the right time.

Aren’t many high-tech products toys for the rich when they are first launched? But soon, due to market demand, those companies will reduce production costs through continuous improvement, and eventually the toys of the rich will become daily necessities for ordinary people.

Looking forward to this change, Li Yian couldn't help but look at the calendar and said to himself:
"This is the year, right now, when everything will change. This year is going to be amazing!"

(End of this chapter)