At 14:00 on August 2, the institute was very lively, and the giant computer that had been studying for more than three years and nearly four years was about to run.

This computer was proposed for research in October 1979.

At that time, Long Jianhua thought it should be very simple because he knew some basic things (actually thought he was very proficient, but he just didn't say it). As a result, he entered the formal research stage and realized that it was not the case at all, so he quietly changed his mind.

The giant computer research team has been formed since October 1979. So far, there are 52 full-time personnel and 32 teams with 638 collaborative teams.

The future mother-in-law has finished communicating with the Hong Kong government and the university. I heard that the giant computer will be run in the afternoon. I took Liu Zhifei and Yunyan, who came with his family, to watch the fun. By the way, my mother, Yuehua and Yuehe also brought her over, and the six of them stood in the corner of the open space to watch.

Looking at the rows of cabinets erected in the huge venue, Yue He exclaimed repeatedly, "This is the beauty of modern technology! My brother is so awesome."

Yuehua nodded, "What's so beautiful about this? The cabinets, although there are different colors, are still cold."

Yuehe laughed and said, "Sister, you haven't learned aesthetics and don't understand it. My brother said it well. You have to contact all kinds of beauty, otherwise you won't appreciate it."

Yuehua just wanted to slap her.

My mother asked Yunyan, "Aren't computers one by one? Why are there so many cabinets?"

Yunyan smiled and said, "Mom, these are the combinations of giant computers."

My mother glanced around and said, "How much did this cost?"

Yunyan pursed her lips, "It's close to 20 million US dollars."

My mother said "Oh", "Not too much."

Yunyan glanced at her and hugged her arm tightly.

Now my mother has a higher vision, and it’s not too much for 20 million US dollars.

The future mother-in-law laughed and said, "These cabinets are worth $20 million, and the researchers' wages and R&D expenses are far more than this."

My mother smiled and said, "Anyway, he is willing to spend it, so he won't listen to me. How much money is, for me, it's just a number, even if it's 2 billion US dollars."

This reason is very powerful, and they all laughed.

My mother ignored their smiles and asked, "What are you doing with such a big guy?"

Yunyan smiled and said, "There are many functions. For Chongshi Group, it mainly includes design, calculation and data processing, and some program verification. In fact, there are many uses, such as weather forecasting, sorting satellite photos, etc.."

My mother said, "I don't understand the rest. Isn't there a calculator or a computer? If one doesn't work, use two or a hundred. Is it necessary to spend 20 million US dollars to make such a guy?"

Yunyan laughed and said, "Mom, I heard from the researchers that this computer requires 1 billion people to operate manually for 300 years in one hour. People abroad have already imagined using giant computers to simulate nuclear tests, so there is no need to conduct field tests."

The data is simple, straightforward and rough, so my mother stopped talking immediately.

At this time, the lights in the room suddenly dimmed, and a slight fan sound immediately sounded in the venue.

The future mother-in-law looked up and said, "The voltage is unstable, will it not affect the operation, right?"

My mother also nodded, "The island of Xiang is too small and the power supply is insufficient, so I still can't do big things in such a small place."

Yunyan was amused and laughed, "Where is this? This computer consumes a lot of power, with thousands of kilowatts."

He immediately said, "This is not something that can be opened frequently. In the future, you have to save a certain amount of work to open. It is very troublesome to open once and need to coordinate with the power supply department."

My mother was about to complain, but when she heard Yunyan’s explanation, she only said, “It’s really an electric tiger that ordinary people can’t afford to support.”…

Indoor, Dai Yuqing, chief scientist of the giant computer project, held a piece of paper and smiled, "Mr. Long, meets expectations, 1.2    GFLOPS, the fastest giant computer in the world at present."

Long Jianhua laughed, "Thank you for your hard work! After the experiment is completed, a celebration banquet will be held and call me then."

The 52 people who specialize in giant computers, who work in obscurity for three years with annual salary of $80,000 to $150,000 a year, have finally achieved results today and should be celebrated.

Zhao Hanyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Long, can you announce it?"

Long Jianhua shook his head, "I'm just watching the fun. This kind of thing should be up to President Gao."

Dr. Gao laughed and said, "Then I will take the credit."

Holding the walkie-talkie in one hand and the loudspeaker in the other, taking a deep breath, "After testing, the running speed reached 1.2    GFLOPS, which completely met our expectations. I announced that the development of the giant computer was successful!"

The applause from the room was heard through the loudspeaker outside the room, and the four of them also applauded hard.

The future mother-in-law turned her head and asked Yunyan, "What does that 1.2GFLOPS mean?"

"The number of floating-point operations per second is 1.2 billion, that is, 1.2 billion times per second."

My mother opened her mouth and said for a while, "That means that 1.2 billion transactions can be counted per second. Wow, it's really fast. These 20 million US dollars are worth it."

Yue He laughed, "If our school could buy a computer like this and put it there, our calculation speed would be unparalleled, and we would have to save a lot of manuscript paper."

This guy actually thought of this aspect...

Watching the members of the project team take various to-process data and input calculation formulas, the results were quickly produced, and they were all excited.

Long Jianhua looked at it for more than an hour and quietly left the room, feeling full of pride.

Although he was slapped in the face (only he himself knew), he was developed in the end, adding a huge boost to the future development of the institute.

Dr. Gao ran after him from behind, "Professor Long, I didn't see you in a blink of an eye."

Long Jianhua smiled and said, "I know the result and see the high efficiency of several types of project operations. If you don't leave at this time, when will you wait?"

Then he sighed, "Their group of people can really endure loneliness and are worthy of being real scientific researchers. This time, I will give you a reward of a lot. I think this time I will give you 10 million US dollars."

Dr. Gao nodded, "I agree with this heavy reward. People who study silently cannot suffer losses."

He immediately smiled again, "When you meet a boss like you, it's impossible for others to work hard. However, I plan to be a salesman myself, try to sell a few sets, help them earn some commissions, and also reduce some burden on the research institute."

Long Jianhua smiled and said, "You will definitely bring fruitful results when you take action yourself, and I will wait and see. However, the next upgrade cannot be relaxed, and it will also have a great promoting effect on our chips and programs."

Dr. Gao was silent for a while and said, "Actually, for the current situation of our research institute, this operation speed is enough. What needs to be improved is only software or defects found in the future."

This means that I don't agree with continuing research.

Seeing that Long Jianhua didn't say anything, as if he was thinking, he said slowly, "Our design is not too complicated, there are not many things to calculate, and continuing to invest may cause waste."

Long Jianhua shook his head, "Dr. Gao, I don't agree with your idea. Our group is now involved in many fields, including securities trading, banks, engine design, and vehicle design. I want to explore the aviation field in the future. It is still necessary to have a giant computer with higher operating speed."

"Of course, we don't need to gather so many people. Just leave some essence to continue research. They can even participate in other research projects within their capabilities. But the matter of upgrading must continue, and they can upgrade as soon as they need it."

Dr. Gao pondered for a while, "Okay, I agree."

Such problems need to be solved privately because the focus of the problem is different.
Chapter completed!