Chapter 6 5 Where is the Chinese computer?

I don’t know if you have heard of this new name entered in Chinese?This is a new creation, the only proper noun in the world, and only Chinese has the problem of Chinese input. This is definitely not nonsense. Why do you say this way?The phonetic writing system can already be input with letters. In order to solve the problem, some non-phonetic writing countries have tried their best to change their characters into phonetic writing (such as South Korea is a clear example, and Japan has also tried its best to eliminate Chinese characters, but this road is difficult. Now backtracking again).There are also some countries that seem to be the mainstay, indifferent.Only in my country, scholars and experts have racked their brains in recent years, hoping to put Chinese into the computer, which is the so-called Chinese input.

Chinese input, see the meaning of the text, refers to the technology of inputting Chinese characters with a keyboard, in order to achieve the purpose of processing a large amount of data. People often ask me why it is so troublesome when it comes to Chinese information, and what is the difference between English information and Chinese?Every time I try to analyze the cause and effect in detail, I get confused! How about this!Let me give you an example to illustrate, I don't know what effect it will have?Because I can't think of any proper example. Let's assume that there is a nation in the world whose staple food is tomato!Due to the ecological nature of tomatoes, it bothers them a lot.For example, tomatoes are harvested once a year, but they cannot be stored for a long time, and they will rot if they are stored for a long time.

At this time, a certain country designed a tomato processing factory, which can make tomatoes into cans for year-round consumption. This is of course good news, so some experts were sent to visit the factory to learn about it on the spot. It’s true that there is nothing to say, the mountains of tomatoes are continuously sent from the farm, and the canned food is also prepared and put into the warehouse in batches.Most experts advocate buying the factory back immediately, but there are a few who are against it. Due to the technology of this industrial processing, the prerequisite is to have tomatoes of similar size and shape.In this factory, a series of production tools, including the entrance sorting tank, cleaning tank, peeling machine, conveyor belt, weighing device, canning machine, etc., are all designed according to a special cultivated round tomato.But the tomato they depend on for survival is a juicy, thin-skinned tomato called Huaxia, which comes in different sizes and shapes.

The naysayers asked: This kind of native tomato can't even pass through the entrance. What's the use of this factory? Those who are in favor think: Survival is the first, why not eat this industrially produced tomato for a different taste?It is great to introduce new varieties, promote cultivation in an all-round way, or produce some industrial tomatoes for use when necessary, which is better than the current situation. Now, assuming this is our business and you are the decision maker, how do you deal with it? Let's use a computer to represent this example again. The factory is equal to the computer, the round tomato is the English alphabet, and the Huaxia species refers to the Chinese language.The so-called Chinese input problem refers to how to put Huaxia tomatoes into the production belt of the factory!

A computer is a must!That is to say, the factory must be imported, so we are faced with several choices: One is to redesign the production line of the factory, which is a big deal. Do we have the strength?Yes, of course, what if not? The second is to improve the parts that are not suitable for our national conditions, such as increasing the size of the entrance sorting tank, so that it can accommodate the size of our tomatoes, so we don’t need to peel the skins, anyway, we just need to stuff the tomatoes into cans! The third is to improve the variety, so that the Huaxia species are also the same size and shape, while maintaining the same flavor.

The last one is the most natural way: let it be, and ignore it.As long as you try to use the factory to start operation, the source of tomatoes is not limited, and foreign purchases are foreign purchases, and survival comes first. Those who consider Chinese computers from the first position are caring people, but they are powerless, so there is no way! The second position is especially popular, and in the early days it seemed to be the only way.However, after a period of application, many difficulties that cannot be overcome have been discovered. At present, there are few new ideas except for the use of the past.

The third method is currently in the ascendant, and because it has not passed the baptism of time, most users are still waiting and watching.As a result, the market is very chaotic, and unless a strong cause intervenes, it will be difficult to make a final decision in a short time. The last position is helpless, but in terms of the status of decision-makers, it is related to the future destiny of the entire country and nation, so of course they must proceed cautiously.But wait and see for too long, waiting too long is not a solution, round tomatoes will become addictive after eating for a long time!

It is disrespectful to compare Chinese characters to tomatoes.Please forgive my incompetence, I can't find a better metaphor to explain the peculiar phenomenon of Chinese input.I hope I can give you a satisfactory explanation in the future, let's talk about Chinese computers now!