Chapter Thirty-Five: Letter

  June 17, 1961, Dragon Boat Festival. However, this is not popular in Europe and America, although there are some activities in Chinatown, the impact is not great.

  The TV is broadcasting the development of the Bay of Pigs invasion (the Battle of Giron). The US anti-Cuba movement has reached a **, but it hasn't evolved into a confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union yet. When Cuba gets close to the Soviet Union, that will be the peak of the Cold War.

  Catherine let out a long sigh of relief after returning from SAB.

  Recently, she has increasingly found her breasts to be a burden, especially when dancing.

  And now she has to wear a leotard with a chest pad or put on a bra, otherwise her breasts will bounce up and down when dancing, making her uncomfortable, and also create a small bulge.

  If your bust is too big, you can't dance ballet, right?

  Moreover, as she grew older, the children's split-crotch pants she originally wore were no longer worn, and instead she switched to professional ballet tights, but she just couldn't get used to them.

  I really have to grow up now.

  "There are so many living things in the world that can regenerate humans, we should be grateful..."

  Catherine is displaying her own Ah Q spirit.

  After putting on her old training uniform, Catherine found that it had shrunk a lot.

  Another look, it's not just that I've grown taller in chest, but also my height has suddenly increased by at least 10 centimeters.

  She shook her head and then picked up a letter she had just received.

  This is now the focus.

  The writer is Seymour Cray.

  Catherine had been in contact with this person for a long time, mainly discussing computer issues. Because this person is an expert in computers.

  In fact, our own GameTV was also completed under their suggestion and guidance.

  But on the other side in Wisconsin's dense forest, Catherine didn't have the leisure to go deep into it to find him.

  Seymour Cray, in 1958, completed the world's first transistor-based supercomputer, becoming a milestone in computer development history. He will be called "the father of supercomputers" in the future.

  Catherine attaches great importance to this person.

  Because it involves one's own future plans and whether one can see in advance a few years or a decade, the true meaning of computers in her eyes.

  Seymour Cray, who will be famous in the United States in the future, even has an award named after him. The biological and medical communities use Cray's computers to fight against cancer, AIDS, and other serious life-threatening diseases; almost every new car model launched by car manufacturers around the world is designed using Cray-made computers; Cray computers help meteorological experts from all over the world make accurate weather forecasts, preventing people's lives and property from suffering heavy losses in disastrous weather conditions; NASA estimates that using Cray computers to simulate spacecraft launches saves $20 million in fuel costs per launch...

  By the early 21st century, more than 400 supercomputers worldwide, with 220 from Cray Inc. The US Department of Defense called him "the genius of American nationality". As one of the most important figures in the field of high-performance computing, he personally designed the hardware and operating system of the Cray supercomputer, which was launched in 1975, including the job scheduling system written by him in machine code, surprisingly without any bugs or errors.

  Catherine knew this man because a netizen complained about the errors and vulnerabilities of Windows on the internet, and happened to bring out Seymour Cray.

  Otherwise, Catherine probably didn't know about this legendary father of supercomputers.

  Seymour Cray is now a well-known figure, known as "The Wizard of the Woods".

  IBM was preparing to announce the supercomputer 360 - that's right, 360 - and so Cray went off into the woods of Wisconsin to counter the IBM threat, which is also where he got his nickname.

  Catherine opened the letter and looked at what was on it, but she felt a little embarrassed.

  "C is a flawless language, but this language has some defects. Compared to general machine code or other codes, C language is standardized and convenient to use, but it will undoubtedly slow down the system's running speed..."

  Katherine was somewhat tearfully amused. The C language of later generations is famous for its speed. Languages like Java, the speed compared to C, really can't be compared.

  It's worth noting that Windows was built on C - although Bill Gates' favorite language is Basic.

  "And C is a very dangerous language, if you don't program it correctly, it's quite possible to burn out the hardware... In fact, before I wrote this letter to you, I tried writing a program in C, but because of an error, I ended up burning out the processor."

  Processors in this era don't have any temperature protection settings, if the temperature exceeds, the processor may burn out. Unlike in the future, when the CPU reaches 100 degrees, it will automatically shut down.

  "But I have to admit that the application of integrated circuits you put forward may be very good, and regarding your consideration of the semiconductor company's decision, I personally think you should go refer to Xilinx Corporation."

  Catherine shrugged, anyway, the patent for integrated circuits was in her hands.

  This thing was actually applied for by myself in 1958, after all, this is the basis of the basics of computers.

  Unfortunately, however, this technology will not bring Catherine a lot of benefits in at least ten years, but its derivative GameTV may be welcomed.

  “ARK。”

  Catherine also put the name of her yet-to-be-established company on the paper.

  Since 2012, Chinese means Ark.

  "Ark Group's Apple company has launched GameTV......Hey, sounds pretty good."

  It's indeed very BS content.

  "Perhaps it was Microsoft under the Ark Group that launched the Windows operating system?"

  Catherine burst out laughing.

  On the other hand, in school, Lisa was also discussing something with her fashion design instructor, while Jenny and Ida were by their side, occasionally offering opinions.

  "Kate has no feminist consciousness at all. She is just like a submissive girl in the 19th century... Hmm, we need to change this situation."

  "But Lisa, why do I get the feeling you're trying to go in a completely opposite direction?"

  "Uh..."

  ……

  As a pure person, I think that all plots are serving the whole story, and truly depressing plot will not appear.

  ;