Talk:Librex Computer Systems

A fact from Librex Computer Systems appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Nippon Steel, one of Japan's largest steelmakers, sold notebook computers in the U.S. in the early 1990s?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:48, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Nippon Steel sold notebook computers in the early 1990s? Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=6wpPH35JpIkC&pg=RA4-PA11
- ALT1: ... that Nippon Steel was the 47th largest personal computer maker in the United States in 1992? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/29/business/company-news-nippon-steel-quiting-personal-computer-business.html
- ALT2: ... that Nippon Steel was the 47th largest personal computer maker in the United States in 1992 with its Librex subsidiary? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/29/business/company-news-nippon-steel-quiting-personal-computer-business.html
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tornado Cash

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 17:06, 11 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

The article meets DYK requirements and is free from close paraphrasing. QPQ is still pending. All hooks are cited inline and either cited to paywalled sources or are not accessible to me so AGF. Among the three hooks, I think only the first hook is truly promising here (being the 47th largest company in an industry doesn't by itself seem that interesting). However, even that hook honestly feels a little pedestrian especially to non-techies. Perhaps you can suggest other hooks here as well? We can go with ALT0 if there are no alternatives but honestly I'd rather go with a different direction from ALT0. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:27, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: QPQ done. How about ALT0a?: ... that Nippon Steel, one of Japan's largest steelmakers, sold notebook computers in the U.S. in the early 1990s? DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:48, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think ALT0a is much better since it gives additional context about Nippon Steel that the original hook didn't have. Let's go with that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:04, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have a NY Times subscription so I verified the source for ALT1 and ALT2. FWIW, I like ALT1 the best. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:54, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]