Talk:The Keyboard Company

A fact from The Keyboard Company appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that The Keyboard Company's numeric keypad (pictured) was praised for not voiding Apple's warranty because it did not require soldering to install?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:31, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The Keyboard Company numpad

... that The Keyboard Company's numeric keypad (pictured) was praised for not voiding Apple's warranty because it did not require soldering to install? Source: Clark 1983
- ALT1: ... that The Keyboard Company was formed on Steve Jobs' behest because its founder's former employer was distracted with orders from other computer companies? Source: "In early 1978, Datanetics built keyboards for Mattel and others which prompted Steve's suggestion that I start a new company dedicated to supply Apple's needs" (Muller 2013).
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hugh Gaine

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 23:15, 7 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new, long enough, no copyvio concerns, hook is interesting (particularly for someone like me who likes to take Macs apart and treat them like PCs). Have to AGF on the source as the Google Books link doesn't seem to be working for me right now. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:09, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for the review @Ritchie333:! Just pinging to note I have completed the QPQ. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:05, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ALT0 to T:DYK/P7

Notice[edit]

The article states that the factory owner gave "employees six- to one-year notice". Meaning 6-year to 1-year notice (which is what the quoted text implies)? Or is it 6 months to 1 year? (I'm not familiar with the company, so I don't know.) --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:17, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Piledhigheranddeeper: Six months to one year. Sorry for the mix-up, now fixed. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:44, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]