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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 16:19, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

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  • ... that a custom version of Gimix's Ghost personal computer could have automated your home in 1980—for $10,000? Source: 'Bob Phillips, president of Gimix Inc., a Chicago firm that manufactures home computers that serve entire households, agrees that it will be years before his computers are in common use. "Our computers, that start at about $10,000, are meant for more expensive homes," he said. "People can barely afford to buy a home now, let alone the extra cost of a computer." Phillips said his computer can monitor and operate appliances, check energy usage and even record and keep important household information. But the household computer is still classified as a "Hollywood-type toy," according to Phillips.' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116691375/home-computers-set-for-boom-in-80s/

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 01:19, 25 January 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gimix, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • New enough and long enough when nominated. No copyright violations. Interesting hook which is referenced and in the article. The article is neutral and has the correct inline citations. The QPQ is done. Bruxton (talk) 20:29, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
    • @DigitalIceAge and Bruxton: could you point me towards sourcing that the mentioned $10,000 computer in The Vancouver Sun 1980 is a modified Gimix Ghost? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 07:25, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
      • That was a bit of synthesis/speculation on my part, my bad. It is almost certainly based on their System 68/Ghost with more bells and whistles and relays, but I could not find another article definitively connecting the dots (the home automation units evidently didn't sell well).
In lieu of that, I propose ALT0a:
... that Gimix released a personal computer could have automated your home in 1980—for $10,000? Source: 'Bob Phillips, president of Gimix Inc., a Chicago firm that manufactures home computers that serve entire households, agrees that it will be years before his computers are in common use. "Our computers, that start at about $10,000, are meant for more expensive homes," he said. "People can barely afford to buy a home now, let alone the extra cost of a computer." Phillips said his computer can monitor and operate appliances, check energy usage and even record and keep important household information. But the household computer is still classified as a "Hollywood-type toy," according to Phillips.' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116691375/home-computers-set-for-boom-in-80s/
@Theleekycauldron and Bruxton: DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:50, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
@DigitalIceAge: I appreciate you. Bruxton (talk) 14:50, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
@DigitalIceAge and Bruxton: I think the hook still needs more work. ALT0/ALT0a is too much of a logical leap or hypothetical (and it doesn't match the statement on the article page). Not to mention the fact that the actual source for the claim is the company itself (i.e., not an independent source). Also, what does $10,000 even mean in today's dollars? Here is one suggestion:
  • ALT1: ... that Gimix acknowledged in 1980 that its computer for home automation was like a "Hollywood-type toy"?
(Of course they didn't exactly call it "home automation" back then, so we need to be extra careful that we're not overclaiming what the computer actually did or could do.) Cielquiparle (talk) 03:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
ALT1 sounds great, thank you. DigitalIceAge (talk) 03:38, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
New reviewer needed for ALT1. Cielquiparle (talk) 11:47, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
@DigitalIceAge: New hook looks good! Freedom4U (talk) 21:14, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
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