Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle.

Chapter 180 The big pit dug by Big Brother! (Subscribe)

"The performance of this computer is much better than that of the 103 computer. So can we use it to replace the 103 computer?"

After watching the test of this computer, the leader asked Mr. Hua beside him.

"This~" After hearing what his leader said, Mr. Hua wanted to say that it was absolutely possible.

But he suddenly remembered Yang Ning’s previous proposal about transistor computers and stopped talking in time.

"What's wrong? Are there any difficulties?" The leader asked curiously when he saw Mr. Hua hesitating.

"Leader, Comrade Yang Ning also participated in the design and development of this computer. He proposed a new concept at the time. I'd like to let Professor Xia explain the details to you."

"Oh? Then I have to listen carefully. What kind of proposal did Comrade Yang Ning make that made you so unconfident about this computer?"

After hearing what Mr. Hua said, the leader was not angry. Instead, he looked at Professor Xia with interest.

After Professor Xia instructed the operator to shut down the computer, he came over and was about to propose to Professor Hua that they conduct a stability test on the computer when he happened to overhear the conversation between the two.

Professor Xia smiled bitterly and explained, "When Comrade Yang Ning came, he proposed that foreign transistor technology had made a breakthrough and suggested directly manufacturing a fully transistorized computer."

"At that time, the computer had reached the final stage of development, and I also planned to use this computer project to train our talents, so I insisted on carrying out the project."

"If it is true as Comrade Yang Ning said, the performance of this computer should soon become outdated. It would be a waste of our resources to promote it now."

"Leader, please punish me!" Finally, Professor Xia looked at the leader and said self-reproachfully, "It is because of my stubbornness that we wasted so much manpower and material resources and insisted on developing this computer that is about to be eliminated."

"Haha, at least the performance of this computer is better than the same model of computer over there!"

"Professor Xia, you led the team to overcome difficulties and successfully developed our first self-developed computer, which has reached the advanced level of similar computers in the world. This is unprecedented. You have made great contributions!"

Then the leader looked at the anxious young researchers around him, smiled with satisfaction and said, "Professor Xia, you are right to insist. We started later than other countries in the computer field and lack our own talents. As long as we can train these young talents, it is worth it no matter how much it costs. You don't have to feel guilty about it at all."

After hearing the leader's words, Professor Xia and other team members breathed a sigh of relief, and then everyone gave Professor Xia a sincere applause.

At this moment, any trace of uneasiness in Professor Xia's heart was swept away, and he nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude to the people around him.

Then the leader said earnestly: "Since foreign countries have made new technological breakthroughs in this area, we must also catch up. I hope you can continue to carry forward the spirit of not fearing hardship and fatigue, so that we can make new contributions in this regard."

Bang bang~

As soon as the leader finished speaking, warm applause broke out all around.

"By the way, since this computer is not suitable for popularization now, what do you plan to do with it?" The leader asked Mr. Hua and others before leaving.

After hearing the leader's words, the leaders of other units who came to inspect the computer came forward and said, "Since Mr. Hua and his team don't like this computer, our school just needs such a computer for research and teaching.

We are not picky. This computer is just right. Why don't we move it to our school later? Don't fight for it. When a better computer comes out, we won't compete with you. What do you think?"

"not so good?"

Immediately, a leader from another unit stood up and refuted: "Your school is not picky, and neither is our unit. Besides, your school's research and teaching are important, and our unit's research cannot be delayed, leader..."

Then leaders of various units gathered around the leader and complained about their problems, hoping that this computer could be allocated to them.

Although Professor Xia said that new transistor technology has been developed abroad, our own research on transistors has just started. The first transistor was only produced in the laboratory in the middle of this year. Not to mention its performance, who knows when we will be able to develop a transistor computer.

Besides, our technological development is deeply influenced by Big Brother, and we still have a certain degree of skepticism about the emerging transistor technology.

No matter how good it sounds, it is not as real as holding it in your hands. Besides, judging from the test results just now, the performance of this computer is much better than the current 103 machine.

Although the stability still needs to be further tested, it is now stronger than the other two computers.

That's it, what else do you need a bicycle for?

"Mr. Hua, what do you think?" The leader looked at the leaders of subordinate units who were arguing with each other and asked Mr. Hua and others with a helpless look.

After all, this computer was developed by someone else's computer research institute.

"Can we keep this computer for ourselves?" Professor Xia suddenly said, "You know, we also need to continue to train more computer talents for our research on transistor computers. I plan to use this computer as a teaching tool, which will help students grow faster..."

Since Professor Xia had spoken, the computer was eventually kept at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then, at the suggestion of Mr. Qian and Dean Qian, after the computer was tested, it was immediately moved to USTC to support their teaching and research work. Finally, at the insistence of a certain school in Iceland, the higher authorities decided to produce another computer of this type and send it to them.

At this time, Yang Ning was sitting in Mr. Hua's office, looking at Mr. Hua and Professor Xia with a wry smile on his face.

"Anyway, because of your proposal, we have already signed a military order and will definitely develop a transistor computer. Just tell me whether you will help or not?"

"If we fail to develop a transistor computer, Professor Xia and I will be too embarrassed to face anyone in the future. After all, in order to keep this computer, we have offended many colleagues in other units!"

Seeing that Mr. Hua was determined not to give up until he helped, and Professor Xia nodded in agreement, Yang Ning said helplessly, "Even if I want to help, we have to solve the transistor technology and mass production problems first, right?"

"We have only produced transistors in the laboratory before, and their performance is not as good as that of vacuum tubes. Even if we can design a computer, how can we solve the problem of transistors?"

"You looked so confident before, and we thought you could solve these problems?" Old Hua said with a glare at Yang Ning.

"Since there is this problem, how did you think of directly using transistors?" Professor Xia asked curiously at this time.

"I was careless at the time. I thought it was just a test machine, so I could just buy some transistors from outside."

What Yang Ning actually thought at the time was that it would take some time to develop a transistor computer from scratch.

When the testing machine is developed, Mr. Lin should be back by then, and she will be able to solve the production problem of transistors.

After hearing Yang Ning's words, Mr. Hua and Professor Xia fell silent.

Ever since Yang Ning mentioned the transistor, they have been paying attention to news in this area.

It was discovered that, just as Yang Ning had said, the United States' computer technology had already transformed into transistor technology.

As luck would have it, not long ago, Western countries included transistors in the scope of COCOM control, and now it is difficult to buy them.

"Alas!" Professor Xia sighed and said, "If only I had bought some transistors in advance, we wouldn't be in this situation now."

"Don't be discouraged. I'll ask the higher-ups to see if they can find any solution."

Although Mr. Hua felt a little regretful at this time, he was still reluctant to give up and wait for our own breakthrough in transistor technology before continuing his research.

Different from the blind trust in Big Brother's technology in traditional fields during this period, in the emerging computer field, researchers engaged in research in this field will still keep an eye on the leader in this field, Eagle Sauce.

Since the United States has begun to transform into the transistor field, it means that even if transistor technology is not the mainstream of future development, it definitely has certain desirability.

"This is the only way!" Professor Xia could only say helplessly at this time.

"Okay, it's getting late now. I'll go ask for help right away. Professor Xia should also make preparations in advance. If they can help us buy transistors, we will start research in this area right away."

"As for Yang Ning, you should also keep some of the equipment and technology needed to manufacture transistors. If transistor technology is really the mainstream of future development, we can't always rely on imports for our transistors."

"If all else fails, we can still ask Big Brother for help. They should have the equipment and technology for this, right?"

Hearing what Mr. Hua said, Yang Ning's eyes lit up.

"Yeah, how come you forgot about Big Brother?"

Before, Yang Ning always thought that Big Brother did not pay attention to transistors, so he subconsciously ignored Big Brother.

You have to know that this is the Cold War era. Even if Big Brother does not attach importance to this technology, in history, not long after the Eagle Sauce transistor computer came out, Big Brother immediately produced its own transistor computer.

Although it was just to compete with the Eagle Sauce, transistor computers were not finally promoted by Big Brother, but in terms of technology, Big Brother was not much behind the Eagle Sauce.

And until the mid-60s, Big Brother's technology in transistor computers had caught up with the development pace of Western countries.

Anyway, don’t worry about whether it’s useful or not. I must have whatever the Eagle Sauce has.

It was not until later that Big Brother accidentally broke through the technology of miniaturizing electron tubes that he completely gave up research on transistors, and then...

And then nothing happened, until Big Brother discovered that vacuum tube technology was a big pit, it was too late to climb out.

Until the time when Yang Ning traveled through time, it seemed that he had not yet climbed out of the pit.

(End of this chapter)