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edit“Glossary of computers” and “Glossary of computer hardware terms” both point to the same page. Maybe one should be removed? I can't yet do that because I'm not verified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafaelbeirigo (talk • contribs) 01:19, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
- Done :) OliveYouBean (talk) 01:34, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
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Image Colossus.jpg has wrong footer. Please change:
Computers and computing devices from different eras.
Top row: automatic mechanical calculator (1820) (difference engine), first-generation computer (Colossus computer)
Middle row: early vacuum tube computer (ENIAC), supercomputer (IBM Summit)
Bottom row: video game console (Nintendo GameCube), smartphone (LYF Water 2)
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Colossus, the first electronic digital programmable computing device, was used to break German ciphers during World War II. It is seen here in use at Bletchley Park in 1943. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oriowiki (talk • contribs) 12:07, May 30, 2023 (UTC)
- Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the
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remove \| from link to category \[\[Category:Computers| \]\] to \[\[Category:Computers\]\] Robert Wünsche (talk) 15:29, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Robert Wünsche: Not done: It's not clear, but I assume that you're referring to the line
[[Category:Computers| ]]
- this is not a link, it is a category; the evidence is in the rendered page where it shows in the category box at the bottom, and not as a rendered link. If you are asking to remove the pipe and space, these are intentional: see WP:SORTCAT and WP:SORTKEY. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 10:16, 12 November 2023 (UTC)