Talk:Computer tower

Did you know nomination

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.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 04:05, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that in the 1980s, conversion kits were offered to computer users to turn their horizontal desktops into towers? Source: Brit, Hume (September 4, 1989). "Incorporating Ergonomics into Your Computer Workstation". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company: F13.
  • ALT1: ... that The New York Times wrote in 1988 that IBM started the trend of personal computer manufacturers offering their systems in tower cases? Source: Lewis, Peter H. (May 24, 1988). "PC's on a Target Range". The New York Times. The New York Times Company: C10. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015.
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Converted from a redirect by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 19:30, 23 November 2022 (UTC).

• @DigitalIceAge: New enough and large enough expansion, and on a broad-concept kind of page, to boot. QPQ pending. Hook facts check out, but I wonder if the item about the Quadra 700 and Apple trying to not have heavy monitors crush its desktops might also be a good hook. Earwig only flags the blockquote. Ping me when QPQ is supplied. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:54, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
  • @Sammi Brie: QPQ now done. Thanks for the review, Sammi! I considered a hook based on the Quadra but decided against it for fear of being too wordy/being overlinked (and thus stealing views away from the main attraction). DigitalIceAge (talk) 22:21, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
    • We are good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:28, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
      • ALT0 seems to fail verification; there's no indication from The Washington Post that conversion kits only started in the late 80s; plus, they don't seem to be called kits? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:57, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
        • @Theleekycauldron: I was picturing something like this where it's a hollow enclosure that requires some disassembly of the computer in order to properly fit (hence a "kit") but apparently it's more like this, which is drop and go—my bad. I have fixed the article accordingly. Here's ALT0b @Sammi Brie:
          • ... that in the 1980s, floor stands were offered to computer users to turn their horizontal desktops into towers? Source: Brit, Hume (September 4, 1989). "Incorporating Ergonomics into Your Computer Workstation". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company: F13.
        • DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:17, 30 November 2022 (UTC)