User talk:Mtiddens

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If you need any more information, plenty of help is available - check out Wikipedia:Questions; ask your question here and attract help with the code {{helpme}}; or leave me a message on my talk page explaining your problem and I will help as best as I can. Again, welcome! strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 08:45, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IBM

Thanks for your addition to IBM Personal Computer. I remember events the same as you do but Wikipedia is about using no original research; which means we have to quote published sources and if not available come up with primary sources. In this case a text book showing the KB would be fine, magazine article, IBM press release, etc. It's a minor topic and a bit nitpicky but on the other hand if you wish to get involved with Wikipedia on a long term basis you'll eventually be confronted with challenges to your included information and this is good practice. Also, what ever source you find may be valuable across the various computer articles from the 1980's. Alatari (talk) 12:32, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]