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::{{reply|Buidhe}} Thanks for the review.  I have changed the wording in the article body to attribute the view expressed.  But trying to incorporate that into the ALT0 hook seems too unwieldy.  So I have also added some new material about the engineering difficulties the company faced, and here are two possible hooks based on that:
 
::{{reply|Buidhe}} Thanks for the review.  I have changed the wording in the article body to attribute the view expressed.  But trying to incorporate that into the ALT0 hook seems too unwieldy.  So I have also added some new material about the engineering difficulties the company faced, and here are two possible hooks based on that:
 
::*'''ALT1''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' was one of a wave of new companies trying to make [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]]?
 
::*'''ALT1''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' was one of a wave of new companies trying to make [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]]?
::*'''ALT2''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' found making [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]] considerably more difficult than expected?
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::*<s>'''ALT2''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' found making [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]] considerably more difficult than expected?</s>
 
:: Let me know what you think.  [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Let me know what you think.  [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
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:::[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Approve '''ALT1 only''' — engineering problems being more difficult than expected is, alas, a garden-variety problem. <span style="background:Black;padding:1px 5px">[[User:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">b</b>]][[User talk:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">uidh</b>]][[Special:Contributions/Buidhe|<b style="color: White">e</b>]]</span> 23:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
  
 
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Revision as of 23:17, 28 May 2020

Parallel Computers, Inc.

  • ... that the 1980s American manufacturer Parallel Computers, Inc. tried to sell to a small business market not technically sophisticated enough to recognize the value of its product?

Created by Wasted Time R (talk). Self-nominated at 12:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC).

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Template:Reply Thanks for the review. I have changed the wording in the article body to attribute the view expressed. But trying to incorporate that into the ALT0 hook seems too unwieldy. So I have also added some new material about the engineering difficulties the company faced, and here are two possible hooks based on that:
Let me know what you think. Wasted Time R (talk) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Symbol voting keep.svg Approve ALT1 only — engineering problems being more difficult than expected is, alas, a garden-variety problem. buidhe 23:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)