Seattle, or Washington State, is a well-known gathering place for straight men in science and engineering in the United States. It is not easy to find a few contemporary "Internet addicted teenagers" and "Internet addicted youth" who are addicted to computers and can't help themselves.

As soon as Carter heard that he needed someone who could operate a computer, he immediately patted his chest and promised that he would be able to handle it for Carter. That sound of assurance was comparable to a poisonous oath, forcibly telling Carter what he was going to say about the remuneration issue. He was forcefully beaten back into his stomach.

When it comes to small computers, Paul strongly recommended Apple's Apple II to Carter. With the recommendation of current professionals and the endorsement of Apple's future glory, Carter nodded without hesitation and agreed to purchase the Apple II.

But when he called Apple, his expression changed again...

The Apple II, which was launched on the shelves in June 1977, was undoubtedly the best-selling personal computer that year. Diana Melton, Apple’s personal PC salesperson, reported the phone number very fluently after receiving Carter’s call. The current parameters of Apple computers and the prices of models on sale.

The current Apple II models on sale are mainly divided into: 4kb memory version for US$1,298 and 48kb memory version for US$2,638!

After introducing the product information, Melton heard the silence on the other end of the phone as usual. She knew that this was the customer thinking, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two models, or maybe... Worry inside...

After all, the other party's voice didn't sound loud. Maybe he was a high school student? Or a college student?

I earned some money from working during the holidays, so I wanted to buy a computer of my own. Hey, I'm a science geek again...

Melton, holding his small cheek with one hand, was waiting for the answer on the other end of the phone, while silently thinking about Carter's appearance: curly hair, black or brown, not likely to be brilliant blond hair; belly, maybe not Big, but may not have abdominal muscles; plus a thick spectacle lens that can be used as a bulletproof plate...

"I want to order five Apple IIs with 48kb memory. Also, don't you have larger memory?"

"48kb Apple II...how many? Sorry, Mr. Black, you just said it was five, right?"

Melton's hand supporting her head shook, and she almost shook her neck. She immediately concentrated on listening to the voice on the phone. What a fat man, this is obviously his young and wealthy father!

Although the sales volume of Apple II is very high, a large number of orders come from the federal government. For example, this is the standard teaching computer in the American education system. In terms of individual customers, there are not many orders...

And among these few individual users, most of them purchase the 4kb basic version. The 48kb version is not sold in many, and those who want five units at a time are even rarer...

"Yes, I want a Wutai. Can you send it to Georgia for me?"

The sponsor's father's voice was still so beautiful. Melton suppressed his excitement, quietly cleared his throat, and replied softly:

"Of course, no problem! I will arrange the most professional transportation vehicles and personnel for you to ensure that the computer you need is delivered intact. In addition, you seem to have another question just now? Can you please tell me again?"

"I just want to ask, do you have any models with larger memory? This 48kb... is a bit excessive. It can't even hold a seed!"

This is the very familiar method of distinguishing models based on memory size, which is exactly the same as the future iPhone sales. While feeling nostalgic about the past and feeling that everything seemed to have a future, Carter couldn't help but feel pity for this exaggeratedly small memory.

Feeling sore in the balls.

The highest memory version is only 48kb? What the heck... I can't even install any high-definition, 1080p "Eight Time" seeds...

With an archaeological mentality in mind, Carter added an extra computer to the four originally planned, intending to keep it for himself...

"I'm sorry, sir. 48kb is already the maximum memory capacity that our current processor can carry..."

"Okay, that's it, my address is..."

After ordering computers and recruiting computer operators, Carter took out pen and paper while he still had energy and began to prepare his speech.

It was the first time for Carter to give a speech in the United States. This was really a new experience for Carter. In order to ensure a successful start, Carter prepared the manuscript very carefully, and he also bothered Goodman to help with revisions during the process.

Five days passed quickly, and today, the goods arrived!

But when he actually opened the box, Carter felt that he was in trouble!

Not to mention the size and capacity, the key point is that this computer does not have a mouse! How can you play with it...

However, after turning on the power, Carter was a little surprised that the screen was actually a color display, not the single tone of blue and white, or black and white that Carter had imagined.

Naturally, the operating system will not be the future macOS, but will be... something that Carter has no idea what it is. Not only is the UI interface not as refreshing as the future macOS, but it always feels a bit subtle...

It is a template that looks older in Windows 98 when the box buttons are pushed forward for a while.

The above are all the research results obtained by pseudo-archaeologist Carter after one hour of research. Based on the above conclusion, Carter easily derived the next conclusion: more than two thousand US dollars of his own were wasted!

Carter, like a wronged person, shut down the phone angrily, and then continued to open the remaining boxes together with Goodman.

Check sorting readers, magnetic ink character printers for making new MICR-encoded checks, and the raw materials needed. Carter understood these two things much better.

Although the appearance looks quite dated, he can still understand the operation process of this thing at a glance.

"Hey, what is this?"

After rummaging through the box, Carter suddenly found a bunch of strange plywood-like objects. After thinking about it, after eliminating the possibility of "this thing is a curling iron", Carter really couldn't think of this thing being a curling iron.

What are you doing...

So, after finding one of them and holding it in his hand, Carter asked Goodman.

"This is for merchants that support credit card services! Place a purchase form made of pressure-sensitive paper under this thing, then put a credit card on it, and then use this thing to press it, and the credit card number and cardholder can be

The name and other information are copied on the purchase form!”

Smiling, Goodman took an order-pressing device from Carter's hand, and while taking it to the other side and putting it away, Goodman explained:

"Then the merchant's cashier fills in the date, transaction amount and other information, then calls our credit card authorization hotline to confirm whether the customer's credit card limit is sufficient to pay for the product transaction."

"If it is enough, we will report the authorization code to the cashier. After he fills it in, he will ask the customer to sign for confirmation. Finally, the receipt copy and the credit card will be returned to the customer, leaving the bottom copy. Finally, take the bottom copy to the bank.

Settlement."

"At the same time, when we issue the authorization code, we will also reduce the credit limit on that card accordingly. I estimate that no merchant will be willing to pay for these order pressing equipment at first, so we can only buy them back first.

Let them use it for free. When the transaction volume increases, we will sell it to them or collect rent..."

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