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Chapter 343 The World's Fastest Computer
Chapter 343 The World's Fastest Computer
Anna is doing social practice this academic year. She majored in economics and has put her knowledge into practice. She has earned a lot of commissions in a short period of time.
Qiu Huoming had a hunch that he would have more cooperation with Anna in the future. She was no longer a young girl who knew nothing about the world. Compared with love, she valued her career more.
She had been doing very well in the auction house before, and this industry has not really taken off yet. With time, with her abilities, she will definitely have a place of her own in Hong Kong.
"You must be annoyed after listening to me for so long. Let's go and go down the mountain." Anna drank the last sip of water, picked up the empty bottle and stood up.
"Don't be bothered. These are life lessons and wisdom of being a human being. I have to thank Sister Anna for not treating me as an outsider." Qiu Huoming also stood up. He took the empty bottle from Anna and stuffed it into his backpack. He would throw it away when he saw a trash can.
Anna smiled slightly, "You can tell me now, why did you go from Hongcheng to the Chinese Academy of Sciences?"
Qiu Huoming selected some things that everyone knew and recounted the whole process.
Anna was surprised and said, "Oh my God, you are the one who solved Fermat's conjecture! As long as you tell Berkeley who you are, many people here will treat you as a guest!"
Qiu Huoming touched the back of his head. Information was not well developed at that time, and he did not know that the person who could solve Fermat's conjecture would be so valued on the other side of the ocean.
Anna turned around and looked at him excitedly, "Director Shirley from that laboratory, he would definitely be willing to recruit you to become one of them..."
"Forget it, Sister Anna, don't be like this. We should keep a normal mind. Maybe in the future, I can solve the other two conjectures..." Qiu Huoming said with a calm look.
Anna gave a thumbs up and said, "Well done, you have brought honor to our country. I will print out some of your papers and ask you to sign them for me. I will sell them for a good price in our school."
"If sales are good, I'll give you a share of the profits." Anna said with a smile.
The two were already on their way down the mountain. Halfway along the way, they met a few members of the expedition team who were also heading back.
Everyone gathered together and rushed towards the laboratory.
When we arrived at the parking lot, it was not yet six o'clock and everyone was already there.
Dean Zhou then called everyone, "Everyone, get in the car and sit down, we are going back..."
The car started, turned on the spot, and drove down the mountain.
The main purpose of the inspection team was to visit the supercomputers in the United States, and the inspection at the University of Berkeley was just a side trip.
Next, we may arrange for several researchers to stay in the United States. They will be arranged to study relevant knowledge systematically in the universities here.
When the car passed the Bay Bridge, the sunset glow had already covered half of the sky. A red sun was hanging in front of us, in the gap of the bridge, flickering as the car moved forward...
Qiu Huoming took out his camera and pressed the shutter. He should have brought a camera with him this time. But there was no need to rush. This was San Francisco, and the last thing they lacked was goods.
Find some time to buy a camera so that I can record the scenery along the way and take pictures of the people of this era...
He turned around and pointed the camera at the group of young and handsome people in the car, "Click... Click..."
"Sister Anna..."
Anna turned her head, "click"... Qiu Huoming took pictures of them all, and Dean Zhou was not spared.
"The film is limited, so use it with ease. Come on, give me the camera..." Dean Zhou was unhappy and reached out to take the camera back.
"Stingy." Qiu Huoming muttered.
"This is public property, not my personal property. How could I be stingy?" Dean Zhou glared at him.
The setting sun sank into the bay, the sky suddenly darkened, and the street lights came on one after another...
The city's night view is gorgeous and dazzles everyone's eyes.
The car was quiet, but the driver's music was still playing. It was a folk song, and the guitar was nagging about his love for someone...
After returning to the hotel, everyone had dinner and went back to their rooms.
Tomorrow the US will send someone over to show you the calculation process of the giant computer.
This is also an important stop on this trip. After that, everyone will stay in this scientific research institution for a week until they can use this giant computer proficiently, and they will also learn about the maintenance of this machine.
The United States will not impose any restrictions on its use, and the core technology of this machine is still in their hands.
The next morning, Qiu Huoming went out for a morning run. It was still dark, and there were already several people jogging in sportswear on the boulevard next to the hotel.
Qiu Huoming ran a lap, broke out in a sweat, and started running back. Compared to other cities, the Chinese population here is much higher, and you can meet Chinese people almost everywhere you go.
This also gives many people the illusion that they are still staying in the country.
On the way back, I unexpectedly met Anna. She had her hair tied in a ponytail and was running towards me from the other end.
"Hey, you like sports too?" Anna slowed down and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.
"Well, I jog in the morning every day in China and have developed a habit..." Qiu Huoming looked at Anna, who looked healthy. No wonder she looked young. Her self-discipline was unparalleled.
The two returned to the hotel chatting and laughing, and went back to their rooms to take a shower.
Qiu Huoming changed into a formal suit. Today was an official event, so he had to dress more formally. Every member had made a suit for this trip to San Francisco, just for occasions like this.
As soon as he walked into the restaurant, he heard someone teasing him, "Wow, you're pretty handsome."
Breakfast had already begun, and Qiu Huoming responded, "You are handsome too."
The other person laughed out loud. There were not many days when one could wear a suit, so everyone looked at him curiously. In the restaurant, voices of greetings rose one after another.
The waiters on the side saw that everyone was wearing formal attire and smiled happily. They didn't know what was going on, but they started to laugh too.
Language has borders, but smiles do not.
Qiu Huoming still brought coffee, fried eggs and bread, and this time there was also cheese and sausage.
Grilled sausages are today's best-selling product. The taste of foreign grilled sausages is completely different from that of domestic sausages, which has attracted unanimous praise from everyone.
Several people have already started drinking coffee like Qiu Huoming did. The coffee with sugar and milk tastes okay, and they drank a few more cups without realizing it.
Now they don’t think that they will know the magic of caffeine at night.
Dean Zhou had finished his breakfast early in the morning and was now staying in the hall, waiting for the American visitors.
Anna arrived a little late. She was holding a cup of coffee and a saucer with two fried eggs on it, and sat directly opposite Qiu Huoming.
"Eat so little?" Qiu Huoming asked in surprise.
"I need some protein. I need to control my weight recently." Anna sighed.
"You're not fat." Qiu Huoming laughed to himself. It seems that no matter what age women are, losing weight is an eternal topic.
"It's about body shape. I need to get in shape." She finished her fried eggs and felt a little distressed. "I'm still very hungry, or..."
Qiu Huoming continued, "Eat a little more, I'll go get some dessert."
"No, I'm going to eat some bacon and green leafy vegetables." Anna stood up and they both went to get their food.
Engineer Ding has been a bit depressed since yesterday, and even the look he gave Qiu Huoming was somewhat hostile. He wanted to control his emotions, but it is impossible for someone who falls in love to save himself so quickly.
He was assigned to a company not long after graduating from university, and had not yet experienced the harshness of society or the torture of love...
His emotions were written all over his face.
The older brother at the side looked at it with amusement and encouraged him, "Be a man, get up from where you fell. If you don't try, how do you know it won't work..."
Mr. Ding had a smaller appetite this morning. He put down his fork and said, "Brother, you don't understand. The look she gave me yesterday was as cold as ice. I felt so cold inside..."
One of the factors for selecting members of this inspection team was that they must be married. Engineer Ding was not included in the selection range. He was a favorite student of Li Institute. He had participated in the development of supercomputers when he was still a college student, so he was directly recommended this time...
In order to ease the relationship with their faction, Dean Zhou allowed him to nominate a few people.
After Engineer Ding said this, the elder brother stopped trying to persuade him. "Forget it. Cheer up. We still have work to do today..."
"Hey, brother, what do you think if I want to stay here and study?"
The elder brother shook his head and said, "You are not married, so I am afraid you can't stay here..."
"But that's not necessarily the case. After you return home, we'll see how you perform..."
Mr. Ding was stunned for a moment.
When Big Brother saw him like this, he thought he didn't understand, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder. Just as he was about to say a few words to comfort him, he saw someone at the door greeting them to go out.
It should be the American people who have arrived.
Qiu Huoming and Anna quickly stood up. Anna was the translator. She carried a shoulder bag and hurried to the hall.
Qiu Huoming followed closely behind.
When I arrived at the door, I saw two white young men, one tall and one fat. The tall one was talking to Dean Zhou, and the fat one was holding a briefcase and looking around.
"Hi, good morning, sorry, I'm a little late..." Anna walked over and greeted Dean Zhou.
When Dean Zhou saw her coming, he felt relieved.
After such a while, he felt that his vocabulary had been exhausted. It seemed that he had to brush up on his English this time.
"This is our translator, Miss Anna." Dean Zhou introduced her in English carefully.
The tall man showed a hint of surprise on his face, which was instantly covered up. He smiled and said, "It's an honor to meet you, Miss Anna. My name is James, and my colleague is Geller."
"Are you all here?" James looked around.
"All ready." Dean Zhou tiptoed and looked at the team members who came out one after another. Familiar faces appeared one after another, and the number of people was correct, so he answered immediately.
"Dear Miss Anna, can we set off now?" James looked at Anna.
"We can set off now." Anna responded after asking Dean Zhou.
The group of people walked outside.
The car was heading towards the south of the city, which is also the direction of Silicon Valley.
Many companies have been established there, and many famous laboratories are also there.
The further south you go, the more desolate the city becomes, and the more factories and company buildings begin to appear.
Qiu Huoming took out the itinerary. The company he was going to today was very famous, Cray. Their company's supercomputer was also the world's first with a computing power of up to 1.6 million floating-point operations per second.
Since its launch in 1976, no one has been able to surpass it in the following 9 years.
The fact that the United States is willing to use this machine for the inspection team to learn from shows their attitude.
Of course, they will not reveal the core technology. They are happy to just experience it. Plus, they are accompanied by their people throughout the process, so there is almost no possibility of leaking secrets.
On the one hand, this shows that they have the strength, and on the other hand, it shows the demeanor of a great power.
This machine already uses semiconductor storage and a technology called "linking", which are cutting-edge technologies at the moment.
The car finally stopped at the gate of a factory.
As early as last year, in 1982, this machine had produced images for the classic movie "The Last Starfighter". This film company was also Cray's first commercial customer.
This was one of the first films to use computer-generated images, and since then, computers have been used in a variety of fields, especially in areas that require computing power and the use of images.
James and Geller got out of the car and asked Dean Zhou to sign a confidentiality agreement at the door. Anna checked the English agreement and felt it was ok. Qiu Huoming also looked at it. Dean Zhou then took out a pen and signed his name.
After entering the hall, everyone put on non-woven dust-proof clothing and shoe covers, and then entered the computer room one after another.
As soon as he entered, Qiu Huoming was attracted by the machines inside. He had seen pictures of them in his previous years, but this was the first time he saw the real thing.
He still remembers the description on the picture clearly.
"The operation of the machines will generate a lot of heat, so there must be a cooling system to cool them down..." James introduced as he walked.
The air conditioning in the computer room was sufficient, so everyone wore an extra layer of protective clothing and didn’t feel hot.
There are several cylinders placed in the room, and a computer desk on one side.
James led everyone to the back of the cylinder. Everyone looked over and saw neatly arranged modules inside.
James' voice was full of pride. "What's placed here is the semiconductor memory. It's the most advanced semiconductor memory in the world today, with a word length of 100 million words and 64 bits. In addition, we have optimized the compiler. What do you think the computing power of this machine is?"
At this time, China also developed giant computers. Not counting the unfinished Dawn 1, the most advanced computer in China can only perform 5 calculations per second...
The gap is extremely large. In 76, China purchased two CDC Cyber172 entry-level supercomputers from the United States, which was specially approved by the then US government.
It is used for data processing in my country's petroleum geological exploration departments. In addition, many rules and regulations are set, including performance degradation processing when exporting, and the keys to the computer room must be in the hands of American staff.
When domestic researchers need to use computers, they stay in the glass room.
Knowing shame leads to courage...
Qiu Huoming thought of this history and looked at the cylinder in front of him with fiery eyes.