Chapter Four Big Flicker

Before Zhang Chen went out, he didn't wear school uniform. He wore a slightly sophisticated jacket and a pair of khaki slacks. He wore a pair of Zhang Guoqiang's leather shoes under his feet. Although it still looks tender, he shaved off the fluff on his mouth, saying that he would not be able to be dismantled when he was seventeen or eighteen years old.

　　When Zhang Chen arrived at the Qinghe Electronic Market, it was only around 8:10. The electronic market did not open until 9:30. The sellers also had to start business from 9:30 to 10:00. Therefore, Zhang Chen went to the newsstand and bought a copy of "Computer News." "With a box of red plums, walked to a small hair salon just opened by the road to get a haircut.

　　The small hair salon in the 90s was not as well-decorated as later generations, and so was this one. There are two swivel chairs in the cramped small room. Two half-length mirrors are placed in front of the swivel chair. Under the mirror is a small table. On the table are hair clippers, scissors, hair dryers and other hairdressing supplies.

　　There are many posters of actresses hanging on the walls, as well as pictures of fashionable hairstyles cut from current popular magazines such as "SH Clothing".

　　"Haircut~" Zhang Chen said to the salon owner after coming in.

　　"What hairstyle?" the owner of the hair salon asked Zhang Chen casually, sitting on a chair with a cigarette in his mouth.

　　"Mao Cun." Zhang Chen also lit a cigarette and said to the boss.

　　"Mao Cun?" The owner of the salon looked up at Zhang Chen. "I haven't heard of it before, but I have cut ordinary flat and flat heads here."

　　"..." Zhang Chen forgot that Mao Cun was not popular at this time, and said helplessly to the boss, "Well, you can cut it for me according to the normal flat head, and I will tell you how to make it halfway through.

　　"Don't blame me if the cut is broken." The owner of the salon gave Zhang Chen a suspicious look. "Cut three pieces." Then he emphasized.

　　"If you know, you can cut it for me first." Zhang Chen sat down on the chair.

　　At this time, the haircut has not been washed, so the salon owner sprayed Zhang Chen's hair with a small watering can and started pushing with the clippers.

　　Reading computer newspapers while getting a haircut to Zhang Chen to get familiar with the hardware configuration of this era. When he was almost finished, Zhang Chen instructed the boss to cut the hair on both sides of his head as short as possible, and at the same time, cut the hair on the top of his head a few more times with a tooth clipper, so that the hair cut out would not be like a traditional flat head. The lines are so hard and look softer.

　　After the boss finished cutting, he kept saying, "The most popular style is now. Your hairstyle doesn't look good at all. Little girls won't like it."

　　Zhang Chen pouted, took out three yuan and threw it to the boss. I asked the boss to take a pot of hot water and wash his hair, but he didn't follow the boss's recommendation to play Moss.

　　After finishing the haircut, Zhang Chen came to the electronic market again. At this time, the market had opened and various merchants had gradually started to operate. Zhang Chen looked for the stalls in his memory one by one, and at the same time, he also inquired about prices from different stalls.

　　Walking to Booth B-132, Zhang Chen stopped. There was a fat man sitting in the booth with a computer with his phone turned on, playing the game "Command and Conquer" just released last year at a huge volume. A pile of computer accessories boxes were placed on the booth.

　　The fat man is named Liu Ming. He is one of Zhang Chen's previous partners in the field of Zhanji, and he is also a bug in this market. The purchase channels of various accessories are all clear, and relatively low prices can be obtained.

　　The most important thing is that this guy has a good character and is not cheating.

　　"Boss, do you have a configuration sheet? Give me a copy." Zhang Chen walked to the booth to talk to the fat man.

　　"Eh, wait a minute." The fat man paused the game, looked at Zhang Chen, and found that he was a kid, and he lost interest in a moment. It's not uncommon for little kids to visit the computer market these days, but whoever buys a computer will not only let the children do it themselves, and it is the parents who pay for it. So Liu Ming threw a configuration sheet and started playing the game again.

　　Zhang Chen smiled, took the configuration sheet, and looked at it carefully.

　　At the beginning of 1996, Intel's Pentium processor already occupied a major share in the market.

The traditional 486 computer is gradually withdrawing from the stage of history. The finished compatible computers on Liu Ming's configuration list are mainly Pentium processors.　　After watching it for a while, Zhang Chen said to Liu Ming: "Boss, your price report is too untrue. Boss, stop playing, tell you something."

　　Liu Ming originally didn't want to talk to Zhang Chen. Hearing Zhang Chen muttering beside him, he paused the game depressed. Unhappy and said to Zhang Chen: "Why is it not real? Do you understand? Don't make trouble if you don't buy it."

　　Zhang Chen smiled: "Look, your main model has a Pentium 100 processor, and the motherboard is not ASUS, but Gigabyte. The north and south bridge chips do not support PCI, but only support ISA slots. The graphics card is also the lowest of S3. The graphics card at the end has no 3D capability, 8M EDO memory, 320M hard disk, and 14-inch AOC monitor with a maximum resolution of 640*480, basically without any upgrade potential. It will become obsolete after more than a year. You still bid 8888. It's not a pitfall." Zhang Chen said in one breath, "In addition, you command and conquer without building tanks, and building so many armored vehicles is worth it? No wonder it takes so much effort to play a computer." Zhang Chen Looking at Liu Ming contemptuously.

　　Liu Ming was stunned when he was scolded, "Fuck, do you really understand?" "I became very enthusiastic immediately," brother, you also know that the price on the configuration sheet is for bargaining, since you know how to do it , You say a price."

　　Although Zhang Chen's blowout, although it is impossible to stop Liu Ming, let Liu Ming know that he is also knowledgeable, and there must be a computer at home, and he does not study much.

　　In 1996, there were very few people with home computers. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are all rich. Liu Ming couldn't help but look at Zhang Chen in his heart.

　　Zhang Chen curled his lips, "My buddy, don't be big enough. You are not much older than me. I am a tender face." As he said, he took out the Bencheng University student ID and shook Liu Ming.

　　"I'm 18, Bencheng University, which I just attended last year, is about to start school now. Come to the nearby computer city to see if I can buy a new computer." Zhang Chen lied to Liu Ming brazenly. "You recommend this configuration. I go around the market and collect accessories by myself. The maximum is 5500."

　　"Then you are really young, you seem to be late." Liu Ming looked at Zhang Chen with a smirk, "5500 is not possible, I have to make money, no, installing a computer is also a technical job, you know how to install hardware. It's useless, don't you still have to find me to install it. Let's do it, I will charge you 500 for the installation fee, 6000 yuan for this configuration to you."

　　Zhang Chen looked at Liu Ming disdainfully, "I don't want to give it to me. Next month, Intel will launch the next-generation CPU, and the architecture will have to be changed. The motherboard will not be available until then. I spent more than 6000 to buy such a thing. There is a fart."

　　Liu Ming was a little surprised when he heard that, "How did you know that Intel will launch the next-generation CPU next month? It was not said in the newspaper."

　　In the era without the Internet, even if you receive electronic messages, you need to receive them from newspapers. For the 3c industry, there are basically only two news channels, namely computer newspapers and popular software. Computer reports are more inclined to hardware and industry development, and popular software is more inclined to games.

　　Zhang Chen said braggingly to Liu Ming: "The Internet, Intel's official website has announced that it will launch a new generation of CPU next month, the code name is PentiumMMX, and the Chinese name is Multimedia Pentium. The CPU integrates multimedia instructions and runs faster than the current one. Pentium is twice as fast."

　　"Oh." Liu Ming was really suppressed this time. In recent years, China does not know much about the Internet, and even less can find information on the Internet. Although China joined the Internet in 1994, it was not until the second half of 1995 that Yinghaiwei, the first domestic operator, officially operated. It was not until 1997 that China Telecom launched 163 dial-up Internet access. Since then, the Internet has developed in China at a faster rate than rocket launches.

　　But in this era at the beginning of 1996, those who have access to the Internet are undoubtedly among the elite.

　　"As soon as the Pentium mother fork is launched next month, all of your goods will be in tatters." Zhang Chen pouted, "If you don't have the goods, it's okay. Things get half the price."