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Strike section needs an encyclopedic rewrite

The section summarizing the strike is written in an extremely unencyclopedic, informal tone, unlike the main article on the strike. I have accordingly added the tone template to the section. 1980fast (talk) 19:51, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Product section

The product section describes the UNIVAC I, but not the many other computers that RR UNIVAC sold in much larger numbers. Surely the 30-bit and 36-bit machines deserve mention, as well as the smaller UNIVAC 1004 and 1005 Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 05:39, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

The UNIVAC I was the first and made the company famous in computing, which makes it far more important than other models, even if they sold in higher numbers. Near the bottom there is a closed "Unisys" nav box that has a link to List of UNIVAC products, where you will find the 1004 and 1005. UNIVAC also goes into the history of the computers, which is not appropriate here in this summary article about the company as a whole.  Stepho  talk  07:45, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

The UNIVAC I was sold only for a few years; the 30 and 36 bit lines were sold for decades. Surely that makes them notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chatul (talk • contribs)

True to a certain extent. Commercially, the 30 and 36-bit lines made far more units and money. But the first model is still the one that made them famous. I'd like to offer a compromise by adding a single line similar to "In later years, the XXX product line sold to great commercial success". But following the UNIVAC 1004 and UNIVAC 1005 links shows them to buried as small mentions within a long and winding article that covers dozens of different models with nothing that makes those 2 models stand out from the rest. Nor does there seem to be any article that covers the 30-bit or 36-bit lines holistically. From the List of UNIVAC products and UNIVAC articles, it's hard to tell whether the models in the 30-bit line are simple variations of each other or just grouped based on the bit count. Similar for the 36-bit line. Those were the days when most manufacturers released new machines with almost no regard for compatibility with their other machines.  Stepho  talk  22:54, 30 October 2022 (UTC)