Chapter 639: The first online dating in history

Sandy sat down, did not answer Leonardo’s question but looked at Tan Zhenhua and said,
Eric, it’s hard for me to imagine that what you just said is true.

Tan Zhenhua shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Mrs. Bossack, in my native China, honesty has always been a praised virtue."
Leonardo on one side asked, "Sandy, what he said just now is true? Then he really only took a month’s course last semester? Did he really pass all the exams? Oh my dear, I'm afraid you can't just listen to Condoleezza's words..."
"In fact, I not only called Condoleezza, but also checked with the school's academic affairs office." Sandy replied: "They confirmed all this, including the one Mr. Eric just mentioned. Donation to the school."
She paused, staring at Tan Zhenhua as if she had seen an alien, and then continued: "Furthermore, the Academic Affairs Office also informed me of Mr. Eric's results in all subjects last semester.
"How is he?" Leonardo asked curiously.
"All A, including 8 main courses and three experimental courses, all A."
"Oh, my god..." Leonardo couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Tan Zhenhua shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "Mr. Bossack, you see, I have already said that honesty is a praiseworthy virtue in my home country, China, and I don’t have it either. The reason to deceive you, after all, I don’t have the need to ask Mr. Possack to give me a green light at the end of the day...Well, now, can we talk about your multi-protocol data exchange equipment?"
Sandy answered, "Okay Eric, I must say sorry to you first, because we doubted what you said just now, oh my god, you are really an incredible young man... Okay, let’s get back to business. Leon did the main research and development of this multi-protocol data exchange device. Let him explain to you, Leon?"
Leonardo Posac accepted his wife's words and responded: "Well, let me explain this device, and all this needs to start when I know Sandy."
Speaking of his familiar and favorite professional field, Leonardo’s narration became smooth: "That was 1979. I resigned from the post of DEC engineer and was admitted to Stanford’s computer science graduate student. Eric, you know In our school, graduate students usually need to assist their tutors to do some simple tasks. These tasks are sometimes not limited to helping tutors’ subject research. One of my jobs was to manage the computer room of the computer department. I met Sandy."
Having said this, he quietly shook Sandy's hand, and at the same time looked at his wife affectionately and said, "We can say it was love at first sight, Sandy, do you know how much I love you?"
Following his words and actions, Sandy Lerner Posac also looked at Leonardo with a sweet face and responded: "Leon, of course I know, and I love you as much."
Tan Zhenhua, whose face was muddled by the sudden dog food, suddenly had ten thousand alpacas galloping past...
"Cough cough cough", he had to use a pretended cough to remind the couple who were showing affection that there was a third party present.
Leonardo finally realized that something was wrong. He turned to Tan Zhenhua, embarrassed and smiled and continued: "At that time we fell in love, just like all the young men and women who fell in love, we hope to stay together all day. , I didn’t want to be separated for a second, but the computer room I was in charge of and the laboratory where Sandy worked was 500 meters away."
So for a senior otaku, is 500 meters a moat? Tan Zhenhua couldn't help but spit a big slot in his heart.
"So I thought, there must be some way to connect us all the time. It just so happens that there are computers in the computer room I manage, and there are computers in her laboratory, although I have DEC here, and hers. It's IBM."
"Oh, I must explain that because DEC and IBM use completely different CPU architectures, data exchange and communication between these two computers has never been achieved in the past." Maybe Tan Zhenhua did not understand the problem. Leonardo immediately explained: "Because DEC and IBM computers use completely different communication protocols and interface specifications, their coding rules are completely different, so it is necessary to connect these two computers together and be able to exchange data with each other. It’s a very difficult job."
Tan Zhenhua nodded slightly, indicating that Leonardo himself could understand this. After all, he had returned from the 21st century where the Internet has been extremely developed. He is also an expert in electronics. It is not difficult to understand this.
Although I don’t know if the freshman in the first year of electronics really understands what he said, Leonardo continued to say,
After many experiments, I found a way and Invented a device that allows two computers that follow different communication protocols to exchange information with each other. Finally, Sandy and I can be together all the time. So, when the device was working normally on the first day, I was I typed a line on my computer: "My dear, will you marry me?" "And Sandy replied: "Okay Leon", so we got married in 1980."
Ha, what is this? Is it the first online dating in history?
"A year later, I graduated and accepted Stanford's invitation as a logical course, so I could stay with my dear Sandy. Eric, as you can see, Our married life is very happy. Sandy proposed a more ambitious plan, and I am working hard for this. We plan to further develop the original device to make it compatible with more different computers. , Such as APPLE, Wangan Computer, etc., I think I have achieved a certain degree of success, but I need an additional capital to purchase more components and hardware equipment for design and testing, but I and Sandy’s income is not too high, so when I heard that someone in the school was willing to invest a sum of money to cooperate in the development of the latest technology, Sandy applied to her friend Dr. Rice, but I didn’t expect This funder is actually my student, although you haven't come to my experimental class."
After Leonardo finished talking about this, he looked at Tan Zhenhua a little nervously and said: "Eric, I have finished everything I want to say. Do you have anything to ask?"
Although Tan Zhenhua felt that Leonardo was not so much introducing the ins and outs of the invention of this multi-protocol data exchange device, he was more honest about the romance between himself and his wife, but he nodded and said: "Bossa Mr. K, you and Mrs. Boss are really an enviable couple. I have to admit that your story touched me deeply, and I also think Mrs. Sandy’s suggestion is very promising, so I take the liberty tonight I'm not here to visit you for the preliminary inspection of any project. Well, what I want to say is that I have decided to invest in your project."
"what?"
"Really?"
Two surprise sounds sounded back and forth.
Tan Zhenhua nodded affirmatively again: "Yes, I actually decided this when I saw the project you proposed from Dr. Rice. You can think that, I am actually here tonight with me in the future. Of the partners meet and chat by the way to enhance mutual understanding between the two parties so as to facilitate better cooperation in the future."
Looking at the couple who were embracing each other excitedly, Tan Zhenhua secretly curled his lips and continued: "But, I think the name you gave this device is too professional and too difficult to remember. As a device, it may be possible in the future. Using a very wide range of equipment, I think it is necessary to give it a memorable name so that it can be easily promoted. After all, as a qualified investor, promote our products to obtain sufficient commercial benefits. It is my duty, Mr. and Mrs. Possack, do you agree with me?"
After all, the United States is a developed commercial society, and Stanford is not only an institution of higher learning that cultivates technological paranoia. Here, there have been countless models of making a fortune with the latest scientific and technological achievements, so Tan Zhenhua’s suggestions were not unexpectedly met. Warm response from the husband and wife.
"Then Eric, what do you want to call this device?" Sandy asked with a smile on his face.
"What do you think of the name "router"?"