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A fact from American Computer and Peripheral appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 November 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that American Computer and Peripheral was the first company to offer a plug-in board for Intel's 386 processor?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 01:18, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that American Computer and Peripheral's 386 Translator, released ahead of the first computer with a 386 processor, ran a 286-equipped PC/AT 10 percent slower? Source: "One such product is called the 386 Translator. It’s a plug-in piggyback card that replaces the 80286 in a standard IBM PC/AT with an 80386 and some support circuitry. The new board allows developers to create software that takes advantage of the 386's ability to run simultaneously in several different modes. The only penalty seems to be that an AT with the 386 Translator board runs about 10 percent slower than an unmodified machine because of the wait states that must be inserted for 386 memory accesses" (Nelson 1986, p. 32.)
- ALT1:... that according to InfoWorld, the manual for American Computer and Peripheral's 386 upgrade board describes removing the existing processor in a way that could "easily damage the system board"? Source: "Documentation for the 386 Turbo Accelerator is lacking in several key areas. Both the wording and the diagrams are unclear, and a user could easily damage the system board by removing the 286 chip as directed in the manual ..." (Satchell 1988, p. 48.)

Reviewed: Archon of Pella

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 20:55, 18 October 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 eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - Not really, too techy.

QPQ: - pending
Overall: Would you agree with the following hook based on PC World of Oct. 1986 (if so, you'll need to edit the article's intro to include such or similar wording from PC World):

ALT2: ... that American Computer and Peripheral was the first company to offer a plug-in board for Intel's new 386 processor? -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 14:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@P199: Fine with me, updated the article accordingly. DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:50, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ now given. Thanks for the review! DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:31, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

for ALT2. All issues resolved. Thanks! -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 13:25, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

P199 A reviewer cannot approve their own hook. SL93 (talk) 01:12, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SL93: hook is interesting and cited inline, I'll sign off on it so you can promote. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 01:15, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]