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Did you know... that Aox Inc., a maker of computer expansion cards, was named after the founders' dog?
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The result was: promoted by
RoySmith (
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... that Aox Inc., a maker of computer expansion cards, was named after the founders' dog? Source: Rosenberg, Ronald (December 26, 1993). "The all-in-one PC: Officials at Aox Inc. in Waltham hope their multimedia board attracts more than attention". The Boston Globe: 84 – via ProQuest.
ALT1: ... that the co-founder of Aox was indirectly inspired to found a computer company after studying
Napoleon's hair in university? Source: Rosenberg, Ronald (December 26, 1993). "The all-in-one PC: Officials at Aox Inc. in Waltham hope their multimedia board attracts more than attention". The Boston Globe: 84 – via ProQuest.
Article new enough, long enough, sourced, and otherwise fine. QPQ done, hook is short enough and interesting. Rejecting ALT1 on grounds that the source refers to the Napoleon's hair episode as an "indirect" cause; modification could make that hook perfect. Accept first hook fully. Nice job; forced me to figure out how to use ProQuest through the WLibrary! ~
Pbritti (
talk) 21:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply
@
Pbritti: ALT1 tweaked. Thank you for reviewing – also glad ProQuest is working for you! It's such a lifesaver when writing about obscure tech companies from yesteryear...
DigitalIceAge (
talk) 22:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply
I'll have to try it out myself here soon! In any case, brilliant work; both hooks approved, my preference being ALT1. ~
Pbritti (
talk) 23:09, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply
A fact from Aox Inc. appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 October 2022 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Aox Inc., a maker of computer expansion cards, was named after the founders' dog?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Companies, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
companies on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CompaniesWikipedia:WikiProject CompaniesTemplate:WikiProject Companiescompany articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
computers,
computing, and
information technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ComputingWikipedia:WikiProject ComputingTemplate:WikiProject ComputingComputing articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
RoySmith (
talk) 18:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)reply
... that Aox Inc., a maker of computer expansion cards, was named after the founders' dog? Source: Rosenberg, Ronald (December 26, 1993). "The all-in-one PC: Officials at Aox Inc. in Waltham hope their multimedia board attracts more than attention". The Boston Globe: 84 – via ProQuest.
ALT1: ... that the co-founder of Aox was indirectly inspired to found a computer company after studying
Napoleon's hair in university? Source: Rosenberg, Ronald (December 26, 1993). "The all-in-one PC: Officials at Aox Inc. in Waltham hope their multimedia board attracts more than attention". The Boston Globe: 84 – via ProQuest.
Article new enough, long enough, sourced, and otherwise fine. QPQ done, hook is short enough and interesting. Rejecting ALT1 on grounds that the source refers to the Napoleon's hair episode as an "indirect" cause; modification could make that hook perfect. Accept first hook fully. Nice job; forced me to figure out how to use ProQuest through the WLibrary! ~
Pbritti (
talk) 21:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply
@
Pbritti: ALT1 tweaked. Thank you for reviewing – also glad ProQuest is working for you! It's such a lifesaver when writing about obscure tech companies from yesteryear...
DigitalIceAge (
talk) 22:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply
I'll have to try it out myself here soon! In any case, brilliant work; both hooks approved, my preference being ALT1. ~
Pbritti (
talk) 23:09, 14 October 2022 (UTC)reply