User talk:Maury Markowitz/Archives/2021

On 7 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uniterm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mortimer Taube designed his Uniterm indexing system for easy automation, and then built a punched-card version as the IBM 9900? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uniterm. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Uniterm), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 12 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DZ203, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Boeing 247 DZ203 flew for United Airlines and the RCAF before the RAF used it to perform the world's first completely automated approach and blind landing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DZ203. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, DZ203), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 1 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avro Lancaster FM213, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that FM213 (pictured) spent a decade in search and rescue and another as a gate guardian before being restored as one of only two remaining airworthy Avro Lancaster bombers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avro Lancaster FM213. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Avro Lancaster FM213), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 11 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Sarnoff, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when his attempt to build RCA into a conglomerate failed, Robert Sarnoff was ousted from the board in a "palace revolt"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Sarnoff. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Robert Sarnoff), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 12 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Patrick Green, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after winning Olympic bronze in bobsleigh, "Paddy" Green went on to RAF night-fighter fame that won him awards from the US and Soviet Union? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Patrick Green. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Patrick Green), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 26 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Red Steer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that operators of the Mark 1 Red Steer tail warning radar (pictured) joked that the Soviets would not attempt to jam it as such attempts would not make it any harder to read? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red Steer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Red Steer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 21 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heavy ion fusion, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although John Foster long ago described heavy ion fusion as "the conservative approach" to a working fusion reactor, no large-scale system has ever been built? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heavy ion fusion. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Heavy ion fusion), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 11 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Compressed instruction set, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some microprocessors feature a compressed instruction set that packs machine-language instructions into a more memory-efficient size? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/compressed instruction set. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Compressed instruction set), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 23 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Golden Age short story "The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years" includes the first use of a generational starship in fiction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 26 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Red Hebe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Vickers Red Hebe air-to-air missile was dismissed by the British Air Ministry's own Operational Requirements branch as "still in the piston era" compared to the US Sparrow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red Hebe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Red Hebe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 13 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pole Vault (communications system), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first troposcatter communications system, Pole Vault (antenna pictured), linked Pinetree Line radars along 2,250 km (1,400 mi) of wilderness in Labrador? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pole Vault (communications system). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pole Vault (communications system)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 22 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trans Canada Microwave, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Trans-Canada Skyway made Hockey Night in Canada possible? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trans Canada Microwave. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Trans Canada Microwave), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 9 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wireless Set Number 10, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the Germans boasted that they captured British radio traffic with ease, the Wireless Set Number 10 was so secure that they never even knew of its existence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wireless Set, Number 10. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wireless Set Number 10), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 23 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article BASIC-8, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David Ahl purchased BASIC-8 to sell with the PDP-8 when DEC management proved more interested in their own FOCAL language? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/BASIC-8. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, BASIC-8), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 17 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TD-2, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bell Labs' TD-2 microwave-relay system (tower pictured) was used to carry television signals and telephone calls across North America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TD2. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, TD-2), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 20 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article RTCM SC-104, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that RTCM SC-104 allows data from different satellite navigation systems to be combined using a single format? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/RTCM SC-104. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, RTCM SC-104), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 21 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mikhail Ioffe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Soviet scientist Mikhail Ioffe was not allowed to collect the Atoms for Peace Award because he was seen to be too chummy with western scientists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikhail Ioffe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mikhail Ioffe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 22 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Cyborg and the Sorcerers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lawrence Watt-Evans's The Cyborg and the Sorcerers was his first work in the hard science fiction genre, but mixed in elements of fantasy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Cyborg and the Sorcerers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Cyborg and the Sorcerers), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 24 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andy Carswell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that over his long career in aviation, Andy Carswell (pictured) was shot down over Germany, made two famous rescues, met Queen Elizabeth II, and upset the Canadian transport safety establishment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Carswell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Andy Carswell), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 9 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Forbes Log, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1909 Forbes Log sent speed measurements remotely to the gunnery calculators used by the Royal Navy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Forbes Log. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Forbes Log), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 20 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Space Encounters, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 1980's Space Encounters video game was the first that Midway Games offered in their "mini myte" arcade game cabinet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Space Encounters. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Space Encounters), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 4 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Raytheon 704, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Raytheon 704, which cost more than $10,000 in 1970, was the first computer used for playing games by mail? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Raytheon 704. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Raytheon 704), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 24 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Victor 3900, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Victor 3900 (example pictured) was the first electronic calculator using custom integrated circuits, allowing it to be "smaller than a typewriter"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Victor 3900. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Victor 3900), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 26 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TPC-C, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first official result for the TPC-C benchmark (testing pictured) in 1992 was 54, and now stands at 707 million? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TPC-C. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, TPC-C), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 5 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of cassette tape data storage formats, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when home computers used cassette tapes for storage, the data was sometimes distributed on flexi disc records or even broadcast on radio? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of cassette tape data storage formats. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of cassette tape data storage formats), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 6 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berknet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Eric Schmidt developed Berknet, an early wide area network system, in 1978 while he was a student at Berkeley University? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berknet. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Berknet), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 16 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atari XF551, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that even though it was "the best thing to happen to the Atari", the XF551 floppy disk drive was only released after Nintendo sued them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atari XF551. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Atari XF551), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.