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Did you know... that
Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer-manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988?
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... that the Rabbit 286 has two expansion slots and a clicky mechanical keyboard? Source: "The 101-key plus Turbo keyboard uses mechanical keyswitches with a click-tactile response for ease of typing" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
ALT1: ... that
Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988? Source: "Chicony America Inc. is the sales and technical support arm of Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd., of Taiwan. The Rabbit 286 is the firm's first computer" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71). "For example, Chicony, primarily a keyboard maker, has equipped the 101-key keyboard with an extra ..." (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
ALT2: ... that
Chicony painted the inside of their Rabbit to inhibit interference? Source: "Internal RF paint on the sturdy ABS plastic housing holds electrical interferences within FCC requirements" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. The hook information is directly cited. A QPQ has been completed. ALT0 would only be interesting to those who know more about computers while ALT2 is like that more so. I am approving ALT1.
SL93 (
talk) 20:08, 25 February 2022 (UTC)reply
A fact from Rabbit 286 appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 March 2022 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that
Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer-manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988?
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
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
this nomination's talk page,
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.
... that the Rabbit 286 has two expansion slots and a clicky mechanical keyboard? Source: "The 101-key plus Turbo keyboard uses mechanical keyswitches with a click-tactile response for ease of typing" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
ALT1: ... that
Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988? Source: "Chicony America Inc. is the sales and technical support arm of Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd., of Taiwan. The Rabbit 286 is the firm's first computer" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71). "For example, Chicony, primarily a keyboard maker, has equipped the 101-key keyboard with an extra ..." (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
ALT2: ... that
Chicony painted the inside of their Rabbit to inhibit interference? Source: "Internal RF paint on the sturdy ABS plastic housing holds electrical interferences within FCC requirements" (Staff writer 1988a, p. 71).
The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. The hook information is directly cited. A QPQ has been completed. ALT0 would only be interesting to those who know more about computers while ALT2 is like that more so. I am approving ALT1.
SL93 (
talk) 20:08, 25 February 2022 (UTC)reply