User:Maury Markowitz/Infobox mainframe computer/doc

Usage

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This infobox is intended to document mainframe computer systems like the IBM System/360 Model 30. It should be used to replace the more general "information appliance" infobox where appropriate. Related infoboxes include minicomputer, microcomputer and game console.

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Also known as{{{aka}}}
Developer{{{developer}}}
Manufacturer{{{manufacturer}}}
Product family{{{family}}}
Type{{{type}}}
Release date{{{release date}}}
Introductory price{{{price}}}
Discontinued{{{discontinued}}}
Units shipped{{{units shipped}}}
Operating system{{{os}}}
Memory{{{memory}}}
Backward
compatibility
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Predecessor{{{predecessor}}}
Successor{{{successor}}}
Related articles{{{related}}}
Website{{{website}}}
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| type         = 
| release date  = {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| lifespan     = 
| discontinued = 
| units shipped = 
| price        = 
| os           = 
| memory       = 
| platform     = 
| compatibility= 
| predecessor  = 
| successor    = 
| related      = 
| website      = {{URL|example.org}}
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Parameters

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Template parameters

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ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename Name Title

Name of the computer. Default it the article name. However it is a required parameter as it does not accept null.

Default
PAGENAME
Stringoptional
Logologo

File name of the logo to be appeared at the top of the infobox

Stringoptional
Logo sizelogo_size

Size of the logo. Default is 250px. Must not normally be changed.

Default
250px
Stringoptional
Logo uprightlogo_upright

Size of the logo, scaling per user preferences. Default is 1. Must not normally be changed.

Default
1
Stringoptional
Logo alternative textlogo_alt

Alternative text for the logo, used when the web browser cannot display the image or when a visually-impaired person uses a screen reader.

Stringoptional
Logo captionlogo caption

Caption for the logo. Must only be used to provide anything far more important than 'This is the logo of X'. e.g. used for inserting {{ffdc}} or {{deletable image-caption}}.

Stringoptional
Imageimage Image photo Photo

File name of the image of the computer that will appear at the top of the infobox.

Stringoptional
Image sizeimage_size ImageWidth

Image size. Defaults to 300px. The best practice is to ensure the image is displayed at the default resolution. Hence, use of this parameter is discouraged.

Default
300px
Stringoptional
Image uprightimage_upright

Size of the image, scaling per user preferences. Default is 1.

Default
1
Stringoptional
Image alternative textalt

Alternative text for the image (used by the blind and when web browsers cannot or do not load the image)

Stringoptional
Image captioncaption

Caption for the image of the computer.

Stringoptional
Also known as? ("AKA")aka

System nicknames

Stringoptional
Manufacturermanufacturer

Name of the manufacturer, if applicable

Stringoptional
Familyfamily

Product family

Stringoptional
Typetype Type

Type of the device; mainframe, supercomputer, etc.

Stringoptional
Release daterelease date releasedate first_release_date Released Introduced

Date introduced

Stringoptional
Base pricebaseprice baseprice price MSRP

Base price or MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price) of the appliance at its initial release. Per [[WP:NOTCATALOGUE]], "An article should not include product pricing information unless there is an independent source and a justified reason for the mention. Encyclopedic significance may be indicated if mainstream media sources (not just product reviews) provide commentary on these details instead of just passing mention.

Stringoptional
Discontinuation datediscontinued discontinued discontinuation_date

Date of when the appliance was discontinued / pulled from sale.

Stringoptional
Units shippedunits shipped unitsshipped

Number of units shipped

Stringoptional
Operating systemos OS operatingsystem

Operating system bundled with the product

Stringoptional
Type of memorymemory Memory RAM

Type of memory used (core, DRAM, etc.), and base amount if applicable

Stringoptional
Compatibilitycompatibility

Details of backward compatibility with the appliance's predecessor(s).

Stringoptional
Predecessorpredecessor

Name of the system's predecessor, if applicable.

Stringoptional
Successorsuccessor

Name of the system's successor, if applicable.

Stringoptional
Relatedrelated

Names of any sibling systems.

Stringoptional
Websitewebsite Website

URL of the official website, in a printer-friendly form. (consider using the {{URL}} template for cleaner URL output)

Stringoptional

Important notes

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Under WP:NOPRICES, "product prices should not be quoted in an article unless they can be sourced and there is a justified reason for their mention". Use of the "price" field should therefore be the exception rather than the norm.

In addition to the tracking category below, using this template without including at least one of parameters besides "title", "image", and "caption" will add the page to Category:Articles using infobox templates with no data rows.

Microformats

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The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

  • attendee
  • contact
  • description
  • dtend
  • dtstart
  • location
  • organiser
  • summary
  • url
  • vevent
Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hProduct microformat that makes a product's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

If the product has a URL, use {{URL}} to include it.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

  • brand
  • category
  • description
  • fn
  • hproduct
  • identifier
  • listing
  • photo
  • price
  • review
  • type
  • url
  • value
Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

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See also

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