Chapter 189 Package Mail

Saturday morning, SAM Association Activity Room.

SAM four groups from Latin School are testing the intensity of infrared signals sent by CDAD in the activity room.

"It can be received, and the signal is very strong! There are five signals. Matthew, who was standing against the wall, first reported his test results.

Following the rules of radio signal strength, Lin Hong divided the infrared signal strength into five levels, which are represented by five small grids. The five grids are the strongest and one grid is the weakest. If there is not even one grid, there is no signal at all and data transmission cannot be carried out.

"The signal strength here is also okay, and the signal strength is four grids." Arthur was a little farther away than Matthew, to the farthest corner of the room.

"Four grids." Pison's words were very brief, and his position was almost as far away as Arthur's.

Next, they launched the synchronization program in the calculator separately.

This program is specially written to contact CDAD. After starting, it will automatically query the content provided in the server, such as the latest announcement list and software list.

The functional test of this software has been completed for a long time. It has been run in the improved calculator before and can be run successfully. Now the database has been transferred to the server, and nothing unexpected has happened. Matthew and others have successfully established a connection with the server, and downloaded the game from it very quickly and then installed it.

"STONE, try to send an announcement." Matthew said to Lin Hong.

"Okay."

Lin Hong quickly wrote a sentence in the software, and then clicked to publish.

"Okay."

After Matthew and others synchronized, an announcement immediately popped up in the calculator display screen in his hand, and he had to press the confirmation button to disappear.

Next, they continued to test from other angles, and the results proved that the acceptance effect was also very good, and they could download all the information on the server.

"Great, everything is fine!" Matthew couldn't help cheering. This debugging test went so smoothly that he was a little unaccustomed to it. Before that, no matter which test, he had to fix many kinds of subtle bugs. Unexpectedly, he passed it at one time.

After debugging, the CDAD equipment has been optimized. Basically, the upgrade operation of the SAM Association is almost the same.

Next, it depends on Matthew's ability. If he wants to install this equipment on the top of the canteen, he can't be allowed casually. He must go to the principal's office in person to get the principal's signature.

Of course, in addition, they have to assemble a PC by themselves. The configuration is not so good, as long as they can connect to the Internet and run the synchronization software.

However, there is another problem, that is, the activity room is too far from the canteen, and it is not easy to lead the network cable directly from the activity room. If possible, it is best to open another network. Only an ordinary telephone dial-up network is needed, and there is no need for fixed IP service.

"The day after tomorrow is April Fool's Day. We should strive to complete all this work and give everyone a surprise!"

Matthew made the final mobilization.

He has now decided to go to the principal's office to find the principal. If the principal is on vacation today, he will go to his home to talk to him in person.

Arthur Hong and others went to the electronic market to buy suitable computer accessories to assemble a cheap computer that can meet their needs.

"Well... I have something to tell you." Seeing that Matthew was about to leave, Lin Hong immediately greeted him.

"What's the matter?"

"That's what I told you about the communication software last time, I..."

"STONE, don't bother with that effort. There are not many people using such software now." Matthew directly interrupted, "Chat tools appeared very early, and now there are similar software on major platforms. The software development in this area is very mature enough to meet everyone's needs."

Although Arthur didn't say anything, it was obvious that he was not very optimistic about it.

What Lin Hong wanted to say was not able to say. Originally, he wanted to release his CQCQ together on April Fool's Day and use it for everyone for free. Since they are not optimistic about it, forget it.

Lin Hong thought in his heart that he wanted to remove the software running on this server. After all, it seems that it is not appropriate to occupy the resources of the association as the software he is doing in private.

Then, they acted separately to prepare for the start of the final work.

Lin Hong, Arthur and Pison went to the electronics market and finally purchased a batch of accessories, most of which are second-hand, but it doesn't matter, as long as it's easy to use.

They returned to the activity room and assembled the computer without even a monitor. They temporarily borrowed the server to make do with it, installed the operating system, and then installed the server-side synchronization software into it.

When they successfully installed the software, Matthew also brought good news. Since today is the weekend, Mr. Brown, the principal of the school, really didn't go to school, but this did not discourage Matthew. He drove directly to Mr. Brown's home.

I don't know how he talked to Mr. Brown. He not only persuaded the other party to install their latest product CDAD at the entrance of the canteen, but also agreed to pull a network cable from the school's local area network to connect the device to the whole school's local area network.

In this way, even the network problem is solved by the way, and if you want to install other CDAD devices elsewhere in the school in the future, you can also access it directly.

"Mt. Matthew, how on earth did you talk to Mr. Brown?" Arthur was really curious.

"Actually, I didn't bother much. The old man had already heard about our SAM Association, especially STONE. When he led our school team to win the game on the day of the Homecoming Ball, he was watching the game. He was full of praise for STONE. When I was talking to him, he was always there. I keep sighing why STONE doesn't join the school team to win glory for the school.

Speaking of this, Lin Hong is also a little helpless.

Since the last Homecoming Ball, many people have come to him for the same purpose and want him to join the team.

First Carter, then Walker, and then even the coach of the Bruins came here specially. They all thought it was a pity that Lin Hong did not play football and wasted his talent.

But Lin Hong is really not interested in this [luck] as his future career. It's okay to kick occasionally. If all the events are put on it, it's really boring. This is not the life he wants.

When Matthew went to the principal's house, he brought an improved and enhanced calculator. He demonstrated to the principal several functions that are very practical for students, such as the course schedule. You don't have to worry about misremembering the course at all, and you can also arrange your learning time and order according to this table. There is also the latest news of the school. Through this software, you can get all the news about the school in time.

In addition, Matthew also said that he would continue to develop similar useful software, maintain in-depth contact and cooperation with various school associations and student self-government associations, and create convenience for everyone's study and life. Finally, he also made a forward-looking look at the next plan of the SAM Association.

So, Mr. Brown finally nodded under his offensive.

At noon, the four of them hurriedly dealt with a meal outside the school, and then returned to continue to work.

In this way, I was busy until after four o'clock in the afternoon that I finally finished everything I had to do.

Because they also connect the server in the activity room to the school LAN, they can send data to the simple computer on the other side of the canteen when necessary, so as to achieve a function similar to wireless broadcasting.

Next, they will also sort out some common software on BBS and then selectively publish it in the synchronization software.

However, Lin Hong will not participate in these things tomorrow, because he has to go to New York tomorrow, so he asked for leave in advance. Anyway, the next thing is very simple, and others can fully handle it.

When Lin Hong and Arthur returned home, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

"STONE, you have a package email today." Vina, who had begun to prepare dinner, came out of the kitchen and said.

"Oh? Mine?" Lin Hong was slightly stunned.

"Yes, it was sent from Finland, don't you know?"

"I remember, it was sent to me by my friend!"

Lin Hong was overjoyed when he heard this. He remembered that LINU mailed him a copy of the MINIX operating system two weeks ago, and he was so busy these days that he forgot about it. Moreover, he hasn't logged in to his email for a long time and hasn't contacted LINUS.

"What is this?"

Seeing that Lin Hong happily opened the package on the table in the hall, revealing two 1.44MB 3.5-inch floppy disks, Arthur couldn't help asking curiously.

"This is the mirror file of the MINIX operating system." Lin Hong told him truthfully, "It was sent by a friend of mine in Finland."

"MINIX?" Arthur has obviously heard of this operating system. "It's just a teaching operating system, right? The function is very simple, completely unusable, and can only be used for learning. Are you going to learn to write an operating system?

"I'm going to study this aspect. I'm more interested in the underlying things of the operating system."

Arthur obviously lacks interest in this. MNIX is so simple in his eyes that it can't be called an operating system at all, but a toy. Compared with other Apple dell'inta systems in use now, it is much different, one in the sky and the other in the ground.

He also does not intend to learn the underlying programming or principles of the operating system. What he is interested in is the content of network application software.

Lin Hong took the two floppy disks in his hand, as if holding a treasure, and returned to his room as quickly as possible.