User:Maury Markowitz/Infobox mainframe computer/doc

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Usage[edit]

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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Parameters[edit]

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name` `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	String	optional
Logo	`logo`	File name of the logo to be appeared at the top of the infobox	String	optional
Logo size	`logo_size`	Size of the logo. Default is 250px. Must not normally be changed. Default 250px	String	optional
Logo upright	`logo_upright`	Size of the logo, scaling per user preferences. Default is 1. Must not normally be changed. Default 1	String	optional
Logo alternative text	`logo_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.	String	optional
Logo caption	`logo 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}}.	String	optional
Image	`image` `Image` `photo` `Photo`	File name of the image of the computer that will appear at the top of the infobox.	String	optional
Image size	`image_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	String	optional
Image upright	`image_upright`	Size of the image, scaling per user preferences. Default is 1. Default 1	String	optional
Image alternative text	`alt`	Alternative text for the image (used by the blind and when web browsers cannot or do not load the image)	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	Caption for the image of the computer.	String	optional
Also known as? ("AKA")	`aka`	System nicknames	String	optional
Manufacturer	`manufacturer`	Name of the manufacturer, if applicable	String	optional
Family	`family`	Product family	String	optional
Type	`type` `Type`	Type of the device; mainframe, supercomputer, etc.	String	optional
Release date	`release date` `releasedate` `first_release_date` `Released` `Introduced`	Date introduced	String	optional
Base price	`baseprice` `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.	String	optional
Discontinuation date	`discontinued` `discontinued` `discontinuation_date`	Date of when the appliance was discontinued / pulled from sale.	String	optional
Units shipped	`units shipped` `unitsshipped`	Number of units shipped	String	optional
Operating system	`os` `OS` `operatingsystem`	Operating system bundled with the product	String	optional
Type of memory	`memory` `Memory` `RAM`	Type of memory used (core, DRAM, etc.), and base amount if applicable	String	optional
Compatibility	`compatibility`	Details of backward compatibility with the appliance's predecessor(s).	String	optional
Predecessor	`predecessor`	Name of the system's predecessor, if applicable.	String	optional
Successor	`successor`	Name of the system's successor, if applicable.	String	optional
Related	`related`	Names of any sibling systems.	String	optional
Website	`website` `Website`	URL of the official website, in a printer-friendly form. (consider using the {{URL}} template for cleaner URL output)	String	optional

Important notes[edit]

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.

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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.

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