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Chapter 131 C-OS comparable to Mac-OS
In his previous life, Cheng Yi had heard Yu Sen talk about this operating system.

The origin of this operating system was in 1989, when a big figure in the national scientific community visited Ba Xi. During the visit, he discovered that Ba Xi had independently developed an operating system based on Unix, called COBRA.

After returning to China, this big boss immediately began to develop a domestic operating system. He purchased the kernel source code of Unix 4.0 and gathered many experts in the technology community. Finally, he completed the COSIX V1.0 with an extremely high security protection mechanism. In 1993, they searched for experts from the public and launched a more complete 1.0 system based on the original 2.0.

C stands for the country, and OS is the abbreviation of Open System.

This C-OS operating system, developed with the efforts of the whole country, is in no way inferior to Mac-OS. It is a commercialized general-purpose multi-user operating system that fully complies with international standards. Some of its performance even exceeds that of Windows 95. Like Mac-OS, it has formed a complete ecosystem of its own and can completely eliminate problems such as the proliferation of Trojans in the Windows system.

Unfortunately, although there was no problem on the performance side, COSIX2.0's fate was ultimately dashed in terms of the ecosystem due to the lack of sufficient support from software and hardware companies.

"As a big country with a population of 1999 billion, we must develop our own operating system and we must not delay. We should do this with the same enthusiasm as we did in developing the 'two bombs and one satellite'." In , Academician Ni Guangnan said this in China's most authoritative newspaper, which inspired the fighting spirit of countless scientific research institutions.

These institutions learned from their failures and began to embark on the path of independent research and development. This time, they did not follow the path of OS, which is a complete ecosystem in itself, but chose Linux with better compatibility.

From 1999 to 2001, various domestic operating systems emerged one after another, including Xteam Linux produced by Surfing Software, Red Flag Linux of Academician Ni Guangnan, Blue Dot Linux of Xinke Software, Chinasoft Linux of Chinasoft Group... and so on, there are as many as dozens of domestic operating systems.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of support from well-known software and hardware, the non-cooperation of domestic computer companies, and the rampant pirated Microsoft systems, domestic operating systems were quickly strangled in the cradle one by one.

It can be said that this is China's only chance to connect with the world's IT industry.

This is not anyone's fault, it's just time and fate.

Even if the domestic Linux operating system had started three years earlier, it would have been able to gain a foothold. After 2000, the PC industry developed rapidly, and the whole world entered the rapidly developing Internet era. In the past few years, those overseas software companies were like having wings, with software and games emerging in an endless stream, and they were soaring every year. On this high-speed train, there was no chance for the domestic operating system to breathe.

Cheng Yi chuckled and said, "Teacher Yu, can you help me get this system?"

Yu Sen said, "This system has been down for five years. What good would it do if you got it? The fundamental reason for its failure is that it has become its own ecosystem. All software that wants to access this system must undergo security audits, and software developers also need to modify their software to comply with this system for compatibility. The process is extremely cumbersome."

"This kind of tediousness is what I want." Cheng Yi said: "Can you help me ask how much it costs?"

"Are you sure you want it?" Yu Sen frowned slightly and said, "Even if you buy it, if you want to use it, you'll probably have to hire a professional team to modify and upgrade it, which is a considerable expense."

"I'm sure." Cheng Yi said quickly: "I will carry forward this system."

"Okay, I'll ask you now!" Yu Sen was also moved by Cheng Yi's words.

C-OS is an independent operating system that they have spent five years to develop. It is just like their child. If they can really help this child see the light of day again, they would be willing to do it even for free.

Yu Sen made a phone call and quickly conveyed Cheng Yi's meaning.

After a while, Yu Sen put down the phone and said, "Mr. Liu from Huaxia Software Group said that if you donate two million to their chip research department, they will transfer all the copyrights of this system to you. I want to know your opinion."

"No problem." Cheng Yi agreed readily.

"That's two million?" Yu Sen asked, "Did you hear that? Two million!"

"I heard it clearly, two million is worth it." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "I just said that I will definitely carry forward this system."

Yu Sen looked straight at Cheng Yi, slightly dazed.

He suddenly realized that he had always underestimated this young man.

In his eyes, Cheng Yi is just an internet cafe owner who is not doing his job properly, but such a guy who is not doing his job properly actually has such a vision and courage.

Yu Sen was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, it's really not easy for you to be so bold. I'll help you negotiate a lower price!"

"Thank you, Teacher Yu, haha." Cheng Yi said with a smile: "Teacher Yu, after I buy this system, I still need your help to improve it."

At this moment, Yu Sen's youthful ambition was also aroused. He said, "No problem. If you have enough budget, I can help you recruit a few more people to work on the modifications. Most of them are members of the national team who participated in the development of this system. Their technology is reliable and most of them have a deep affection for this system. Because the development of this system was terminated, they all resigned and returned home in despair."

"That's enough. Even if I have to take out a loan, I can guarantee their income." Cheng Yi was overjoyed and said, "Teacher Yu, my requirements are not high. I just want my internet cafe to be equipped with this system within two months."

"You only run this system in your Internet cafe?" Yu Sen was stunned.

This layout seems a bit small.

Cheng Yi smiled mysteriously and said, "If domestic operating systems want to open up a new world in this era, my path is the only way. Just wait and see, our system will be the only domestic operating system that has the last laugh."

At this moment, Cheng Yi was very excited. This is C-OS, a self-contained ecosystem. What does self-contained ecosystem mean? To put it bluntly, it is completely unconstrained by any software or hardware. If you want to access my system, you must subtract software and hardware, which greatly reduces the frequency of computer hardware upgrades.

For example, a dual-core Apple laptop using the Mac-OS system has performance and fluency far exceeding many eight-core high-end notebooks in 2024. Especially when processing extremely configuration-intensive drawing and painting software such as PS, the former's running speed almost completely beats the latter.

The reason is that Mac-OS is its own ecosystem and is not restricted by Windows, so all software developers dare not upgrade their programs secretly!
As long as system developers and software developers don't do anything bad in secret, computers actually don't need to be updated. Things like 4060 graphics cards, 64G memory, and i9 CPU are all pure IQ taxes.

The difference between them and single-core computers is like the difference between Xiaomi's 20000-megapixel camera and Apple's 1200-megapixel camera.

The data is very different, but the performance is almost the same.

If C-OS is successfully enabled, Celeron 1 computers will still be running smoothly even five years later.

"I really don't know where you get your confidence from." Seeing Cheng Yi being so arrogant, Yu Sen couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

"Teacher Yu, if 100 million people use our system, would we be considered successful?" Cheng Yi asked.

"Of course it does. Let alone 1000 million people, even if million people use our system, it would be considered a huge success." Yu Sen replied immediately.

"That's fine. In two years at most, I will achieve this small goal of 100 million users." Cheng Yi said with great confidence.

Cheng Yi's words made Yu Sen sigh secretly.

He was fine just now, how come he became crazy in the blink of an eye?
Getting 100 million people using the new system within two years? Are you sure this isn't an international joke?

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Teacher Yu, please help me with the system. I want to start the research and development of the system as soon as possible. We have to race against time now. The time left for our national team is running out."

"Okay, then I'll go back to Yanjing tomorrow." Yu Sen promised.

"Thank you, Teacher Yu." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Teacher Yu, I won't bother you anymore. I'll leave first."

Looking at the snacks in Cheng Yi's hand, Yu Sen frowned and said, "Are you planning to go find Lin Qingyin?"

"Yes." Cheng Yi nodded.

"You took her out of class last time. I'll keep this in mind for now. If you do it again, I'll punish you." Yu Sen said in a deep voice. "Teacher Yu, you promised me to take Lin Qingyin out last time." Cheng Yi complained.

"That's a bug. I didn't hear what you said at all!" Yu Sen said angrily.

"Okay, okay, next time I take her out, I'll definitely ask you to write me a note approving her leave."

"I won't approve it, you're dreaming." After saying that, Yu Sen kicked Cheng Yi out of the office.

"Hey, this programmer changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book." Cheng Yi sighed and came to the classroom of the advanced training class with snacks.

In the training class, some students were eating the lunch they bought. When they saw Cheng Yi walk in, some students who were familiar with Cheng Yi immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Yi, student Lin Qingyin went out to eat."

"Thank you." Cheng Yi smiled and came to Lin Qingyin's seat.

Soon, the students who had gone out for lunch came back one after another. When they saw Cheng Yi, they immediately surrounded him and shouted excitedly:
"Brother Yi, that competition you organized is so awesome. It's all the rage in Jingzhou now."

"Brother Yi, this training class is about to end. Shall we go and help you?"

"I'm fine with being your network administrator, no pay required."

"No problem, the door of my Internet cafe is always open for you." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"Brother Yi is mighty."

"Brother Yi, I love you."

Just as everyone was excited, Lin Qingyin walked in holding a book. When she saw Cheng Yi, her originally cold expression suddenly turned into a happy smile, and she shouted, "Cheng Yi?"

Cheng Yi waved at Lin Qingyin and said with a smile: "I happened to be passing by and brought you some food."

After Cheng Yi finished speaking, he waved to the crowd and shouted, "Disperse, disperse."

"Ah." Everyone sighed in unison and returned to their seats.

Cheng Yi took out the snacks one by one and said with a smile: "This is papaya slices, this is papaya shreds, and this is papaya crisps..."

"Thank you." Lin Qingyin took the snacks, blushed slightly, and sat next to Cheng Yi. She said, "Cheng Yi, our training class will end in seven days."

"So fast."

"Well, we're about to start school." Lin Qingyin asked, "Cheng Yi, you're going to start school too, right?"

"Yes, the same day as you." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"On the same day?" Lin Qingyin looked at Cheng Yi with a puzzled look, and asked in surprise: "You, you also got into Handong University?"

"Computer Science Department of Handong University." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"We are actually in the same department!" Lin Qingyin's voice trembled with excitement.

Lin Qingyin entered the Elite Class of the Computer Department, which is a special recruitment class set up by Handong University for the Computer Department to train outstanding programmers. Similar to the junior classes of other universities, the study time and subjects of the elite class members are flexible, and even the graduation time is flexible. They have a special team of professors to provide each student with a personalized training plan, including multi-disciplinary support, etc.

The elite class and the ordinary class where Cheng Yi and his classmates are have almost no intersection. Every student in the elite class is outstanding and they don’t even have common topics.

Although they seem to be in the same department, there is a world of difference between them. Students from the elite class are rarely seen in any departmental activities.

"This is fate." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Don't get excited or you'll choke."

"Yeah." Lin Qingyin nodded obediently and said, "Cheng Yi, after the training class is over, can I go to your internet cafe to play for a few days? I heard that internet cafes are very fun places."

Cheng Yi could see that Lin Qingyin's personality was becoming more cheerful step by step.

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Of course, you are our chief technology officer."

"Thank you." Lin Qingyin smiled happily.

After chatting with Lin Qingyin for a while, Cheng Yi stood up and said, "Okay, I should go back. I still have a lot of things to do in the Internet cafe."

Lin Qingyin nodded obediently and stood up: "I'll take you there."

"No, keep eating. Eat more. You're too thin now." Cheng Yi placed a bag of papaya snacks next to Lin Qingyin's stool and said with a smile, "Let's go."

As soon as he left the technology building, Cheng Yi's phone rang.

The call was from an unfamiliar number from Zhonghai City.

Cheng Yi answered the phone and heard a very authoritative voice coming from the other end: "Excuse me, is this Boss Cheng?"

"Who?" Cheng Yi was stunned.

"I'm Chen Tianqiao from Shengda."

"Chen Tianqiao?" Cheng Yi was shocked.

Chen Tianqiao called personally, which means his proposal has potential.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, I've long heard of you." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"I'm ashamed. I'm not that famous," Chen Tianqiao said subtly. "Our CEO Luo just said you want to spend three million to purchase the joint operation rights for our game."

"Yes." Cheng Yi said, "I approve of your game, but the server you rented was too short-lived. To be honest, I'm not very confident in your operation methods, so I want to run it myself."

"We will definitely not transfer the source code, nor will we let you manage the server." Chen Tianqiao said directly.

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