(2nd Update)

Immediately after the convening of the 29th Congress of the CPSU, Yanayev interviewed the Moscow Institute of Electronic and Computer Science, and he proved with such actions that Yanayev gave strong support to the central authorities in the field of information technology.

In the summer of 1990, the Soviet computer network was put into operation, the core of which was located at the Kurchatov Nuclear Power Research Institute in Moscow. On August 28, 1990, a connection was established between the Soviet computer and the computer of the University of Helsinki in Finland. On September 19 of the same year, the Soviet Computer Program Control Cooperative registered the top-level domain name for the Soviet Union. By the end of 1990, the Soviet computer network, which had connected more than 30 organizations, was connected to the European local area network.

As early as 1989, the MC1504 personal portable computer, the predecessor of the laptop, appeared, so although the level of computer development in the Soviet Union was limited by its own strength, it was by no means very backward. What Yanayev has to do is to hope that through the government's policies and financial support, the original gap will be narrowed little by little until it is leveled. However, Yanayev was not an IT man majoring in computer science before the crossing, so it is impossible for him to use the gold finger to get you an amazing WINS95 operating system in advance. It can only provide a general correct direction, so that researchers can avoid some detours.

As the director of the Moscow Institute of Electronic and Computer Science, Tarokov was always excited when he heard that General Secretary Yanayev was going to visit the institute, and I am afraid that even he himself did not expect that Yanayev would have a strong interest in computers, and according to the speech on the 29 th Congress that he saw on the news yesterday, it is very likely that a spring of a hundred flowers will bloom in the future.

When Tarrokov was ready to give a long introduction to Yanayev. Yanayev asked briefly. "When will our computers be able to be used by a wide range of people in the family? In other words, when will it be able to enter the homes of the vast majority of people. ”

At present, computers are still relatively advanced things.

"Even according to the current development trend, I am afraid it will take five or six years, and when the computer technology becomes more and more perfect, its production cost will gradually decline. At that time, the increasingly perfect network system can connect computers all over the country and even the world. ”

"Now we have personal computers, such as the MC1504. For example, Onyx-4 personal computers have gradually entered the homes of the general public. I believe that it will not be long before we will be able to enjoy the use of personal computers by the vast majority of people. ”

Yanayev nodded calmly, which didn't have much of a feeling for him from the future, but Yanayev was most curious about another thing, "Can you develop a game?" ”

Belch? A big question mark suddenly popped up in Tarokov's heart, he thought that Yanayev would ask about the gap between our processors, our chips, our systems and the West, but he didn't expect Yanayev to directly ask a question that did not play cards according to the convention, how about our entertainment games?

"There are also entertainment games, I think, such as "Bunny Run", "Secrets of the Sea". Games like Happy Chef and Aerial Range. "What Tarokov said is that these are games for children, and of course no one in this day and age has realized that there is a huge market for games.

Of course, these games sounded as awkward to Yanaev's mind as toys for a three-year-old. He might as well choose to play Tetris, which was released in 1984, or at least it was an enduring entertainment game.

"I'm talking about a game that's more of a big game, not a game of petty play." Yanayev thought for a moment and tried to state it in a simple voice, "For example, in a large-scale strategy game, we can make armored vehicles, make planes and other units to attack virtual enemy buildings, and the same armored units, yes, such a game." ”

This time it was Tarokov's turn to shake his head regretfully, "Our current computer system can't do this scene as requested by the general secretary, such a game requires a lot of complex logical operations, and it can't be done by simple programming." And our computer systems can't do that. ”

Yanayev nodded approvingly, "Yes, Comrade Tarokov, in fact, it can be seen from a small aspect to measure the level of computer development in a country, although many people may disdain this in terms of games, but it is undeniable that in the future, games will also become a sunrise industry in the development of electronic computers." ”

Speaking of which, Yanayev suddenly remembered that the current socialist allies of the South were still defining this thing as electronic spiritual opium. Of course, Yanayev didn't know whether it was good or bad to bring his personal emotions into influence the future development of computer games, and if they developed a game like "Stalin vs. Martians", Yanayev might indeed send all the developers to Stalin in a fit of rage!

"Actually, I just mentioned it casually, and asked Comrade Tarokov not to take it to heart." Yanayev chatted with him as he walked in the laboratory, "Now the central government plans to vigorously support the high-tech industry, especially the electronic computer, so you don't have to worry about research funding as before, we will give you the best treatment." ”

Hearing this, Tarokov nodded excitedly, after waiting for so long, he was just waiting for Yanayev to say this, "We will definitely live up to the expectations of the general secretary for our research." ”

"And you can rest assured that there will be no more tragedies like ternary electronic computers." Yanayev said that because of political reasons, the ternary system was urgently stopped, because there was no financial support from the superiors, and the scientific research project was shelved indefinitely. This has also become a regret for later computer enthusiasts, if the ternary system continues to develop, will it become a new electronic computer faction different from the binary?

And Yanayev's reduction of administrative intervention in scientific research is also to allow the computer industry to have a spring in which a hundred flowers bloom.

"By the way, did General Secretary Yanayev think of the name of the strategic game?" Tarokov told Yanayev, consciously or unconsciously, that his curiosity had grown stronger since Yanayev had spoken out about the so-called strategy game.

"Name." Yanayev thought for a moment and said, "I'm thinking it's going to be called Red Alert: The Rise of the Soviets." (To be continued.) )