Talk:Sharp PC-7000

A fact from Sharp PC-7000 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Sharp PC-7000, compared in shape to a toaster, was manufactured in a factory that also produced Sharp's microwave ovens?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:02, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Sharp PC-7000

... that the Sharp PC-7000 (pictured), compared in shape to a toaster, was manufactured in a factory that also produced Sharp's microwave ovens? Source: "1988 also marked the beginning of U.S. production of Sharp's PC-7000 series of IBM-compatible portable computers at the company's TV/microwave oven manufacturing facility in Memphis." (Ovechka 1989, p. 26.)
- ALT1:... that Sharp's portable PC-7000 (pictured) had an optional thermal printer that could be attached to the computer, adding 11 lb (5.0 kg) to its 19 lb (8.6 kg) weight? Source: "The optional CE-700P printer, at $399 and weighing just over 11 pounds, attaches to the PC-7000 to provide a portable office system." (Mathur 1986, p. 85.)

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 20:32, 10 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Struck ALT1. Although probably true, the fact does not appear in the article. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:42, 22 September 2021 (UTC) ALT0 to T:DYK/P7[reply]