Template:Did you know nominations/Advanced Logic Research

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:29, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Advanced Logic Research

Headquarters of Advanced Logic Research
Headquarters of Advanced Logic Research
  • ... that the headquarters of Advanced Logic Research (pictured) were the subject of an attempted armed invasion in 1989 during a surge of computer chip robberies? Source: "Late- night assaults by teams of masked, heavily armed bandits may be a hint of the high-tech crime of the '90s. ... At least five such robberies at Orange County, Ca., firms in six months have authorities concerned about a new breed of bandit as bold as jewel thieves, yet interested only in the tiny chips that give computers their smarts. ... some authorities think the high-tech crime wave is bound to grow ... In a recent Orange County incident, four men in dark clothing and toting machine-guns, an assault rifle and a .45-calibre pistol struck Advanced Logic Research at 10:30 p.m. Sticking a gun to a guard's head, the masked intruders demanded entry to the computer firm just days after the firm was in the news for developing a new computer" (Staff writer 1989, F2).

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 01:25, 19 January 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article and hook. Bahnfrend (talk) 09:11, 26 January 2022 (UTC) To T:DYK/P3 without image