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Digital HiNote
Hey @DigitalIceAge! Thanks a lot for improving the article about the Digital HiNote, it looks way better now. PhotographyEdits (talk) 18:31, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
- @PhotographyEdits You're welcome, thanks for making it! I think the factoid about the MacBook Air advertisement would make a good entry in the front page "Did you know..." section, if you don't mind proposing it. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:41, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hey @DigitalIceAge, I just did that Template:Did you know nominations/Digital HiNote here! PhotographyEdits (talk) 21:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- Looks good @PhotographyEdits! I proposed an alternate hook with an image. DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:28, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hey @DigitalIceAge, I just did that Template:Did you know nominations/Digital HiNote here! PhotographyEdits (talk) 21:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- @PhotographyEdits Also gave IBM Palm Top PC 110 a spruce-up. (Not stalking you I promise, I just happned to come across that article at the same time ;) DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:31, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
- @DigitalIceAge That's really great, well done! And that's not a problem at all, feel free to look through my created articles and other contributions and improve stuff. For example, some time ago I was trying to get the Canon Notejet to GA status, but was unable to find sources for the missing stuff that was said here: Talk:Canon_NoteJet. PhotographyEdits (talk) 15:19, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
- Sounds good! NoteJets are so awesome, I hope I come across one that's reasonably priced at a flea market soon... I'll see what I can do with the article. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:41, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @DigitalIceAge That would be great! I don't own one, sadly. PhotographyEdits (talk) 14:32, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
- Sounds good! NoteJets are so awesome, I hope I come across one that's reasonably priced at a flea market soon... I'll see what I can do with the article. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:41, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @DigitalIceAge That's really great, well done! And that's not a problem at all, feel free to look through my created articles and other contributions and improve stuff. For example, some time ago I was trying to get the Canon Notejet to GA status, but was unable to find sources for the missing stuff that was said here: Talk:Canon_NoteJet. PhotographyEdits (talk) 15:19, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Barnstar
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Hey @DigitalIceAge, thank you for your contributions to various articles, such as IBM Palm Top PC 110 and the Zenith Eazy PC. Keep it going! PhotographyEdits (talk) 13:51, 16 September 2021 (UTC) |
PhotographyEdits (talk) 13:51, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you! :) I will try. DigitalIceAge (talk) 20:04, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Zenith Eazy PC
Hello! Your submission of Zenith Eazy PC at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 16:58, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Sharp PC-7000
On 5 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sharp PC-7000, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sharp PC-7000, compared in shape to a toaster, was manufactured in a factory that also produced Sharp's microwave ovens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sharp PC-7000. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sharp PC-7000), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
- Your hook got 13,573 views (566 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2021—nice job! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 03:16, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- Cool beans! Guess that makes my little toaster famous. DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:00, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Smoke Signal Broadcasting
On 7 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Smoke Signal Broadcasting, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Smoke Signal Broadcasting encased their Chieftain microcomputer in faux leather? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Smoke Signal Broadcasting. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Smoke Signal Broadcasting), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song)
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With vs with
Good you caught that. I literally didn't notice even after you did it. It has always been lower-case w, but I never noticed. The only lingering issue, if any, is the capitalization and wording of of the DYK template. Coretheapple (talk) 22:23, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- No problem, I fixed the DYK nom too. It can be tricky when the works cited all have their own style guides, I've learned. Some keep short prepositions lowercase, some keep all prepositions lowercase, some capitalize the first letter of every word regardless. And then you have phrasal verbs, infinitive vs. preposition to, preposition vs. adverb like... it never ends. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:42, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Zenith Eazy PC
On 15 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenith Eazy PC, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Zenith equipped the floppy-only models of the Eazy PC with power supplies too weak to accommodate a hard drive? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenith Eazy PC. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zenith Eazy PC), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Blue Chip Electronics
On 16 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blue Chip Electronics, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Blue Chip Electronics' low-cost Blue Chip PC was manufactured by Hyundai? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blue Chip Electronics. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Blue Chip Electronics), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for IBM Product Center
On 21 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article IBM Product Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1981, a customer could have bought a photocopier from an IBM Product Center for $39,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/IBM Product Center. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, IBM Product Center), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of IBM PCradio
Hello! Your submission of IBM PCradio at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song)
On 22 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Allen Ravenstine, who used a synthesizer to emulate the sound of an airplane's rotary engine on "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", later became an airline pilot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:47, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for IBM Palm Top PC 110
On 24 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article IBM Palm Top PC 110, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that IBM originally designed the Palm Top PC 110 (pictured) to be closer in shape to a VHS cassette but narrowed it when testers kept using their thumbs to type? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/IBM Palm Top PC 110. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, IBM Palm Top PC 110), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede66 12:02, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Reply Corporation
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DYK for Magic Desk
On 25 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magic Desk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Magic Desk I, the icons within the main screen for the phone, the calculator, the spreadsheet, and the Rolodex do nothing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magic Desk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Magic Desk), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of American Computer and Peripheral
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DYK nomination of Topre
Hello! Your submission of Topre at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Gwillhickers (talk) 19:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC) -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Digital HiNote
On 28 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Digital HiNote, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Digital pulled their HiNote Ultra laptop out of a manila envelope on television nearly 15 years before Apple did the same? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Digital HiNote. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Digital HiNote), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Topre
On 2 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Topre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Topre's conical-spring capacitive keyboard switch (example pictured) was inspired by a mosquito coil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Topre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Topre), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:20, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
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Your hook reached 13,897 views (586.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2021—nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:14, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- Sweet! Thank you! DigitalIceAge (talk) 16:07, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Reply Corporation
On 3 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reply Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Reply Corporation went from competing against IBM with clones of the PS/2 to selling upgrade motherboards for them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reply Corporation. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Reply Corporation), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
DYK for American Computer and Peripheral
On 8 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article American Computer and Peripheral, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American Computer and Peripheral was the first company to offer a plug-in board for Intel's 386 processor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/American Computer and Peripheral. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, American Computer and Peripheral), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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For making lots of great DYKs on obscure computing history eviolite (talk) 01:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC) |
- Thank you! DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:24, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for IBM PCradio
On 14 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article IBM PCradio, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that IBM spent US$50 million to develop the PCradio and expected to sell 100,000 units, but ended up selling just under 10,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/IBM PCradio. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, IBM PCradio), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
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Your hook reached 6,776 views (564.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2021—nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 01:16, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Epson ActionNote
On 28 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Epson ActionNote, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Epson ActionNote was one of the first Windows laptops with a touchpad? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Epson ActionNote. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Epson ActionNote), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
DYK for PB286LP
On 2 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article PB286LP, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a reviewer noted that the LCD of Packard Bell's first laptop suffered from "an occasional case of the shakes"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/PB286LP. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, PB286LP), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Z (joke line)
On 4 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Z (joke line), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Zzzzzz was the busiest residential telephone number in the United States in the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Z (joke line). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Z (joke line)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede66 00:03, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
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Your hook reached 15,122 views (630.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2021 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 03:35, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
- Woah, that's nuts! And thanks! DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Canon Computer Systems
On 21 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canon Computer Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Canon Computer Systems's NoteJet laptop came with a built-in printer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canon Computer Systems. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Canon Computer Systems), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
Corona Data Systems logo
With respect, I don't think it makes sense to change the page block logo to Cordata for the Corona Data Systems page, especially since it does not represent the principal history of the company. Please revert the page block logo, and add the Cordata logo if you wish to the Cordata section. Thank you.
John Navas (talk) 18:24, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Jnavas2: Done DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you! John Navas (talk) 18:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- No prob. I'll try to find a version that isn't as puny and overwrite it (that was my main contention). DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:49, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you! John Navas (talk) 18:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Dr. Halo
On 2 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dr. Halo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that about three million people employed Dr. Halo between 1984 and 1993? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dr. Halo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dr. Halo), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
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Your hook reached 5,675 views (472.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 03:15, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Greyhound Electronics
On 4 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greyhound Electronics, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Greyhound Electronics enlisted the help of the Scarfo crime family to sell its video poker machines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greyhound Electronics. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Greyhound Electronics), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Eldorado Electrodata
On 9 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eldorado Electrodata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1969, the man from Del Monte said yes to Eldorado Electrodata? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eldorado Electrodata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eldorado Electrodata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
DYK for OCR Systems
On 19 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article OCR Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that for its ReadRight software, OCR Systems recommended users block out graphics on the page with a Post-it Note? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/OCR Systems. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, OCR Systems), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
DYK for DTK Computer
On 28 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DTK Computer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that DTK Computer was one of the first companies to have its computers sold via satellite television? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DTK Computer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, DTK Computer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Advanced Logic Research
On 7 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Advanced Logic Research, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the headquarters of Advanced Logic Research was the subject of an attempted armed invasion in 1989 during a surge of computer-chip robberies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Advanced Logic Research. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Advanced Logic Research), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Monorail Inc.
On 7 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Monorail Inc., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Monorail Inc.'s first computer, with its all-in-one design and flat-panel display, prefigured the iMac G4 by over five years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Monorail Inc.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Monorail Inc.), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Corona Data Systems category
Why did you remove Category:Portable computers?
They are portable computers.
John Navas (talk) 17:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- The company itself is not a computer. They also made standard desktop computers (though less common). I have created a redirect for Corona PPC-400 which is contained in the Portable computers category. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Compaq LTE Lite
On 17 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Compaq LTE Lite, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Compaq placed the built-in trackball of the LTE Lite on its display housing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Compaq LTE Lite. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Compaq LTE Lite), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Rabbit 286
On 12 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rabbit 286, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer-manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rabbit 286. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rabbit 286), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Comtal
On 20 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Comtal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Comtal Corporation's products were used by NASA to process digital images of the surface of Mars and flybys of Jupiter in the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Comtal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Comtal), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Digital Equipment Corporation navbox
Hey there DigitalIceAge!
Extremely fine quality work on that Digital Equipment Corporation navbox template. Great attention to detail. Really nice. Keep it up, please! Jerryobject (talk) 23:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Jerryobject! I felt it only made sense for such a hugely influential company. I'll definitely try to keep it up. :) DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:47, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Industrial Electronic Engineers
On 26 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Industrial Electronic Engineers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Industrial Electronic Engineers' nimo tube (example pictured) contained ten electron guns firing through a number-shaped stencil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Industrial Electronic Engineers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Industrial Electronic Engineers), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
"per"
In that usage, though, "per" is part of the Latin phrase, and (ahem) per MOS:% I kept it separate as it's clearly British usage and IMO both elements should be treated as if they were one word for capitalization or non-capitalization purposes. Daniel Case (talk) 23:55, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- Fair enough. :) I've started a Technical requested move; feel free to fast-track it by deleting the redirect at Five Per Cent for Nothing to make way for the move. DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:29, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Sharp PC-4500
On 15 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sharp PC-4500, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one reviewer wrote that her "pinkies protested and went on strike" after half an hour of typing on a Sharp PC-4500? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sharp PC-4500. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sharp PC-4500), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:08, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
DYK for The Keyboard Company
On 23 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Keyboard Company, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Keyboard Company's numeric keypad (pictured) was praised for not voiding Apple's warranty because it did not require soldering to install? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Keyboard Company. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Keyboard Company), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 04:31, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
DYK for 3D Microcomputers
On 26 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 3D Microcomputers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 3D Microcomputers produced and marketed Commodore-branded computers from 1991 until over a year after Commodore's bankruptcy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/3D Microcomputers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 3D Microcomputers), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Hi-Tek Corporation
On 4 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hi-Tek Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hi-Tek Corporation's 725 series keyboard switches were rated for a lifetime of 100 million keystrokes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hi-Tek Corporation. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hi-Tek Corporation), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of IBM PS/2 Model 30
Hello! Your submission of IBM PS/2 Model 30 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:07, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
DYK for IBM PS/2 Model 30
On 29 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article IBM PS/2 Model 30, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the stock hard drive of IBM's Personal System/2 Model 30 was twice as slow as its predecessor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/IBM PS/2 Model 30. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, IBM PS/2 Model 30), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
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A vector barnstar for you!
- Thank you very much! Vectorizations of brand logos has been a long-running project of mine, specifically for helping people make faithful reproductions of badges and stickers but also to make articles look prettier (and also just for fun!) DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:32, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
Requesting a draft improvement help
Greetings @ DigitalIceAge
I am User:Bookku usually I work on information and knowledge gap areas and promote my and other's drafts and articles for improvement and expansion as needed.
If you remember recently I had visited an article contributed by you MicroOffice RoadRunner as a reader.
Coincidentally today I came across an article Draft:D-Agree seems to be written by a phd scholar User:Jawad Haqbeen. (I did not know user, topic and draft previously and hence no coi)
Please see if you can do encyclopedic notability review and help in further draft improvement if you find interested in.
thanks and warm regards
Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 04:18, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hello Bookku,
- Greetings from Japan.
- This is Jawad Haqbeen, an assistant professor at Kyoto University.
- Thanks a lot for improving and suggesting to improve the article Draft:D-Agree.
- Could you please help us to fix the issues, and resubmit the draft.
- Sincerely,
- Jawad, Jawad Haqbeen (talk) 07:04, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @Bookku and Jawad Haqbeen: It seems there's already an article on D-Agree? I just moved it from D-Agree Afghanistan since the subject of that article (judging from the lead) is about the service itself and not just its deployment in Afghanistan. Anyway the subject is outside my expertise unfortunately, and I don't know a lick of Japanese so I couldn't be of much help verifying text-source integrity and whatnot. I would recommend finding some generalist sources for both the draft and the mainspace article at D-Agree (newspapers, magazines, mainstream blogs). Best of luck! DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:21, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @DigitalIceAge,
- Thank you for the action. It seem good move now.
- Sincerely,
- Jawad Jawad Haqbeen (talk) 08:23, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @Bookku and Jawad Haqbeen: It seems there's already an article on D-Agree? I just moved it from D-Agree Afghanistan since the subject of that article (judging from the lead) is about the service itself and not just its deployment in Afghanistan. Anyway the subject is outside my expertise unfortunately, and I don't know a lick of Japanese so I couldn't be of much help verifying text-source integrity and whatnot. I would recommend finding some generalist sources for both the draft and the mainspace article at D-Agree (newspapers, magazines, mainstream blogs). Best of luck! DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:21, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Sorry @ DigitalIceAge I was not aware of article existence in main space, and thanks for your valuable guidance. Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 08:37, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Pacific Cyber/Metrix
On 5 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pacific Cyber/Metrix, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Pacific Cyber/Metrix's Bubbl-Dek fits into the floppy drive bay of an IBM PC, allowing it to take a bubble memory module? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pacific Cyber/Metrix. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pacific Cyber/Metrix), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for MicroOffice RoadRunner
On 18 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MicroOffice RoadRunner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the RoadRunner, a laptop from 1983, loaded and stored data from cartridges? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MicroOffice RoadRunner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MicroOffice RoadRunner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 09:51, 15 July 2022 (UTC) 12:02, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:22, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Lost Boy Larry
On 7 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lost Boy Larry, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a boy's voice over CB radio claiming to be within an overturned truck in New Mexico sparked a search-and-rescue mission 49 years ago today? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lost Boy Larry. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lost Boy Larry), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
Nice work on this article. I enjoyed reading it. Jehochman Talk 12:45, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
- Glad you enjoyed it Jehochman! The subject has stuck with me ever since reading about it on the internet years ago, and I was amazed there wasn't even a mention of the incident here despite the extensive coverage at the time and the repercussions for both CB radio and New Mexico's search-and-rescue missions. DigitalIceAge (talk) 15:53, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
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Your hook reached 20,873 views (869.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2022 – nice work! |
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 15:56, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
Nomination of In Win Development for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/In Win Development (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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Robert McClenon (talk) 18:55, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Die off
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I wanted to let you know, however, that I have tagged Die off for deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. You may find our guide for writing quality articles to be extremely informative. Also, you may want to consider working on future articles in draft space first, where they cannot be deleted for lacking content.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Die-off
Hello, DigitalIceAge,
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I wanted to let you know, however, that I have tagged Die-off for deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. You may find our guide for writing quality articles to be extremely informative. Also, you may want to consider working on future articles in draft space first, where they cannot be deleted for lacking content.
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Question about a template you used
Greetings DigitalIceAge and again thank you for reviewing Tenta, Cyprus.
I noticed that you used Template:Visible anchor in your edit there – could you explain to me what that does? And also, I was confused because upon reading the description, it said "This template should not be used within section headings.
" Isn't this how you used it? So yeah, I haven't seen that before and hope you could give me some pointers (I'm still learning about a lot of technical aspects). -- LordPeterII (talk) 11:15, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- It's a habit of mine to add anchors to parent headings when I remove a subheading, for the sake of wikilinks and redirects which might #link to it. I thought I was being elegant with the visible anchor ("name" would be highlighted in blue when #Name is in the URL), but since it's counter to the template's documentation I replaced it with a standard {{anchor}}. Hope this clears things up. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:30, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967–1969
On 2 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967–1969, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that before Godley & Creme were one half of 10cc, they were Frabjoy & the Runcible Spoon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967–1969. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967–1969), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
That one DYK nom
Hey DigitalIceAge,
just wanted to say I'm sorry that your article has gotten such weird reviews. I thought about reviewing myself after all; but unfortunately I feel that at this point, it would look as though I was making a point in "overruling" other editors. I still hope you can get a fair review (which, like, points out at least some examples of what's wrong), since you've obviously have had some before for the other company noms. But if not, you could always go to WP:GA and get this article reviewed. Once it passes as a good article, no one can really still claim it was in need of WP:TNT. But ofc that would mean a lot of extra work, and idk if you are interested in that. So yeah good luck, and I'm sorry I can't help you more :/ –LordPickleII (talk) 07:42, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, LordPeterII, I appreciate the kind words. I understand the apprehension around articles on corporations given the epidemic of poorly written ones from conflicts of interest, but I think the revulsion to that article is a bit kneejerk. If it still fails I will consider GA. DigitalIceAge (talk)
An Apology
Hey DigitalIceAge, I'm sorry about my revert on the Ninja Master's article, I was a dumbass and not reading clearly. ♠JCW555 (talk)♠ 05:49, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- No worries JCW555. I should have used {{Distinguish}} in the first place, as the {{For}} template as I was using it gave the impression that the '86 game was related to Ninja Masters. DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:05, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Oriental Hero
On 11 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oriental Hero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1987 video game Oriental Hero was panned as "so incredibly bad it's almost worth a look"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oriental Hero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Oriental Hero), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:50, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
Oak Industries
Noted your edit to ON TV (TV network)...is this a company you plan on writing up? Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:48, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- Possibly! There's a decent paper trail for Oak Industries on the first page of a Google search... Chicago Tribune, WSJ, LA Times. My knowledge of ON TV isn't as sharp as yours, limited to a skim of the article and an episode of Oddity Archive, though funnily enough I actually do own an ONTV box myself! DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:51, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- Wow! What market is it from? Oak ended its life being sold to Corning Industries. It has quite a wild history, all things considered, and I would not mind collaborating on it; ON TV itself is one article away from a Good Topic. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:04, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- Yep, and for nearly $2 billion. Weird how they've never had so much as a redirect (well they did have an article, briefly, before being speedied for suspected WP:PROMO). The company was originally in the radio business, I believe. It has a very storied history, kind of intimidating TBH but there's some good sources out there in Gale and ProQuest. One of them points to a Harvard case study, which is annoyingly paywalled. I might just create a barebones outline of sorts for you to expand since it's a bit outside my wheelhouse. DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:38, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- That would be good. I can put meat on the bones of the late 70s/80s stuff pretty quickly. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 21:58, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: The beginnings of the Oak Industries article is now finished! Holy hell that was more work than I expected. The company, it turns out, was massive and more diversified than even television (I'm now learning they had a
electrolytic capacitor division?! nope, just copper foil. Still interesting), and by ProQuest's count there are over 1,700 articles that at least mention the company (God knows how many hits are on Newspaper.com). How it escaped this long without an article is beyond me, but I guess that's recentism for you. Have a merry expansion! DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:53, 17 September 2022 (UTC)- Thanks so much, @DigitalIceAge! This would make a good DYK and—ideally—GA to bring up together. My head is a bit glazed over (came to this from working on another big article), but I'm really excited. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:51, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: I agree it would be a great DYK—and I feel you with the headspace thing! I'm just now noticing some syntax errors on my part. I may have to distance myself from the article for a day to come at it from a refreshed perspective. This topic is definitely a deep dive. On the plus side the Encyclopedia.com link in the External links section is a paraphrase of this FundingUniverse article, which is a reprint of a legit book, so there's another good resource for filling a lot of the gaps in coverage. DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'm ready to nominate this for DYK, I think. Might want to do another look-through at copy; I have added a fair bit. This company was a ride. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:16, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'll say! I'm going to expand it a bit with the encyclopedia source and then copyedit afterward. DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:55, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
- Imagine trying to explain what this company did to people... Stove components, crystals, railway maintenance, energy management, ON TV, tuning dials, Bakelite, lasers... By the way, feel free to co-nominate this for GA at your convenience. I have a fair number of pending GANs (and a massive backlog of pages to nominate), so I'd prefer if you started the nomination. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: Tuning dials with frickin' laser beams! And I will consider nominating it for GA. :) DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:15, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- I found a bit more material. Oak Communications became TV/COM International, which Hyundai purchased in 1995. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:17, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oh, by the way, OakGrigsby continued as a Corning subsidiary, so clearly Oak did not sell it off. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:09, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Just 86'ed that sentence in the article. I figured the divisions not listed in the acquisition announcement sources had been liquidated but apparently not. DigitalIceAge (talk) 16:39, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oh, by the way, OakGrigsby continued as a Corning subsidiary, so clearly Oak did not sell it off. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:09, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- I found a bit more material. Oak Communications became TV/COM International, which Hyundai purchased in 1995. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:17, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: Tuning dials with frickin' laser beams! And I will consider nominating it for GA. :) DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:15, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Imagine trying to explain what this company did to people... Stove components, crystals, railway maintenance, energy management, ON TV, tuning dials, Bakelite, lasers... By the way, feel free to co-nominate this for GA at your convenience. I have a fair number of pending GANs (and a massive backlog of pages to nominate), so I'd prefer if you started the nomination. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'll say! I'm going to expand it a bit with the encyclopedia source and then copyedit afterward. DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:55, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'm ready to nominate this for DYK, I think. Might want to do another look-through at copy; I have added a fair bit. This company was a ride. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:16, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: I agree it would be a great DYK—and I feel you with the headspace thing! I'm just now noticing some syntax errors on my part. I may have to distance myself from the article for a day to come at it from a refreshed perspective. This topic is definitely a deep dive. On the plus side the Encyclopedia.com link in the External links section is a paraphrase of this FundingUniverse article, which is a reprint of a legit book, so there's another good resource for filling a lot of the gaps in coverage. DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks so much, @DigitalIceAge! This would make a good DYK and—ideally—GA to bring up together. My head is a bit glazed over (came to this from working on another big article), but I'm really excited. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:51, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Sammi Brie: The beginnings of the Oak Industries article is now finished! Holy hell that was more work than I expected. The company, it turns out, was massive and more diversified than even television (I'm now learning they had a
- That would be good. I can put meat on the bones of the late 70s/80s stuff pretty quickly. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 21:58, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- Yep, and for nearly $2 billion. Weird how they've never had so much as a redirect (well they did have an article, briefly, before being speedied for suspected WP:PROMO). The company was originally in the radio business, I believe. It has a very storied history, kind of intimidating TBH but there's some good sources out there in Gale and ProQuest. One of them points to a Harvard case study, which is annoyingly paywalled. I might just create a barebones outline of sorts for you to expand since it's a bit outside my wheelhouse. DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:38, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- Wow! What market is it from? Oak ended its life being sold to Corning Industries. It has quite a wild history, all things considered, and I would not mind collaborating on it; ON TV itself is one article away from a Good Topic. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:04, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK for IBM PS/2 Model 25
On 23 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article IBM PS/2 Model 25, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when a computer journalist saw the IBM PS/2 Model 25 for the first time, he thought that he "was looking at a deformed Macintosh"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/IBM PS/2 Model 25. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, IBM PS/2 Model 25), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for MacEnhancer
On 26 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MacEnhancer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Microsoft made a Mac enhancer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MacEnhancer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MacEnhancer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for OPTi Inc.
On 3 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article OPTi Inc., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that OPTi Inc. won a patent suit against Apple for unauthorized use of "predictive snooping" technology? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/OPTi Inc.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, OPTi Inc.), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Oak Industries
On 8 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oak Industries, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Oak Industries was the largest American maker of TV tuning dials in 1980? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oak Industries. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Oak Industries), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK nomination of Librex Computer Systems
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DYK for Dimension 68000
On 16 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dimension 68000, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Dimension 68000 microcomputer had expansion cards to emulate the Apple II, the IBM PC, and various CP/M machines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dimension 68000. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dimension 68000), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Zenith Eazy PC reference
Hello DigitalIceAge, I was reading the article on the Zenith Eazy PC that you created - nice work! I was wondering about one citation that I could not find the supporting reference for. It is one by authors Hammerman and Sullivan, from 1987, on page 49. Do you know what work that may refer to? Thanks. Kumboloi (talk) 22:05, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @Kumboloi: excellent work on the Eazy PC article! I appreciate the copy editing. As for the citation, I have no clue. I looked high and low in Archive.org, Google Books, ProQuest and Gale for any article written by a Hammerman and a Sullivan, and I could not find one. I have found a Computerworld article to substantiate the sentence in question in the article (I think the footnote in question was in reference of a Computerworld article, as the magazine had an editor by the name Michael Sullivan, but I can't be sure). BTW, do you happened to own or did you ever own an Eazy PC? I would love to have a Creative COmmons photograph of it, but Flickr and Commons don't have any. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:43, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback DigitalIceAge, I'm still learning as an editor, and your article taught me a few things. As for the Eazy PC, funnily enough I tried to buy one several years ago at auction, but wasn't the successful bidder. As for the picture, you could put a picture request on the article's talk page while you look for one to include. Thanks again. Kumboloi (talk) 22:50, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of MoSys
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DYK for In Win Development
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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for EduQuest
On 24 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article EduQuest, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that IBM EduQuest equipped the floppy drives in their computer systems with a dust shield to prevent the intrusion of dirt and chalk dust? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/EduQuest. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, EduQuest), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
Telecom Barnstar for you! ☎️
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I award you this barnstar for your work on the cool article Zzzzzz. Well done! --BorgQueen (talk) 16:03, 24 October 2022 (UTC) |
- @BorgQueen Thank you! DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:50, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Librex Computer Systems
On 28 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Librex Computer Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nippon Steel, one of Japan's largest steelmakers, sold notebook computers in the U.S. in the early 1990s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Librex Computer Systems. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Librex Computer Systems), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Aox Inc.
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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Parallax Graphics
On 30 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parallax Graphics, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mike Judge's three-month tenure at the video-card manufacturer Parallax Graphics was an inspiration for Office Space? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parallax Graphics. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Parallax Graphics), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Cumulus Corporation
On 7 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cumulus Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cumulus Computer Corporation was sued over alleged unpaid T-shirts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cumulus Corporation. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cumulus Corporation), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Atari Word Processor
On 11 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atari Word Processor, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that one reviewer called deleting a block of text in Atari Word Processor "as easy as a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atari Word Processor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Atari Word Processor), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Popcom
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DYK for ServerWorks
On 21 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article ServerWorks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the president of chipset designer ServerWorks called Intel their "main competitor" as well as their "best customer"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ServerWorks. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, ServerWorks), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
DYK for MoSys
On 24 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MoSys, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that academics called MoSys's 1T-SRAM a misnomer with "a catchy name"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MoSys. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MoSys), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
The page All-in-one PC has been reviewed!
I was surprised by a message telling me this, since all I did was make a redirect, a long time ago. I think you're the proper recipient of this glorious news really.
Good job including a picture of the PET, by the way, possibly the cutest computer ever (closely contested by the 512k Mac). Terrible to use, not nearly as good as the Vic-20, but much cuter. Card Zero (talk) 15:58, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the kind words, Card Zero! I thought a standalone article was well overdue. I think the AIO form factor has a long and storied history with machines like the PET, the Datamaster, the Lisa, and the Mac, and I hope the article will be expanded one day accordingly.
- PETs are indeed cute. I actually rescued an 8032 and floppy drive unit from an e-waste drive in some parking lot a while ago. Had to bribe the workers a bit, but worth every penny. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:52, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
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DYK for Zenith SupersPort
On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenith SupersPort, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Zenith Data Systems unveiled their SupersPort laptop (example pictured) at a Chicago show that featured helmeted performers and motorcyclists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenith SupersPort. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zenith SupersPort), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Popcom
On 9 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Popcom, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the external models of the Popcom modem have no status lights, instead providing feedback to the user through touch tones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Popcom. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Popcom), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Computer tower
On 14 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Computer tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1980s, floor stands were offered to computer users to turn their horizontal desktops into towers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Computer tower. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Computer tower), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for TriGem
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DYK for Panasonic Senior Partner
On 19 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panasonic Senior Partner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Panasonic's Senior Partner and Executive Partner portable computers weighed between 28 and 31 lb and featured built-in printers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panasonic Senior Partner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Panasonic Senior Partner), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Panasonic Executive Partner
On 19 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panasonic Executive Partner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Panasonic's Senior Partner and Executive Partner portable computers weighed between 28 and 31 lb and featured built-in printers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panasonic Senior Partner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Panasonic Executive Partner), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Happy Holidays
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Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 18:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC) |
- @Bruxton: Thank you! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a happy new year to you as well. DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:31, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
DYK for CMS Enhancements
On 27 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article CMS Enhancements, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that hard drive reseller CMS Enhancements nearly went bankrupt while attempting to enter the personal computer systems market amid a price war? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/CMS Enhancements. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, CMS Enhancements), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Compaq Deskpro 386
On 30 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Compaq Deskpro 386, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the release of the Compaq Deskpro 386 marked the first time a company other than IBM revised a major component of their PC standard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Compaq Deskpro 386. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Compaq Deskpro 386), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Midwest Scientific
On 3 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Midwest Scientific, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Midwest Scientific was the only maker of microcomputers in Kansas City in the late 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Midwest Scientific. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Midwest Scientific), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Quasar Data Products
On 6 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Quasar Data Products, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Quasar Data Products' ruggedized QDP-300 microcomputer alerts the user if it is potentially overheating by sounding an alarm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Quasar Data Products. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Quasar Data Products), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 12:02, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Parasitic Engineering
On 12 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parasitic Engineering, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Parasitic Engineering was named as a reference to a MITS co-founder calling third-party hardware vendors "parasite companies"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parasitic Engineering. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Parasitic Engineering), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
Very good
This user explains their reversions politely instead of starting edit wars. Hooray!
Cassie Schebel, almost a savant. <3 (talk) 15:35, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
DigitalIceAge, will you be returning to your review her and answering the nominator's query, or should a new reviewer be found? If the latter, please let me know. Thank you either way. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:52, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
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IBM Microelectronics
Hey @DigitalIceAge. Bit more than a year ago I created the IBM Microelectronics article, but it was marked for deletion yesterday. You seem quite skilled in retrieving various sources about computer history and already contributed to the article, so I wanted to ask if you could take a look to not have it merged or deleted. It seems my Wikipedia subscription for newspapers.com expired, so I have to renew that first, but will take a few weeks. If you don't have time for this, no worries. Thanks! PhotographyEdits (talk) 12:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @PhotographyEdits: Done! Also voted "Keep" on the AFD. Let me know how it looks. DigitalIceAge (talk) 20:52, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @DigitalIceAge Wow, thanks a lot! I'm impressed by the content and the speed at which you wrote it. :-) PhotographyEdits (talk) 12:28, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! There's way more that can be written about the division, especially their PowerPC endeavors and Espresso and Gekko and Mwave and all that, but I feel it suffices for now. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:41, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Indeed, might be a good idea for a later expansion. PhotographyEdits (talk) 13:20, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! There's way more that can be written about the division, especially their PowerPC endeavors and Espresso and Gekko and Mwave and all that, but I feel it suffices for now. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:41, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- @DigitalIceAge Wow, thanks a lot! I'm impressed by the content and the speed at which you wrote it. :-) PhotographyEdits (talk) 12:28, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Amdek
On 25 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amdek, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Amdek Corporation, a popular manufacturer of computer monitors in the 1980s, started out as a reseller of car radio components? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amdek. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Amdek), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- "... Sugiura wanted in an into the industry but lacked the ..."
- pick one of (?)
- "... Sugiura wanted an 'in' into the industry but lacked the..."
- "... Sugiura wanted into the industry but lacked the..."
- Shenme (talk) 02:21, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oops, my bad. Changed it to "Sugiura wanted to enter the industry" (most formal). DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:26, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Sol (computer)
What you did now with Sol (computer), is effectively hijacking an article. Especially because I see no prior discussion for the series of moves. However, the original article was spam. Written by the director of the company that made the computer. Strange enough, it survived an AfD. The Banner talk 01:41, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- @The Banner: What you call "hijacking" is just common sense to me: type "Sol computer" on Google and you'll find pages upon pages upon pages of just the Sol-20. The Sol-20 also had submodels with the Sol moniker, making it logical as disambiguation. The SOL laptop on the other hand was a dud that never made history like the Sol-20 (bless their hearts for trying). Sol (laptop) is also an oprhan, so it's not like I caused a bunch (or any) wikilinks to be misdirected. Put another way: there's a primary topic, and it ain't the laptop. DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:46, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- As a compromise, I've put a hatnote on top of Sol-20 directing readers to Sol (laptop). DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:58, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you!
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For your excellent work on Haddock Corporation while it was at AfD. Devonian Wombat (talk) 04:11, 28 January 2023 (UTC) |
- Thank you! DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:15, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Dayna Communications
On 29 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dayna Communications, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the release of the MacCharlie (pictured)—an IBM PC that clipped onto the side of the original Macintosh—nearly bankrupted Dayna Communications in 1985? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dayna Communications. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dayna Communications), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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Autopatrolled granted
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Hi DigitalIceAge, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled user right to your account. This means that pages you create will automatically be marked as 'reviewed', and no longer appear in the new pages feed. Autopatrolled is assigned to prolific creators of articles, where those articles do not require further review, and may have been requested on your behalf by someone else. It doesn't affect how you edit; it is used only to manage the workload of new page patrollers.
Since the articles you create will no longer be systematically reviewed by other editors, it is important that you maintain the high standard you have achieved so far in all your future creations. Please also try to remember to add relevant WikiProject templates, stub tags, categories, and incoming links to them, if you aren't already in the habit; user scripts such as Rater and StubSorter can help with this. As you have already shown that you have a strong grasp of Wikipedia's core content policies, you might also consider volunteering to become a new page patroller yourself, helping to uphold the project's standards and encourage other good faith article writers.
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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 12:59, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
I see you have added a category indicating that this company is defunct. However, the entire article is written in the present tense. Would you like to update the article with a termination date for the company and correcting the wording to indicate its non-existence? Or request it on the Talk page? I find myself too busy, and have little interest in the topic area. Thanks.--Quisqualis (talk) 20:35, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Quisqualis: Yeah I was on a quest to diffuse Category:Software companies of the United States, putting all non-active/acquired entities into Category:Defunct software companies of the United States. Recategorized nearly 600 articles, tried changing tense where needed but got lazy at the end. Should be fixed now. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:04, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Action Computer Enterprise
On 13 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Action Computer Enterprise, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first batch of Action Computer Enterprise's Discovery 1600, one of the first multi-user microcomputers, was delivered to a tobacco-growing business in Thailand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Action Computer Enterprise. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Action Computer Enterprise), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Baby! 1
Hello! Your submission of Baby! 1 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 05:35, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Comp-Sultants
On 22 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Comp-Sultants, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David H. Ahl called Comp-Sultants one of the first casualties of the microcomputer revolution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Comp-Sultants. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Comp-Sultants), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Informer Computer Terminals
On 23 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Informer Computer Terminals, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Informer released a portable computer terminal that also doubled as an IBM PC compatible? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Informer Computer Terminals. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Informer Computer Terminals), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 07:51, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Martin Research
On 24 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Martin Research, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that for an additional US$25, Martin Research shipped its 1975 book on microcomputers with an Intel 8008? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martin Research. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Martin Research), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Gnat Computers
On 27 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gnat Computers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gnat Computers was one of the first to license the CP/M operating system, paying only US$90 for a perpetual license before the price skyrocketed to tens of thousands of dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gnat Computers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gnat Computers), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
DYK for MAD-1
On 10 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MAD-1, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mad Computers' MAD-1 ran Mad MS-DOS? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MAD-1. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MAD-1), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Baby! 1
On 10 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Baby! 1, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Baby! 1 microcomputer came shipped in an attaché briefcase? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baby! 1. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Baby! 1), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 12:03, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Teleram
On 11 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Teleram, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The New Yorker's purchase of stock in Teleram Communications, a maker of portable computers, was the magazine's first investment in an outside company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Teleram. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Teleram), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Pronto Computers
On 12 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pronto Computers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pronto Computers' System 16 was one of the first computers in the tower form factor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pronto Computers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pronto Computers), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 12:02, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Logical Machine Corporation
On 14 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Logical Machine Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Logical Machine Corporation product range of computers included the ADAM, the Mike, and the Tina? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Logical Machine Corporation. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Logical Machine Corporation), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 12:03, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for CompuSource
On 15 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article CompuSource, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after their Apple II clone was seized by U.S. Customs, CompuSource released a portable Apple II clone that was also IBM PC compatible? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/CompuSource. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, CompuSource), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen (talk) 12:02, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Gimix
On 19 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gimix, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gimix acknowledged in 1980 that its computer for home automation was like a "Hollywood-type toy"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gimix. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gimix), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Capex Corporation
On 31 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Capex Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Optimizer by Capex Corporation brought memory and runtime savings to COBOL programs running on IBM mainframes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Capex Corporation. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Capex Corporation), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Aoidh (talk) 00:03, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
DIP chips!
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The amount of work you put for computing related articles is insane! You are an inspiration for me. If it can ease the voluntary hard work you are putting, I would like to collaborate on discovery and vectorization of tech brand logos. Thank you, really. Keep up the good work! VectorVoyager (talk) 21:22, 5 April 2023 (UTC) (changed username at 14:17, 20 August 2023) |
- Thank you for the kind words! Vintage computing is a long-time hobby of mine, and there are so many interesting companies and products from the past that don't have articles here despite the reams of paper that have been devoted to them.
- Logo vectorization is tricky but fun; there are so many gorgeous logos I find when I'm reading a scan of Byte magazine or InfoWorld, and if the associated company is any interesting I will go down the rabbit hole of researching them. If the company is of the Illustrator age and I suspect there's an official vector out there somewhere, I will trudge through dozens of PDFs and PostScript files to find it. I saw your Billings Computer and Teleram vectorizations, by the way, and they are excellent. If I find a logo that looks tricky for me to vectorize I'll certainly give you a holler. DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:53, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for rating articles
Hey, just wanted to thank you for filling out the project quality rating and importance for Internet GIS and Web GIS. As the one who originated those, I didn't feel it was appropriate to rate them. I'm really glad you took the time to do that!GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 21:21, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- No problem :). I'm on a WP Computing rating bender, saw those two in the unassessed Computer networking category and decided to knock them out. Very well-written, well-cited articles. DigitalIceAge (talk) 21:24, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Airis Computer
On 14 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Airis Computer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Airis Computer's 1991 laptop could have been powered with ten C batteries as an alternative to a rechargeable pack? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Airis Computer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Airis Computer), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
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A tag has been placed on Category:Defunct software companies of Austria indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.
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Your GA nomination of Zenith Data Systems
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Your GA nomination of Zenith Data Systems
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- Congratulations; nice work! Can I interest you in doing GA reviews, by the way? You're an experienced editor, and your work is thorough and accurate, and GAN always needs more reviewers. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:43, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! I will consider reviewing another GA candidate in the near future. DigitalIceAge (talk) 15:33, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Beep line
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DYK for Zenith Data Systems
On 4 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenith Data Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Zenith Data Systems's $242-million contract with the United States Department of Defense in 1986 was the largest federal computer contract until then? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenith Data Systems. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zenith Data Systems), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DB13W3
Hey! Two years ago I added some source to the DB13W3 article, but it was the only reasonable good source I could find about the connector. Today someone marked the article with multiple issues, one of which is that there is only a single source. So far I haven't been able to find another good one and in it's current state the article might get deleted or merged in the future. Could you help me finding at least one other source? I think it's quite a widely used connector back in the day which definetely deserves its own article. PhotographyEdits (talk) 12:50, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
- Sure, I'll take a look. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
- @PhotographyEdits: As always, Gale OneFile and ProQuest come to the rescue with sources galore. (If you have access to the Wikipedia Library, I cannot recommend them highly enough—they are a godsend for trudging up sources on pre-Google era technology/electronics stuff). The only bugbear is the Specifications section: it seems to go into the weeds of each company's implementation of the connector beyond what the sources I could find do. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:21, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Asus ROG Ally
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- Thank you so much! DigitalIceAge (talk) 15:56, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks again! DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:43, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Asus ROG Ally
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Ridge Computers article edits
Hi DigitalIceAge, I wanted to thank you for your edits to the Ridge Computers article. I especially appreciate your adding the logo graphic! Kumboloi (talk) 21:55, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
- No problem! :) Nice article by the way, I really enjoyed reading it. I'll have to see if I can't dig up some public domain images of their systems. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:22, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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Hi I'm wondering if you have any suggestions to improve this [1] which I've been working on for over 2 weeks now, thanks. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 09:14, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
- Sure, I'll give it a look. DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:03, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hello Rugoconites Tenuirugosus: sorry for the long wait, I've been super busy IRL. I have given Draft:Brian P. Dougherty a hearty copy edit and trim for details about GEOS and Breadbox that are not directly relevant to Dougherty as a person and as a businessman. Those details are better suited for the articles on GEOS (namely "GEOS (16-bit operating system)"). Aside from that I have replaced almost all of the sources with higher-quality, independent sources to better establish Dougherty's notability and role in the development of the graphical operating system. Here's to hoping your draft gets approved. :) DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:48, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- Just so you know I don't think the Terry Bradshaw shown in the article in the actual Terry that was featured in the globalPC advert, although that is the right Bella Shaw. I do not know the exact date of birth that Brian was born on as I couldn't find it in the sources in the article so should I just leave it as 1956? Thanks a lot. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 19:20, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- Correct, if you don't have an exact date of birth, leave it as just 1956. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:25, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- Also I added a lot of information about GEOS and Geoworks into the article because it was something that Brian had created and I wanted to go in-depth about it Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 19:26, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- There's no problem with that kind of in-depth content—I just think it's a little out of place for his biography. There were many people working for Berkeley Softworks/GeoWorks throughout its existence, and while he was influential in the development of their software, he wasn't the sole developer. I think that kind of in-depth information is better served at Berkeley Softworks, GEOS (8-bit operating system) or GEOS (16-bit operating system). Just my 2¢. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:31, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- In my opinion, whatever is made by person belongs in a biography; whether it's modified or not because it takes its roots down to that person in particular. I do agree with you that indepth information should belong on the Berkeley softworks, GEOS and PC/GEOS articles although a mention of that information should be made in the draft. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 13:47, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
- There's no problem with that kind of in-depth content—I just think it's a little out of place for his biography. There were many people working for Berkeley Softworks/GeoWorks throughout its existence, and while he was influential in the development of their software, he wasn't the sole developer. I think that kind of in-depth information is better served at Berkeley Softworks, GEOS (8-bit operating system) or GEOS (16-bit operating system). Just my 2¢. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:31, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- Just so you know I don't think the Terry Bradshaw shown in the article in the actual Terry that was featured in the globalPC advert, although that is the right Bella Shaw. I do not know the exact date of birth that Brian was born on as I couldn't find it in the sources in the article so should I just leave it as 1956? Thanks a lot. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 19:20, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
I think I have a PS2 that is not listed
Hi! First of all, congrats for your great job on wiki. I have an IBM PS2 8580-M81, I don't see this model in PS2 models list. I don't know if it's similar to 081, but I'm not sure. If you need more information please let me know. Thank you! 79.117.202.131 (talk) 21:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hello, thanks for the kind words. I have found a source detailing the specs for the 8580-M81 on Archive.org—I will add it to the list tomorrow. DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:51, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
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Defunct company categories
I've seen you've recently added the category Category:Defunct computer companies of Japan to the articles Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric (on my watchlist). I disagree that these categories should be added because Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba themselves aren't defunct. Is there a discussion which I'm missing? I've reverted your changes, but if I've made a mistake or you disagree, please let me know. —Panamitsu (talk) 08:54, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- You're correct: they are still active in the computer industry even though they no longer produce full-fledged systems anymore. TBH I've always secretly hated the way those categories are worded—companies make pivots and divestitures all the time while remaining intact, but Defunct gives the impression that they're dissolved when that isn't necessarily true. There's got to be a better word that encompasses both but I'm stumped. DigitalIceAge (talk) 16:44, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- I think perhaps "Former producers of computer systems", but I worry that a category like that would be too narrow. —Panamitsu (talk) 22:36, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
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Requset for redirect
Hi. Can U redirect CERMEX to cermex and talk:CERMEX to talk:cermex? Thanks.102.157.219.237 (talk) 14:55, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
- DigitalIceAge, I seem to have redirected the talk page, however I cannot redirect the main page itself. Please help!102.157.219.237 (talk) 19:59, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
- Done. Yeah, unregistered accounts can't create mainspace pages but are allowed to create Talk pages. DigitalIceAge (talk) 21:50, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello again, Mr digitalIceAge. Don't U mind if I bother to request U to create any redirects as long as I wish? This time, my request is to redirect j151 to hyundai Rotem J151 and add a distinguish link to HMS Clacton (J151). Thanking U for your efforts by 197.14.249.108 (talk) 03:19, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- No worries! Now done. DigitalIceAge (talk) 03:31, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thank U very much! Can U redirect c801 to bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 and distinguish it from BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) and c-801 as well? Thanks for your efforts and hoping that I am not late to wish you a happy Halloween digitalIceAge.41.62.197.45 (talk) 17:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
- Done. Happy Belated Halloween to you too, and sorry for the late response. DigitalIceAge (talk) 20:16, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi. Can U redirect the below links, as well?
- apm 100→Innovia APM 100
- apm 200→Innovia APM 200
- apm 256→Innovia APM 256
- apm 300→Innovia APM#Innovia APM 300 systems
- c801a→Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801A
- c801b→Bombardier Innovia APM 300R C801B
- c810→Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810
- c810a→Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A
- c810d and c810c and c810b→Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810D
- I am sorry if U view such requests as irrelevant or inappropriate in any way. But also at the same time, I continue to appreciate your activity on WP.102.156.117.213 (talk) 17:30, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Not to worry, I don't mind them.
- I modified your request slightly, creating only uppercase redirects, to promote the proper capitalization of these people movers when adding these redirects to articles. So:
- The search bar is case insensitive, so typing in, say, c801b (in lowercase) will still redirect to Bombardier Innovia APM 300R C801B. DigitalIceAge (talk) 20:02, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thank U very much! Can U redirect c801 to bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 and distinguish it from BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) and c-801 as well? Thanks for your efforts and hoping that I am not late to wish you a happy Halloween digitalIceAge.41.62.197.45 (talk) 17:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Mister digitalIceAge, can U redirect these two as well? I hope U know where to redirect the each. Thanks again.197.3.152.217 (talk) 18:16, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
Hi. Long time no see. Can you replace a section on Microsoft Office with the below lines?
(Redacted)
I changed the formatting and previewed it on WP:SANDBOX so that you don't have to.197.26.152.20 (talk) 21:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm, I'm not sure that edit would go down very well, considering it replaces detailed prose with a table. There's also already a version history table at History of Microsoft Office. I would recommend going to Talk:Microsoft Office and making an edit request via {{Edit semi-protected}} for such a large revision. DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- I made two edit-requests on that page in October 2023, but they were only answered after I drew a random user's attention. Thus, I do not think that anyone would bother addressing this WP:ER as long as drawing another user's attention would be the only way to have my edit-request assessed. The reason Y I am making this request is to reorder the table of releases from earliest to latest, just like how other software pages display version histories, latest to earliest. The other reason is to align the three tables to the center of the screen, instead of being aligned left.197.26.152.20 (talk) 23:01, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- I see what you mean now... I thought you meant the Version history section with the table, my bad. Mostly done, except for centering the tables to the page, since I think that breaks rendering on certain browsers. DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:58, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Can you reverse the order of references?
- Replace:
- I see what you mean now... I thought you meant the Version history section with the table, my bad. Mostly done, except for centering the tables to the page, since I think that breaks rendering on certain browsers. DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:58, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- I made two edit-requests on that page in October 2023, but they were only answered after I drew a random user's attention. Thus, I do not think that anyone would bother addressing this WP:ER as long as drawing another user's attention would be the only way to have my edit-request assessed. The reason Y I am making this request is to reorder the table of releases from earliest to latest, just like how other software pages display version histories, latest to earliest. The other reason is to align the three tables to the center of the screen, instead of being aligned left.197.26.152.20 (talk) 23:01, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
| rowspan="2" {{version|co|October 14, 2025}}<ref name="support-2019-windows" /><ref name="support-2016-windows" />
- with:
| rowspan=2 {{version|co|October 14, 2025}}<ref name="support-2016-windows"/><ref name="support-2019-windows"/>
- Replace:
| rowspan="3" {{N/A}}<ref name="support-95">{{Cite web |title=Office 95 |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/2503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424011711/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/2503 |archive-date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref><ref name="support-4.x">{{Cite web |title=Office 4.x |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Office%204. |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155214/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?alpha=Office%204. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="support-3.x">{{Cite web |title=Office 3.x |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Office%203. |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155157/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?alpha=Office%203. |url-status=live }}</ref>
- with:
| rowspan=3 {{N/A}}<ref name="support-3.x">{{Cite web |title=Office 3.x |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Office%203. |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155157/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?alpha=Office%203. |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="support-4.x">{{Cite web |title=Office 4.x |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Office%204. |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155214/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?alpha=Office%204. |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="support-95">{{Cite web |title=Office 95 |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/2503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424011711/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/2503 |archive-date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=June 18, 2017 |website=Search product lifecycle |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>
- Same requester, but different IP Address.102.158.195.154 (talk) 18:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi. I have an issue with Draft:Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld. It is supposed to be a WP:REDIRECT and not a page, and so far it is still considered as a draft to date. Can you please remove the word "draft:" from the title? Thanks again in advance.41.230.134.91 (talk) 02:19, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Uh, hello? Are you still there?41.62.108.64 (talk) 23:27, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, got into a busy spell and lost your message. Here: Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:50, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, however I thought I was expecting you to redirect that draft page "without leaving a redirect" which, I believe, can only be achieved, in this case, by deleting the redirect you created "to make way for move". Could you do those insted?197.3.175.233 (talk) 17:21, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- I do not have that privilege as a non-page mover/admin. I've never seen a Draft page moved to the mainspace not keep a redirect from the Draftspace, so I don't think that would be the way to go, anyway. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, however I thought I was expecting you to redirect that draft page "without leaving a redirect" which, I believe, can only be achieved, in this case, by deleting the redirect you created "to make way for move". Could you do those insted?197.3.175.233 (talk) 17:21, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, got into a busy spell and lost your message. Here: Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:50, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi. Can you redirect LATAR to Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway? Please don't forget to distinguish it from latar, just like what MB did to akleh. Kindest regards.41.62.55.98 (talk) 18:01, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
Inadvertent edit in your user space
My apologies: while repairing incoming links for a moved article, I inadvertently edited an article in your user space. On the positive side, I was correcting the link. I wasn't paying enough attention to where the articles were that I was changing. Musiconeologist (talk) 04:38, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- No prob. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
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DYK for Video Seven
On 4 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Video Seven, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Video Seven released the first VGA video card with video RAM? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Video Seven. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Video Seven), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Z1720 (talk) 00:38, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Lost music deletion
Hello! Little confused on why you completely removed the entire part of Lost music in the Lost media article? Lost music IS lost media, so why delete the entire section? Retrodox (talk) 01:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- I understand that you didn't agree with the "Lostwave" definition, but deleting the entire section sure isn't the problem, you could've changed the wording a bit, no? Retrodox (talk) 01:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- The definition of "Lost media" as given in the article is media that can no longer be accessed (due to the destruction of all known copies, the whereabouts of surviving copies becoming lost, being stuck in legal limbo like The Day the Clown Cried, etc.). Songs that are "Lostwave" cannot be lost media by this definition, as they are examples of songs that have been found—you can listen to them—but for which the titles and names of the artist(s) have been lost. An equivalent example would be like if a silent film was found and digitized, but the opening titles and closing credits were chopped off beforehand, and the actors were unidentifiable. The film exists, but the provenance is lost. This is why I don't believe it fits in the Lost media article. A music section in the article should be devoted only to completely lost published sound recordings, in my opinion. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- That makes much more sense, thank you for explaining it! Thank you for editing the lost music section as well, instead of deleting it outright. Retrodox (talk) 02:26, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- The definition of "Lost media" as given in the article is media that can no longer be accessed (due to the destruction of all known copies, the whereabouts of surviving copies becoming lost, being stuck in legal limbo like The Day the Clown Cried, etc.). Songs that are "Lostwave" cannot be lost media by this definition, as they are examples of songs that have been found—you can listen to them—but for which the titles and names of the artist(s) have been lost. An equivalent example would be like if a silent film was found and digitized, but the opening titles and closing credits were chopped off beforehand, and the actors were unidentifiable. The film exists, but the provenance is lost. This is why I don't believe it fits in the Lost media article. A music section in the article should be devoted only to completely lost published sound recordings, in my opinion. DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Help on Draft:Commander X16
Hi! Long time no see! How are you? I would like to ask if you would like to help on Draft:Commander X16 assuming you followed David's dream computer series as it was/is quite popular in retrocomputing community. I know its not fully notable yet but still, it can become one when the production becomes more mature and more media coverage is done. Thanks! VectorVoyager (talk) 15:51, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- Sure, I'll take a look at it. DigitalIceAge (talk) 16:49, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
SVG for the secondary Super VCD logo
Can create the SVG of the secondary Super CD logo?, I can't found SVGs of this:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Super_VCD_logo.png/220px-Super_VCD_logo.png)
Base:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/VCDaltlogo.svg/220px-VCDaltlogo.svg.png)
Todonite (talk) 23:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Todonite: I found a vector sample within this Pioneer manual. I have extracted it and uploaded a SVG here: File:Super Video CD logo.svg. DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:51, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Okay thanks, also can create SVG of this?:
- Base:
- (uses Helvetica font) Todonite (talk) 23:58, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Those ones I will have to manually recreate. I was looking through Sony's website to see if they had any computer-generated PDFs with that particular Beta logo and the U-matic logo, but I could not find any. DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Todonite: Nevermind, found the official vector for U-matic! https://web.archive.org/web/20061117041800/http://www.sony-asia.com/b2b/_media/downloads_pdf/pro_media/brs.pdf
- Extracted here: File:U-Matic logo.svg. DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:56, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oh thanks! Todonite (talk) 08:51, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Those ones I will have to manually recreate. I was looking through Sony's website to see if they had any computer-generated PDFs with that particular Beta logo and the U-matic logo, but I could not find any. DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Okay thanks, also can create SVG of this?:
About extracting vectors from PDFs
What software you used to extract SVGs from PDFs? Todonite (talk) 22:47, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- I use Inkscape, which I've found to be the quickest and least error prone out of all the SVG editors. Here's a helpful guide: https://juanjose.garciaripoll.com/blog/using-inkscape-with-pdf-files/index.html DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:20, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Earn money online
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DYK for ZX Spectrum
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Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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