Chapter 188 - 182 Ahal Jiejin_1

The same situation happened elsewhere as well, with both domestic and foreign companies in China’s branches. Executives from New Yuan even personally took initiative to scout for talent in industrial software design.

The purpose was quite straightforward, which was to develop industrial software that could adapt to the Ternary System, to better leverage the hard-earned efficiency of the ternary system. Otherwise, it was meaningless to just sit on a treasure without utilizing it.

It wasn’t that ternary chips absolutely couldn’t run binary programs, but such programs required translation, which was so inefficient that it was almost not worth doing.

However, directly developing new industrial software wasn’t just a simple technical issue, it required teams with rich experience and a large number of high-fidelity algorithms. Lin Ju could certainly push through forcibly with the system, but having some foundation was better, wasn’t it?

As for the issue of software patents, there was naturally no need to worry. The numeral system of the chips and system were different; it was entirely a different ecosystem, so there was no patent barrier to speak of. Instead, one should plan ahead and start building their own patent wall.

Lin Ju’s previous concealment of ternary technology wasn’t for hoarding but because releasing a foundational system without an ecosystem would result in it being crushed by the mature foreign markets.

After all, an ecosystem cannot be supported by a single entity; it must claim a market share with content.

It’s like how a single video could revitalize a short video platform. The PS console and XBOX vying for market share doesn’t just rely on their own performance but on continuously securing deals with game developers to increase the number of exclusive titles.

The Windows system, to tell the truth, is not necessarily of outstanding quality, but it has indeed established a strong software ecosystem, with countless dependent users who cannot work or live normally without it.

The Ternary System and chips are the same; rashly challenging mature markets, even with superior performance, is not worth the tedious effort for users to adapt to a new system.

To have one’s products penetrate the market requires opportunity, either when performance advantages are so high that change is necessary to avoid falling behind peers,

or, when the old system becomes unusable, forcing a switch.

The first scenario is clearly impossible. Ternary has advantages but not the crushing superiority of quantum computers over traditional computers or integrated circuit chips over vacuum tubes, and it cannot magically alter fate.

But the second scenario was easier; all one needed to do was wait.

Originally, Lin Ju thought that after 2017, once the chip-related industries were sanctioned, they would naturally seek alternatives. Introducing ternary technology would naturally involve numerous domestic manufacturers in developing the software ecosystem.

Now the historical trajectory has shifted slightly. NACA and the Union initiated the moon race, causing substantial shifts in public opinion; whether a certain blond old man could take office was now uncertain, much less how the specific situation would change.

Under the moon race, the domestic hardware and software industries also progressively felt the mounting pressure. For example, the CATIA software used by New Yuan was repeatedly warned by the Arctic Circle Union Convention, demanding cessation of service or Dassault company would face punishment.

Although Dassault and France were standing firm under pressure, hoping to maintain good relations, who could say for certain in such matters?

It would be downright laughable if the world’s leading aerospace enterprise found itself in business difficulties due to software sanctions.

Whether in anticipation of comprehensive sanctions after the possible entry of the "dude" or to avoid being choked, and also to claim the high ground in promoting ternary when the time came, it was necessary to start preparing now.

Lin Ju could not wait to gradually open up the system for software companies to enter; moreover, these software companies were too greedy, as distributors’ pricing was not about setting a universal price but rather about sizing up the client, charging bigger companies more ferocious fees with more stringent conditions.

While each piece of software was adapted to various aspects like drawing, modeling, simulation, and machining, each had its specialization, and dealing with them was cumbersome. It was better to develop a dedicated one for oneself.

After all, given New Yuan’s scale, it was fitting to have a software system specially optimized and customized.

The X321 series chips and XW series intelligent systems were sold all over the world, and preparations were long in place to introduce the Ternary System to the public. Now, the time was nearing.

Moreover, New Yuan had a foundation in software as well, for engineers had already developed many simple programs for internal use on ternary computers.

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Mukala Aerospace Launch Site.

Old King Aleth squinted at the deep blue sky, trying hard to imagine a tiny white dot passing overhead.

After the completion of the "Hila" Space Station, its size will reach 88 meters x 43 meters, and if the solar panels on the H-shaped ends are deployed, its width will exceed one hundred meters.

The size of the International Space Station ISS is also only 88 x 110 meters, and on clear days, people with good eyesight can easily spot the Hila Space Station from the ground.

Abe’s location was perfect, as 99% of the time the skies were clear, making it especially suitable for locating the space station.

The conservative and backward-seeming television station of Abe unexpectedly carved out time in their prime slot to educate about orbital mechanics and spacecraft knowledge.

They would broadcast before the five daily prayers, and if the space station happened to pass overhead during those times, people could gather outside or by the church, and under the guidance of the priest and astronomer on TV, bow towards the sleeping quarters of Mohammed in worship.

Many Abe people and groups in neighboring countries who believe in Allah had begun to spontaneously learn about astronomy, but this wasn’t very surprising; in ancient times, the Abe world was actually already known for excelling in astronomy and calendrical science.

It was a sort of Renaissance.

Aleth couldn’t see the Hila Space Station at the moment, for the sun was at its most intense, making it invisible even if it passed overhead.

But when he lowered his gaze, he smiled with satisfaction.

The last module, Module 5, was being fitted onto the New Yuan-2 rocket, which had been named by Abe as "Ahal Jiejin," meaning an ancient Abe breed of fine horse.

This rocket was exclusively for Abe, and after negotiations, New Yuan agreed to let the rocket be prepared at the Mukala Aerospace Launch Site, and it was also available for public tours - after all, the chances for Abe to actually use this rocket were slim.

No need to worry about leaking secrets, for rockets are not so simple that one can copy and understand everything just like that, not to mention Mukala Aerospace Launch Site has military secrecy!

Although it was stationed here under the guise of preventing accidents, this still caused quite a few people to protest. If soldiers were stationed now, what’s to say they won’t anchor an aircraft carrier in the future?

But Abe’s stance was very firm, and Aleth too had seen the firm results.

Today was a pilgrimage day, and just in the morning, over forty thousand pilgrims had surged into Mecca, half of whom had come for the final launch of the Hila Space Station.

At the Mukala Aerospace Launch Site, leaders from four nations had assembled, over one hundred thousand tourists and more than three hundred thousand locals had already taken part in a prayer event.

At 12:30 PM, during the noon prayer, four sections of the Koran were to be recited silently.

The large screen pointing at the rocket shifted slightly, framing the parts of the rocket with these verses inscribed on it.

The Koran, completed 1400 years ago, being recited from the side of the world’s most advanced heavy rocket, gave off a peculiar sensation, as if truly connecting with Allah.

As most people finished reciting, a bright orange flame burst instantaneously from the bottom of the launch platform, propelling the Ahal Jiejin rocket up from the Central Asian World.