Sincerity is the Greatest Weapon

Chapter 57 Sincerity is the Greatest Weapon

Since Master Barbara indicated that California encourages inventors to make minor innovations to patents they do not own, Ethan Jones did not hesitate any longer. He immediately called Chuck Patto after returning home to tell him the good news that the patent issue had been resolved.

At first, Chuck Patto didn't believe it, but when Ethan revealed that his full name was Ethan Jones and that he was the inventor of the Snake Game, and that they could come to California to verify it for themselves if they didn't believe him, Chuck Patto was overjoyed and thanked him profusely. He said he could bring his colleagues over right away and hoped that Ethan could help contact Barbara so they could thank her in person.

The very next morning, the 6502 R&D team booked tickets from Philadelphia to San Francisco.

That afternoon, Ethan Jones, who came to pick him up, met a group of people in suits at San Francisco International Airport.

Because we had been in contact before, we were able to chat happily after just recognizing each other's faces when we met.

After inviting everyone aboard and taking them to Stanford to meet with the already introduced Dharma Master Barbara...

The excited group immediately opened their carry-on luggage, took out the gifts they had prepared, and handed them over.

There are handmade chocolates on promotional leaflets at the Hershey's showroom, featuring Pennsylvania specialties full of heartfelt sentiment.

With Philadelphia characteristics, the Philadelphia Museum of Art issued a commemorative album of the 1876 World's Fair to celebrate the first time the United States hosted a World's Fair, and this year's special medal to commemorate the centenary of the United States hosting World's Fairs.

There is a replica of the Liberty Bell, which symbolizes American independence;

There was also a framed chip, a Motorola 6800, engraved with Chuck Patto's name. In his words, this was one of the first chips produced by Motorola, not sold to the public, and collected by the research and development staff.

When Barbara saw the gifts, she immediately smiled and said that Chuck Patto and the others were too kind.

She only did something insignificant; Chuck Patel and the others are the real heroes.

After Chuck Patto and the others persisted for a while, Barbara accepted some gifts.

She liked the chocolate, the Liberty Bell model, and the World Expo commemorative album, but she returned the 6800.

In her words, "This is a medal of honor for you from the world, and I cannot accept it."

Chuck Patto and his team could accept this outcome. After exchanging a few polite words, Barbara also explained to the 6502 design team in detail the legality of the 6502 product under California law.

When the 6502 team saw the legal flowchart that would allow them to sell legally, several grown men began to sob. Then, the group of eight immediately stood up and bowed to Barbara.

"Ms. Babcock, thank you so much for your help."

"We will remember your kindness. Please feel free to contact us if you need our help in the future."

"Oh, you're too kind. I was just doing what a legal professional should do." Barbara smiled and helped them up, saying, "Your success is my greatest reward, because by then, I will also be able to enjoy the changes brought about by technology."

"Yes, that day will come soon," Chuck Patto quickly assured him.

For some reason, Ethan, who witnessed this scene firsthand, was deeply moved.

He probably won't be able to reach the level of people like Chuck Patel in his entire life.

He couldn't understand, but...

He supports it.

While he remained silent, Evelyn nudged him with her elbow and handed him a pack of tissues.

"What?" Ethan asked curiously.

"You cried," Evelyn whispered.

"Oh, no, I just got sand in my eye." Ethan quickly wiped the corner of his eye with his hand.

He should have just kept quiet; once he did explain, Evelyn burst into laughter.

"Hmm~ Sand got in~ I believe it~ After all, this is California~ It's desert everywhere~"

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Ethan thought that the MOS 6502 matter was now over. After all, the chip's patent issue had been resolved, and all that was left was for Chuck Paddo and his team to bring the 6502 product to California so that Ethan could then approach them to discuss cooperation.

There's nothing we can do; these guys come and go so quickly.

They flew in from Philadelphia that day and flew back that same night, without stopping for a moment.

But a few days later, on July 10th, Ethan, who was at home, unexpectedly received a call from them.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chuck Patel, who was far away in Pennsylvania, asked, "Ethan, I want to ask you something. Do you have any plans to make computers?"

"Uh...yes." Ethan thought for a moment and admitted it.

Chuck Patel then asked, "So, what you meant by licensing production earlier was that you wanted to manufacture your own chips and make your own computers?"

"Oh, that's not how it is."

Ethan answered the question quickly, "Chuck, the computer business is something my friend wants to do, the one Wozniak who bought chips from you before. What I want to do is actually all businesses related to chips, because I believe that a good CPU can not only bring computers into millions of homes, but it will also definitely have an impact on other industries."

"For example, in the gaming industry, which I'm involved in, you should know Professor Ralph Bell, right? His home game consoles don't have CPUs. So, sometimes I think, what if we brought a CPU into home game consoles? That way, we might be able to bring more joy to the public."

Ethan's words silenced the person on the other end.

A moment later, laughter came from the telephone receiver.

"Ethan, thank you, thank you, thank you for trusting our chip."

"The main reason I called you today is to find out if you would like to join us."

"After returning, we informed the board of directors about the successful sales of the MOS 6502. After discussing it, we decided to set up a separate company in California and buy the MOS 6502 chip. In this way, the product would be protected by California law."

"Since our separate company in California only manufactures and sells the MOS 6502, the company structure is very simple. MOS will invest two million to purchase the production line and raw materials for chip manufacturing, and will hold 80% of the shares. As for the remaining 20%, I wonder if you are interested?"

"Consider these shares a gift from us; you don't need to pay anything."

"Of course, we're all friends, so we'll be frank. We're giving you shares because we think you're a good person. When others questioned the authenticity of our chips, your friend Woz believed in us, and you even helped us resolve the legal issues with 6502. Your kindness makes us sincerely grateful."

"Secondly, we hope to gain Stanford's protection. The research circle is only so big; everyone knows Stanford. Fred Terman is a good president, and it would be an honor for us to start a company near Stanford. Moreover, we've heard that your sister was Professor Vinton Cerf's student? Oh... we don't mean to pry into your background, but we greatly admire Professor Vinton Cerf's spirit of sharing... we would also like to communicate with him if we have the opportunity..."

When Ethan hung up the phone, his face was filled with disbelief!

What the hell!

Are MOS Corporation and Chuck Patel willing to give him 20 percent of the shares in his new company?

What the hell is this thing?!

Although they clearly stated that this was to thank him for his contributions to the patent issues of the 6502 chip and to seek protection from Stanford, what's the difference between giving away shares directly and doing charity?

wrong!

This is not how you do charity!

After a moment of amazement, Ethan was also somewhat moved—

"Perhaps for tech people, sincerity is the ultimate weapon?"

Taking a deep breath and suppressing his emotions, Ethan returned to the second floor and knocked on his sister's bedroom door.

After pushing the door open, he found his sister reading a book. When he told her about Chuck Patel's decision, Evelyn didn't even look up and said directly, "Since they're willing to give it to you, then you should accept it."

"As I said before, scientific research is based on a lot of money, so don't feel guilty."

"That's not what I meant," Ethan said. "I meant, should I share it with you in half?"

This suggestion made Evelyn pause, raise her head slightly, and smile, saying, "Why would you want to share half with me?"

"You're part of this all along!" Ethan said. "I may be a bit materialistic, but I still know very well who's good to me!"

"Hahaha~" Ethan's emphasis made Evelyn laugh a few times. She said, "Oh Ethan, can you please stop talking about such boring things in front of me? If you really love money, would you give me half of the profits from 'Snake Game'?"

"I think this is just like the primitive society's system of distribution according to work!"

"If you disagree, then go read more books and stop arguing with me."

Perhaps not wanting to continue on this topic, Evelyn added, "MOS is giving you shares, so just take them. If it really makes money, you can do whatever you want without worrying about me."

"The revenue from 'Snake Game' is so much that I have to find a way to avoid taxes, otherwise I'll have to pay half of it to the IRS next year, which would break my heart."

"If you really want to thank me, then if I ever have a research project in the future, just submit it to me."

"I won't hold back then; I'll burn all your money."

"So arrogant?"

Ethan hesitated for a moment, then gave up and said, "Okay, okay, okay, we'll talk about this later."

He also asked, "What about Barbara's side?"

Evelyn understood what Ethan was talking about and said directly, "Let's save Barbara's thanks for after 6502 officially goes on sale. Besides, she doesn't really need any special gifts; we can just help her as much as we can when she needs our help in the future."

"Is that so?" Ethan took a deep breath and smiled, "A favor? That's the hardest thing in the world to repay."

When Ethan said this, he was just making a casual remark.

But Evelyn found Ethan's behavior utterly boring.

He shook his head and smiled, saying, "Ethan, why do you overcomplicate things?"

"Favors are hard to repay, but they're also the easiest way to bring people closer together."

"If you were to put a price on it, you would definitely have a headache, but if you live a normal life, you would find it very interesting."

At this point, Evelyn, too lazy to bother with Ethan, waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, stop bothering me."

"I'm hungry~ Go bake me a pizza~"

"I want to eat beef~"

The word of shooing him away made Ethan smile and shake his head.

"Alright, it's my pleasure to serve you, my sister."

He closed the door.

(End of this chapter)