If you use those later consoles for comparison, the first generation of red and white machines were solid children's toys.
There was no technology in it, only a little more than nothing.
All it took was about a college-level theory of electrical knowledge and a basic knowledge of programming, and you were ready to go.
Sourcing generic circuit boards and then buying the already lousy generic processors, computing processors, decoders, cache chips and so on.
The next step is to connect them according to the specified soldering method, and a red and white machine is born.
This is why red and white machines are copied so quickly, anyone with a little ingenuity can get it right.
And a well-established circuit board foundry would be child's play to manufacture such things.
Not to mention the fact that the technology level in this parallel world exceeded that of Bamboo Youxing's previous life by more than a decade on average.
The chips used in red and white machines and the like are already considered completely rotten in this world, technology products that have long been obsolete.
You could even find a bunch of these fully functional electronic parts at a dump if you were careful, and they were still sold by the pound.
The Bamboo Tour Star was too lazy to bother, and was not really short of money, so it was simply purchased directly from the regular channels.
The circuit board itself cost only a thousand yen, plus five hundred yen for a cheap plastic case for mass production and four or five hundred yen for the connection wiring and interface.
The cost of the cheap plastic alone is half the cost of the board, so you can see how cheap the electronic components needed for a red and white machine are in this world.
If the circuit boards were not assembled by hand, but made in an assembly line, the cost could be further reduced.
However, technology will advance sooner or later, and it is certainly not possible for Takeshi to keep developing games with red and white machines, sooner or later he will use higher-end chips to make better games.
But for now, let's eat up the dividends of the red and white machines themselves.
Finding a foundry is, indeed, what Takeyu Xing needs to do right now.
"Hello, this is Take Youxing, I heard you were looking for me?"
Bamboo Yuxing dialed the number and took the initiative to introduce himself to the other party.
On the other end of the phone, there was a little excitement from Hirohito Tomita, who was holding the phone.
The other party was at least willing to get in touch with himself.
"Hello Take You-kun, this is Hirohito Tomita, I'm a salesman for Senda Electronics Co Ltd, our company is a factory specialising in making PCBs."
When Takeyu Hoshi heard the other party introduce himself as a PCB manufacturing factory, his heart immediately stopped beating half a beat.
What a way to get what you need.
He had been thinking all day about finding a factory to manufacture circuit boards, but he didn't expect the other party to come to him so quickly.
He hadn't really been looking for one yet.
The bamboo swimming star is unexpected, but in this day and age, it's not really an unusual thing.
The bubble is bursting for everyone, and the Japanese are going crazy trying to make money.
Especially people who still have jobs, they can fight to the death for that tiny bit of hope.
It's all about making a living.
When he heard the term video games from his children, he took note of the word electronic.
Then he observed for himself how the game console looked and operated, and how their factory must have been able to manufacture it if they had the appropriate drawings to do so.
If, on his own, he negotiated such an order, then the rest of his days would be much better.
Even if the deal was not high, at least he would no longer be yelled at for an hour every day by that damned boss in the dirt lower seat.
The English abbreviation for circuit board is PCB The other side also took the initiative to introduce themselves with a relatively more professional term, and also wanted to show their professionalism.
Take Youxing was surprised in his heart but kept his composure on the surface, "Hello Tomita-kun, may I ask what you want?"
"Ah, yes, Takenyou-kun, I learned through some channels that you are making a brand new product, something called a video game console."
Takenyou Hoshi nodded, "That's right, I did make it, is there any problem?"
"Well, I can see that there is a market for it, but based on the amount of video games in circulation, I think you are still making them in a small workshop, right?"
Takenyou Hoshi was slightly surprised, but nodded and said, "Your guess is right."
"So, if you have plans for mass production of video game consoles, our factory is more than willing to produce pcb circuit boards for you at a price that will satisfy you."
That was what this was all about.
There is never a shortage of sensitive people in this world who can follow a few clues to find out what is going on.
"About this, talking on the phone is not appropriate, how about tomorrow, you come to this address and we will have a detailed discussion?"
Bamboo Youxing wasn't going to shoot straight, talking business on the phone wasn't very formal.
"Of course, of course, I'll be there on time tomorrow, so I'll leave you to it."
Taking down the address and hanging up the phone, Hirohito Tomita's fists clenched slightly, this time there was a good chance that he would be able to place a decent order!
In fact, after leaving Masa Ota's entertainment hall in the morning, Hirohito Tomita didn't go straight back to the office, but went to a few other places to check out the video game machines according to the address his son had given him.
Then he asked the kids who were playing the games and came to a relatively accurate conclusion.
The thing wasn't really for sale to the public right now, and was indeed just a tester-like model.
And it didn't seem to be a product of any major company.
If it were a product of a big company, it would at least have the company logo on it.
And a big company would have its own testing team, with a more professional testing process, rather than just dropping it off at a few entertainment halls and shopping malls in such a crude manner.
From this, he had come to a basic conclusion.
This product was made by an individual and had a lot of potential.
There was no mass production.
If this producer had any ambition, he would have already started looking for a foundry to work on the board in mass production.
Small workshops are not a long-term solution after all, not to mention the low yield rate and poor production efficiency.
Hirohito Tomita realises that this could be an opportunity.
But when he thought about it, it would only make hard money, not a lot of money.
Because looking at this game console, I guess the cost itself is not high.
Looking at the size of the market now, selling it to places like entertainment halls, he could at most sell 30,000 to 50,000 units a month, and he could almost earn some commission from it that could ease his family a bit.
But he never expected that such a thing would sell over 500 million units, becoming an insurmountable peak for the worldwide gaming and entertainment industry.
The sales of the game instalments in it were equally very astounding.