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16-APR-2006[edit]

Based on what I was once told, I wrote that Monroe's main factory was in Lexington, KY, but I've been unable to verify that and changed the article to reflect what's verifiable. Can anyone confirm a Monroe factory in Lexington? -- Perspective 22:25, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the main warehouse for Monroe was in Lexington. I worked in the Monroe Dallas Regional office from 1979 - 1984.

Sherrel (talk) 01:54, 23 February 2014 (UTC) I believe that the calculator shown in the photo for this article is actually an LA5-160 (The photo is labeled as an L-160). My father was a Monroe salesman at various times during the 1930s, the 1940s and finally in the 1950s (Three separate employment periods). My brother still has a fully working model of this machine, although it doesn't have its model label attached any longer (It was an adhesive label).[reply]

Sherrel (talk) 20:51, 23 February 2014 (UTC) My apologies. I just now noticed that this is not a motor driven model. I think the "A" in the model number of my brother's machine would indicate that it was "automatic", meaning that it had a motor. But I'm still not sure that the model number of the one pictured here is simply L-160. I've seen similar models for sale on eBay with the model number LN-160. So, I'm still somewhat confused.[reply]

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Monrobots[edit]

MONROBOT III 1952, NBC - Battle of the Brains: Election-Night Forecasting at the Dawn of the Computer Age, pp. 237-242, 437; MONROBOT I - "study model", p. 234, 237

THE MONROBOT ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS

MONROBOT V

Research, United States Office of Naval (1953). A survey of automatic digital computers. Office of Naval Research, Dept. of the Navy. p. 67 (73).

MONROBOT VI and MONROBOT-MU

MONROBOT V, VI

MONROBOT IX --89.25.210.104 (talk) 15:21, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Surprisingly incomplete article.[edit]

Worked for Monroe from 1972 to 1986. Sold CMP-80 based computers in 1986. Later as, Branch Manager in Greenwood MS, sold electronic based posting machines. Also, sold high end financial calculators in the $1495.00 range. No citations, just personal experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:74A0:AAD0:D149:CF5A:2517:D28B (talk) 23:10, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request to Add Proposed Edits by a Neutral editor[edit]

I would like to make the request to add the following additional copy by a neutral editor in the History section just after this text:

"In 2019, Monroe acquired Typewriters.com, a 61-year-old, all-in-one typewriter supplier who specializes in IBM, Nakajima and Brother reconditioned typewriters, as well as the supplies, parts and manuals that go with them. Founder, Jim Riegert, now leads the charge for sales, operations and customer service for the company."

New text: Since 2016, Monroe Systems for Business has been owned by Arlington Industries, a distributor of imaging supplies and business machines. At Arlington Industries, Larry Huneycutt currently serves as president and CEO, Rob Collins serves as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and Scott Lewis serves as vice president of sales and marketing.

At Monroe Systems for Business, Bill Ault currently serves as chief operating officer, and Jason Marsdale serves as vice president of sales and marketing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Julie from Monroe Systems (talk • contribs) 13:31, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done @Julie from Monroe Systems: Please provide reliable sources to support this information. Next time use the {{edit COI}} template to get a faster response to your request. shoy (reactions) 13:45, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

edit request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. A reviewer felt that this edit would not improve the article.

Hello Shoy,

You had noted to add reliable sources in your last message to me. The 2 links I would like to add then are:

https://monroe-systems.com/our-team/

https://arli.com/executive-leadership/

So they would go here:

Since 2016, Monroe Systems for Business has been owned by Arlington Industries, a distributor of imaging supplies and business machines. At Arlington Industries, Larry Huneycutt currently serves as president and CEO, Rob Collins serves as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and Scott Lewis serves as vice president of sales and marketing. (https://arli.com/executive-leadership/)

At Monroe Systems for Business, Bill Ault currently serves as chief operating officer, and Jason Marsdale serves as vice president of sales and marketing. (https://monroe-systems.com/our-team/)-

Thank you,

--Julie from Monroe Systems (talk) 19:06, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Julie[reply]

Reply 23-APR-2019[edit]

Edit request declined

The proposed claim uses the term currently ("At Monroe Systems for Business, Bill Ault currently serves as chief operating officer" and "At Arlington Industries, Larry Huneycutt currently serves as president"). (See MOS:RELTIME).
As Arlington Industries is not independently notable on its own, information about that company ought to be provided here by WP:SECONDARY sources, rather than the company itself.^[a]
The information on Arlington Industries which is referenced by itself is more apropos to a future article on Arlington Industries (company).^[b]
The information collectively appears to be a directory of executives working for the subject article's successor company and the other company which owns it. (See WP:NOTADIRECTORY.)^[c]

Changes made:

The claim regarding Monroe being owned by Arlington was added, but as the provided citation did not verify this claim, a citation needed inline template was appended to the claim.^[d]
The claim regarding Monroe's COO was likewise added, as it's verified by the Monroe source.
A Refimprove maintenance template was appended to the article.

Regards, Spintendo 20:23, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ Monroe Systems for Business redirects to the current article, not Arlington Industries.
^ Coincidentally, the current page for Arlington Industries is a redirect as well, the result of sharing a name with a fictional company from the children's television program Maya & Miguel.
^ Directory-type information concerning Monroe's executives would be appropriate for an article on the modern-day Monroe company. However, the subject article mostly concerns Monroe's historical predecessor, rather than its modern day equivalent. It was felt that mentioning the company's COO would be sufficient for now, as the reference provided from Monroe confirms this. The request for secondary sourcing applies only to Arlington's employees mentioned here, and not in an article specifically on Arlington, where the company itself would be an acceptable source.
^ Neither of the provided references, a link to the Executives page at Arlington and the Our Team page at Monroe, directly discuss the fact that Monroe is owned by Arlington.

Edit request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

I would like to add the following sentence:

In 2019, Monroe Systems for Business became a Channel Partner for Amazon to assist the Amazon Hub with their development of a package locker program.^[1]

Julie from Monroe Systems (talk) 17:44, 31 May 2019 (UTC)Julie Greenbaum[reply]

References

^ https://monroe-systems.com/amazon-hub-locker-division/

Reply 31-MAY-2019[edit]

Edit request implemented Spintendo 22:35, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Per WP:NOTACATALOG.

I am requesting underneath where it reads: "Medium-Duty models include the Monroe 6120X, the Monroe 2020PlusX and Monroe 122PDX."

To add the following sentence:

"Heavy-Duty models include the Monroe UltimateX, Monroe 8130X and Monroe 8145X."

100.19.86.75 (talk) 15:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)Thank you, Julie[reply]

Reply 28-JUN-2019[edit]

Unable to implement

Requests made in the name of Julie from Monroe Systems need to be placed using that username.^[a]
The sentence containing the specific individual model numbers of the currently available Monroe Duty line has been omitted per WP:NOTACATALOG. The article already states As of 2019, Monroe Systems for Business sells Medium-Duty, Heavy-Duty and Handheld calculators. This is sufficient information on their current product line. For more information on the specific model numbers available, readers may access the link to the company website provided at the bottom of the article in the External links section.

Regards, Spintendo 19:18, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

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Edit request[edit]

Quote: In 1980, the company name was changed to "Monroe Systems for Business". This change in name was to reflect the diversification of the company from a calculator-only company to one which addressed the broader needs of the office. During this period, Monroe introduced bookkeeping machines, magnetic stripe ledger card accounting machines, programmable calculators, computers, copiers, facsimile and shredders : Unquote Believe the reasoning and period (actually a year) supporting the company name change is probably factually incorrect or incomplete. In the UK, in 1962, Monroe was advertising in the press (see reference 7, itnow magazine Summer 2017) the Monrobot, ,world’s first really low-cost electronic computer’ with the company tag line “Monroe (Computers, Calculators, Book-keeping Machines, Adding Machines)”. Unfortunately no knowledge how to upload image of advertisement. Clearly, in 1962, in uk these items and the electronic computer comprised its sales lines. Presumably, the computer was not its majority sales at that time; yet also clearly, it was being pushed. So ‘broader needs of the office’ including book-keeping machines and computers, were being met from an early period with Monroe’s range of machines, although it might be that the range was diversified and extended in 1980 and the period after by addition of copiers, facsimile and shredders. I propose- in absence of a better citation - change to:

QUOTE In 1980, the company name was changed to "Monroe Systems for Business". Around this period, Monroe broadened its business machine range. In the 50’s and 60’s Monroe was advertising with the tag line branding: “Monroe (Computers, Calculators, Book-keeping Machines, Adding Machines)”. (Ref 7) Extending its long line of bookkeeping machines, accounting machines, specialist calculators, computers, and adding machines sold through the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s it introduced copiers, facsimile and shredders. The widening of its product range was incompatible with the tag line specifics. The change in name was a belatedly sensible recognition to reflect the diversification of the company from (historically) a calculator-only company to one which addressed the broader needs of offices. UNQUOTE 2A02:C7E:34C2:B00:B11E:563E:F523:DD85 (talk) 00:08, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Monroe Systems for Business redirects to the current article, not Arlington Industries.

[2] Coincidentally, the current page for Arlington Industries is a redirect as well, the result of sharing a name with a fictional company from the children's television program Maya & Miguel.

[3] Directory-type information concerning Monroe's executives would be appropriate for an article on the modern-day Monroe company. However, the subject article mostly concerns Monroe's historical predecessor, rather than its modern day equivalent. It was felt that mentioning the company's COO would be sufficient for now, as the reference provided from Monroe confirms this. The request for secondary sourcing applies only to Arlington's employees mentioned here, and not in an article specifically on Arlington, where the company itself would be an acceptable source.

[4] Neither of the provided references, a link to the Executives page at Arlington and the Our Team page at Monroe, directly discuss the fact that Monroe is owned by Arlington.

[5] ttps://monroe-systems.com/amazon-hub-locker-division/

[6] There are circumstances where using an anonymous IP to suggest edit requests would be acceptable for users of established accounts. For example, if the COI editor found herself using a public computer or a public WiFi access point and did not wish to log in using her password. In those circumstances, the ideal way to proceed would be to leave the edit request while using the anonymous IP as normal, but not activating the {{request edit}} template. The COI editor could then return to the post later while logged in under their established account and activate the template then. This way, the established account verifies the information left earlier by the IP account, and the COI editor protects her established account by not using it to access Wikipedia while in public spaces.

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