I was able to make the computer I had in my mind in two and a half week. It took me less than almost a week to study all the books that I could find in Hawkins Library. It isn't exactly how people might think, as if it was some major library with thousands of books. Nope. The books here were limited. But thankfully I found everything that I needed related to making a computer. It might sound impossible for others to believe that I could make a computer in this timeline. Thankfully from my research and my talks with Mr.Clarke, I had a basic idea on what all should I know to make a computer during this timeline.
To make a computer during this timeline, I would need to have a good understanding of electronics, computer architecture, and programming.
I would need to know how to work with basic electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, and transistors. And also there would be a need to know how to solder and how to read and create electronic schematics.
Then I would need to have a good understanding of how computers work at a hardware level, including knowledge of CPUs, memory, storage devices, and input/output devices, and how different components of a computer communicate with each other.
I need to learn how to program in low-level languages such as Assembly or C, as well as higher-level languages such as BASIC. There is also a need to know how to write code to interface with hardware components.
Then there is a need to create an OS, Operating System, and to create one for the computer, I would need to have knowledge of how operating systems work, including concepts such as process scheduling, memory management, and file systems.
I would need to have knowledge of circuit design to create the printed circuit boards that form the backbone of the computer.
I would also need to have knowledge of power supply design to ensure that the computer I design has a stable and reliable power source.
Although all of this does sound challenging, but if I were somehow able to understand all of this, then I might be able to create the computer I had in my mind.
It does sound like topics that couldn't be done by a person in a week. But I was able to.
I also realised many things while I was at it. I realised that I could not only remember all of those books properly, but I could feel my brain was somehow able to develop. I have no idea how it happened or was it even my brain getting smarter. But it should be, since I could feel like I could easily tackle several problems to make the computer faster.
I had got a suspension for a week, which caused me to be scolded by Karen. Karen was really pissed when she heard that I had been suspended for a week, and when she heard that it was because I had beaten the shit out of my classmates, she was angrier. I silently heard her scold me. But it was Mike who spoke for me. It was him, who told Karen what really happened there. He told her how those guys had started by bullying them and then talked about me being adopted and they would leave me once they have had enough of me.
Karen was shocked when she heard Mike. All of this happened at the evening when I got suspended.That night when Ted was back, Karen told him what had happened. He just told me not to repeat it then he was back to eat the dinner. Yep, that was it. He didn't say anything else. I had no idea what had happened for him to become like this. The Ted I remember from when I was child, was this warm hearted man who held me with care and love.
Karen was frustrated from his actions, but she didn't speak anything else to him. After dinner, Ted decided to go to his room, so did Mike. Nancy was with me and Karen, helping her wash the dishes. "Why do you keep up with him?", I asked Karen. Karen smiled at me, as Nancy's ears had also been perked up when she heard my question.
Then she replied, "Ted just shows that he doesn't loves us anymore. But he is a caring person. He is just... busy. " I noticed her dodging eyes, when she said those words. I understood what was really going on.
Although Karen hadn't told me anything, I saw several things to know what was going on and why all of this was happening. It started when Mike and I were five years old. Ted came drunk one night and Karen had a fight with him, because he came drunk when we, the kids were awake. I noticed long hair on his shoulder and also a mark on his neck. It wasn't hard for me to put the pieces together. Though after that fight, he didn't came home drunk. But there were similar signs of him being with some woman. And one day he was caught by Karen and her sister. Though now Karen isn't close to her sister. I sneaked to hear what they were talking about. Nancy also knew about this, but both of us decided to keep this secret between us.
The reason why Karen kept up with Ted's deeds was because this was the 80s and during this period, women had to stay with their husbands, because if they divorced, they would suffer consequences.
The society wasn't quite open like in the 20th century. Moreover Karen still had us, three kids. She knew that she couldn't take care of us, if she divorced Ted.
I couldn't help but grit my teeth, when I heard her words. She suffered a lot. The Ted in the original TV show wasn't this bad, but the reality was a lot worse than how they show in the series. In the series, they did show that Ted cared for Karen. 'I promise I will take you all away from this place. ', I thought in determination.
It does sound a lot weird since I am just a reincarnated person. All this shouldn't actually matter much to me. But for some reasons they are.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
FOR THOSE WHO THINK THAT AU WAS JUST MY WEAK MOVE OR EXCUSE TO COVER MY MISTAKES. I HAVE ONLY SIX WORDS FOR YOU.
I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FK.
WELL TECHNICALLY SEVEN, SINCE DON'T - DO NOT..
I GAVE THE EXPLANATION I THINK IS PLAUSIBLE. AN AU DOESN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES FOR FK's SAKE!!
THE KRYPTONIAN BLOODLINE JOEY HAS IS DIFFERENT. THERE IS A FKING REASON THIS IS AN AU. THE KRYPTONIAN BLOODLINE REQUIRES HIM TO BECOME STRONGER. IT DOES INCREASES HIS MUSCLE DENSITY, BUT WHAT CAN HE DO OF THAT, IF HE DOESN'T HAVE STRENGTH FOR FK'S SAKE. FIRST GO AND AT LEAST HAVE SOME BASIC BIOLOGY KNOWLEDGE I GUESS. NO HATE, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO THINK I WAS WRONG, I EVEN TOOK SOME HELP FROM THE INTERNET, THINKING I WAS REALLY WRONG. BUT...
I WAS FKING RIGHT. AND NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PEOPLE THINK I AM WRONG AND WAS DOING SOME WEAK MOVE TO COVER UP SMTHNG.. AND I DON'T NEED ANY SPAM/REVIEWS... BASICALLY I DON'T NEED THOSE KIND OF REPLIES ANYMORE. IF YOU THINK I AM STUPID THEN SO BE IT. JUST DON'T READ MY STORY. IT HAS JUST FRUSTRATED ME, MAN...
FK.. I HAVE GIVEN A HUGE ASS AUTHOR NOTE. SRY FOR THOSE WHO EXPECTED MORE.. AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO LIKED THIS STORY... STAY TUNED, I GUESS.
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