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A fact from Parasitic Engineering appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Parasitic Engineering was named as a reference to a MITS co-founder calling third-party hardware vendors "parasite companies"?

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I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Thanks for creating the article!.

✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 23:48, 14 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

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The result was: promoted by Aoidh (talk) 01:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that Parasitic Engineering was named as a reference to a MITS co-founder calling third-party hardware vendors "parasite companies"? Source: Freiberger, Paul; Michael Swaine (2000). Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer. McGraw-Hill. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0071358927 – via the Internet Archive.
- ALT1: ... that after the co-founder of MITS derided third-party hardware vendors as "parasite companies", Howard Fullmer formed Parasitic Engineering to sell hardware for MITS' Altair 8800? Source: Same as ALT0
- ALT2: ... that Parasitic Engineering, named after a MITS co-founder called third-party hardware vendors "parasite companies", sold upgrade kits for MITS' Altair 8800 and later sold a computer based on its bus? Source: Same as ALT0
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Axe and Grind

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 07:18, 15 December 2022 (UTC).Reply

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Overall: @DigitalIceAge: Good article. Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:04, 16 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review! QPQ now done. DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:15, 17 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

Alright, approving. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:25, 17 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

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