Rebirth of America, this is my time

Q: When you see a guy wearing black Martin boots, black wrinkled leather pants, a black T-shirt, a black leather jacket, and big black sunglasses hanging from his collar, what is your first reaction? What?

Answer: The long hair fluttering in the wind immediately made the adjective will-o'-the-wisp boy pop into Ethan's mind.

The exclamation What a stupid code even came to his lips!

But after he saw the guy's face clearly, he decisively abandoned the agency and hurried downstairs.

He rushed to the guy's side and asked in confusion: What's going on? Steve, what are you...

Yes, the guy in abstract clothing in front of you is Steve Jobs.

At this moment, his face was full of anger.

He stared at the people in front of him with red eyes, and the veins on his neck were bulging, and he seemed to be willing to do anything if he refused.

And beside him stood a guy with round cheeks and thick lips.

Although he was dressed elegantly, the blue shirt on his upper body was in tatters. The sleeve of his left arm was torn to pieces. Several buttons on the front of his body were missing, and some lively hair even sprouted as a result.

After hearing Ethan's voice, several people at the scene immediately turned their attention.

The angry Steve Jobs was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: Ethan? Why are you here?

I'm here to see the house... Ethan pointed behind him with his thumb.

What are you doing here? Ethan frowned and asked, Fighting?

As soon as the words came out, Ethan felt that the words were wrong again.

Because except for Steve Jobs, everyone else was dressed normally.

Either a T-shirt with big pants, or a plaid shirt and jeans, or a more formal one, a suit shirt and trousers. Only Steve Jobs cursed like a street kid.

Uh... so be it... Jobs thought for a while and nodded.

However, the next second, he explained: But we didn't instigate this incident! They accused us of damaging their things!

As soon as these words came out, everyone on the opposite side who was still quiet became excited again.

Steve! Watch your words!

You didn't explain things clearly!

We didn't slander!

Oh! Fxxk! I told you this is not our problem! The shout from the other side made Jobs jump a little.

Stop, stop, stop!

After seeing these guys trying to quack like ducks, Ethan Jones quickly said: Don't argue! I think you all know that quarreling will not lead to results, so you calm down first, let's How about we sit down somewhere and talk?”

Ethan’s voice was so loud that it directly covered them.

The momentum that arose spontaneously also made the disputes at the scene tend to stagnate.

I have no objection. Steve Jobs gasped and agreed first, come in and talk.

At the same time, he also introduced the little fat man next to him, This is the Ethan I told you, the Ethan who took me to sell goods last month.

Then, he turned his head and said to Ethan: This is my friend Stephen.

Hello. The little fat man nodded slightly.

Hello. Ethan also nodded.

The people next to me were a little confused, Sir, who are you?

Their inquiry made Steve Jobs raise his head: Him? Aha? Do you know Snake Game?

He invented it!

This introduction is so powerful.

After learning that Ethan was the producer of Snake, these young men, who were about the same age as Steve Jobs, immediately put away their angry faces. Some even came over to shake Ethan's hand, Hey brother, I know you. very happy.

I'm Steven, Steven Levy, you can call me Steven.

They were Harry Garland, Lee Fierstensen, Roger Mellon, John Draper.

'Oh...I don't even know...'

Ethan has never heard of any of these names.

But that doesn't matter because it doesn't affect his etiquette.

After shaking hands with these guys briefly, Ethan, who turned into a middleman, was ready to follow these guys into their houses.

But before entering the house, he said hello to Frank again.

Uh... help me communicate with the agent. I won't want this house anymore. Do you understand what I mean?

I understand, I understand, just avoid being beaten at night!

...

Frank can always explain the essence of things from a unique perspective.

This made Ethan admire him very much.

Although the words were a bit unpleasant, Ethan didn't have time to worry about that much now. After entering the room and sitting down, he also began to understand the disputes between these people.

The first person to speak was Steve Jobs.

Ethan, here's the thing, several of us are members of the same computer club. Last month, in May, didn't I go out with you to replace the Snake Game game motherboard for a customer? During that time, our club held an in-person gathering.”

Because I was not in California, I couldn't attend, and I don't know what they talked about that day, but when I came back this month, my friend Stephen, that is, he told me about the party The magic.”

As he spoke, Steve Jobs raised his hand.

The little fat man with torn clothes next to him immediately said: After Steve came back, I told him about what I saw at the party in May, and the content of what I saw, uh... the specifics must start from March. .”

“Our club was formed in March this year, and Steve was there at the time. At the first gathering, Gordon, the founder of the club, told us that he ordered an Altair 8800 through Popular Electronics. It may be available within a month or two, so we are looking forward to it.”

You know Altair, right? It's the hottest personal microcomputer at the moment!

Last month Altair arrived and Gordon showed it to us and let each of us get our hands on it.

Because in March, Steve showed great interest in Altair, so when he came back from work this month, I told him what happened last month. He was interested. I just want to see Altair.

So, when the party was held again on the twelfth of this month, we went together. At this party, he met the Altair star he dreamed of, and then he tried it with his own hands, how to make the typing tape type by fiddling with the joystick. number……

Having said this, the little fat man turned to look at Jobs.

As if recalling the scene at that time, Jobs's face was full of excitement, Yes, Ethan, you know what? When I saw Altair, I was very shocked! Because I had never known it before. I’ve never come across anything like this!”

This thing seems to be alive!

Steve Jobs waved his hand and continued: Because Altair looks so amazing. It can calculate all kinds of content according to our instructions! And I was also very curious about how it works, so I Asked Stephen, how was this thing made? And after seeking the consent of Gordon, the owner of Altair, who is the founder of our club, Stephen took apart the Altair in front of everyone, and then gave it to me and All of us introduced the internal structure of Altair, and I listened very carefully at the time...

At this point, Steve Jobs stopped.

He raised his eyebrows at Ethan.

This action made Ethan understand it. After simply eating it in conjunction with the content of the argument, he knew why these guys were arguing, So, the Altair that you took apart is broken, right?

Liquid! It's broken!

Before Jobs could say anything, Steven Levy, who had taken the initiative to greet Ethan, said, The day before yesterday, Gordon, the founder of our club, told us good news. He got an offer from SSA. I’m going to work in Baltimore soon.”

We are happy for his success, but at the same time we are sad because we may never see Altair again after he leaves, so we just want to see Altair before he leaves.

But after we went there yesterday, we found that the machine seemed to be broken. After the circuit was connected, an indicator light on the main panel did not light up, and it had only been touched by Steve and the others before, so...

I told you! We dismantled it and then restored it! And we even ran it again in front of you! Jobs shouted.

But it's really broken now! Steven Levy's gang argued.

Okay! Okay!

The renewed quarrel made Ethan raise his voice.

I think I understand why, but at the same time, I have a new question.

Can anyone tell me, has any of you checked that computer? Or, do you know how that computer broke?

This question made Steven Levy's group look at each other.

Even the speaking voice has become much quieter——

We didn't dismantle Altair.

Gordon bought a fully assembled version! He spent more than six hundred dollars on it! How dare we dismantle such an expensive thing?

Yes! The Altair seller specifically said that there is no separate warranty for the fully assembled version of the machine!

'have to! ’

Ethan understood as soon as he heard this.

These guys really want to pass the blame without understanding the specific situation!

But after thinking about it again, Ethan felt normal again.

After all, for something worth more than six hundred dollars, a normal person's income is close to two months in more than one month. It would be strange if there was no rush after it broke.

Then what do you think now? Ethan asked.

We called them here today because we want them to compensate.

Is this what you mean or the founder of your club, what is that called...

Gordon.

Yes, is this what you mean or Gordon's?

Gordon thinks this thing should be repairable, but we don't dare!

‘? ? ? ’

‘…This is troublesome. ’

Ethan had a headache.

I don't know how something broke? Want to get it repaired but think it’s expensive? Why do you feel that these people want to take advantage of others but are shameless?

But Steve Jobs said, Maybe there's a way.

What?

As soon as these words came out, Steven Levy's group became anxious again.

You've already broken it! And you want to keep touching it?

That's not okay! What if it's just a small problem now and it turns into a big problem after you touch it?

Yes! Gordon has to go to Baltimore to report for work! There's no way he's wasting time here with you!

The noise again annoyed Ethan Jones.

Stop barking!!!

Not wanting to fall into an infinite loop, he shouted directly——

Let Steve and the others fix it!

“A machine that costs over six hundred dollars, right?”

If they break the machine, I'll buy you a new one!

After a burst of roaring, the scene fell silent.

Looking at the few people who were silent, Ethan said solemnly: I've finished speaking, who agrees? Who opposes?

Um?

He looked around with a bull's eye gaze.

Note: ①SSA is the Social Security Administration of the United States.