Chapter 619 The Birth of the First Arcade Machine

Chapter 619 The Birth of the First Arcade Machine

Chapter 619 The Birth of the First Arcade Machine
Yang Wendong doesn’t really care about the various things happening in Hong Kong society. Although many things have changed from history because of his existence, as long as the big things haven’t changed, the overall trend of the future will not change.

In mid-August, Yang Wendong sent his private plane to Los Angeles to pick up the two founders of Intel and bring them to Hong Kong. There was also another important thing, the prototype of "Ping Pong".

Changxing Building:

Two American foreigners, led by several Chinese, walked into Yang Wendong's office. Some of them were carrying a large cart with a device on it that was larger than an ordinary color TV.

"Noyce, Moore, welcome to Hong Kong." Yang Wendong greeted with a smile.

Moore also laughed and said, "Eric, I didn't expect Hong Kong to be so beautiful. In my impression, many countries in Asia are very poor."

Yang Wendong smiled faintly and said, "Then you should change your thinking about other countries. They may lag behind the United States, but at least some of them are still good."

Not to mention this era, even decades later, when the Internet has been around for decades, many Americans still think that the mainland or some countries live in extreme poverty;
After checking the accounts, I found out that I was the clown.

Of course, the Americans of this era can be a little arrogant. They do have the capital. Whether it is education, economy, military, industry, people's livelihood, etc., the United States is definitely good. Maybe it's because they haven't been parasitized for long enough~
"Yeah, no wonder Hong Kong can produce people like you, Eric, and Bruce Lee," Moore said again.

Yang Wendong asked: "Do you know Bruce? Have you seen the movies he shot?"

Li Xiaolong has been making movies in Hong Kong in recent years. These movies have also spread to the United States, but they are generally watched by Chinese Americans, and few local white people watch them;

As for Li Xiaolong's participation in "The Green Hornet" a few years ago, he might have had some fame at the time, but now he is no longer famous. Not to mention that he was a supporting role at that time, even if he was the protagonist 6 years ago, if there were no subsequent movies, he would most likely be forgotten;
Hollywood is different from Hong Kong. There are too many film talents there and the competition is fierce. Once you fall behind, you will be forgotten. It was the same in the mainland in the past. Unless you are a top star, you will basically be forgotten by most people in about five years.

Moore shook his head and said, "No, I've seen his duel match, it was very interesting, that was many years ago, and recently there have been a lot of martial arts schools in Los Angeles, so I just remembered it."

"Haha, so that's how it is. If you want to learn, I'll give it to you for free and arrange the best teacher to teach you." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Now, they are preparing to promote Li Xiaolong to become a world-class superstar in the United States. In addition to making movies, they have also begun to build Jeet Kune Do martial arts gyms in some cities in the United States. The martial arts gyms themselves can make money and can also constantly remind Americans of the existence of this martial art.

As for teachers, Hong Kong has been continuously training relevant talents in recent years, and now we just need to send some of them over;

If Jeet Kune Do really becomes a world-renowned martial art like Karate, it might bring a large number of jobs to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong could even host superstar martial arts competitions and other events.

These were things that were impossible to achieve after Li Xiaolong's death in history, but now, everything is possible.

"Forget it. Although I want to learn, you know I don't have the time." Moore shook his head and said, "Let's discuss business."

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, this is the prototype of Ping Pong, right?"

After deciding to use the latest chip 4004 as the core a few months ago, the production of the "Pong" game is basically complete.

Noyce said, "Yes, we can play with it now. It needs to be connected to a 110V voltage. We have brought the transformer."

"You've thought it through very carefully." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

The voltage in the United States is different from that in many normal countries, which is very troublesome; of course, this is still a small matter, there are a lot of calculation units, such as miles, inches, pounds, ounces, gallons, Fahrenheit, etc.;

The situation in the UK is similar. This set of units really annoys many people. Later, the UK began to change to the metric system, but the US refused to change.

After Moore and others connected the power supply and turned on the switch, the screen quickly lit up, first showing "table tennis" and then entering a simple picture; there was a vertical line on each side, representing a racket, and in the middle there was a small ball moving left and right. Each side needed to use a racket to connect to the small ball, and then the small ball would bounce back in the opposite direction according to the position of the racket, similar to a real table tennis game.

This game mode was naturally requested by Yang Wendong, and Intel simply developed the game's hardware and software according to the requirements.

Noyce smiled and said, "I played this game for a while, it's very interesting, Eric, how about we play a round?"

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.

Then the two of them started playing. One had been playing for a long time, and the other was very experienced. The two of them were evenly matched, and the game was set up so that the ball got faster as time went on. In the end, Noyce missed a ball and was judged to have failed.

"Holly Crap, Eric, this is your first time playing, how come you are so good at it?" Noyce asked puzzled.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Don't forget that this is a game I came up with."

Noyce quickly said, "No, let's play another round."

Yang Wendong agreed: "Okay, let's do it again."

He hasn't played video games for more than a decade. He used to find all kinds of games on mobile phones and computers boring, but now, even the simplest game of "Ping Pong" is very interesting to him.
Sure enough, time can change everything, such as food. Many people who have enough food may be too lazy to eat every day, but if they are hungry for a few days, they will eat everything immediately.

In this way, several people played for a while before ending the game with a sense of unfulfilled desire. Yang Wendong asked, "How much does this game console cost?"

Noyce replied: "If you don't count the software development cost and the hardware development cost, the cost of the entire hardware is about $1200, the display is $150, and the other various components are about $100. The most expensive is the chip, which is about eight or nine hundred.

But if it can be mass-produced, perhaps the cost can be reduced a little bit.”

Moore also said: "It depends on the price of 4004 chips. According to the rules of the electronics industry, the price of chips will drop by half or more in about a year and a half. This is determined by the thread. The price of chips that sell well will drop even more."

As early as 1965, Moore proposed the world's most famous "Moore's Law", which states that the number of chip threads can be doubled in about a year and a half, and the cost of the chip will also increase significantly. However, he was not very famous and not many people knew about it.

"Don't consider what will happen in a year and a half. The current amount is what it is." Yang Wendong shook his head and said.

The iteration speed of chips is very fast, but the same is true for the gaming industry or the electronics industry. If used well, within a year and a half, you may be able to open up a large market. It is impossible to wait for chip prices to drop.

Moore said: "Then this is the cost you want. We have also found a way to reduce the number of chips used."

"Okay, thank you very much." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "How many units of this prototype have been produced?"

Moore replied: "Three in total."

"The quantity is too small. Let's make 30 units first and then send them to Hong Kong. I will arrange manpower to test them. If there are no problems, I will prepare to start mass production in Hong Kong." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Although R&D needs to be done in the United States, production must be done in Hong Kong;

Moore nodded and said, "Okay, that's no problem. In addition, Noyce and I are coming to Hong Kong to investigate the electronics industry here, so that we can arrange for the production of 4004 chips in Hong Kong as soon as possible."

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(End of this chapter)