Talk:NCR Voyix/Archives/2014

Location of headquarters

The census map linked as a reference to support that the HQ is located in an unincorporated area has been redirected, so quick confirmation cannot be made from this link. I don't know whether this constitutes original research, but, using Google as my source I was able to confirm. Check these links.

• Clearly shows the outline of Duluth city limits
• Clearly shows that 3097 Satellite Blvd is outside, albeit nearby, those limits

I find it interesting that the corporate HQ for this (one-time) major corporation is apparently just a suite number in a building shared by other companies. Wbm1058 (talk) 18:36, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Question about MP-RAS

Rama, Does anyone have any info about NCR Unix (AKA MP-RAS)? I didn't see any mention of it on this page? MikeDawg 16:56, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Untitled

There is nothing here about NCR's manufacture of carbonless carbon paper which, until 1970, contained PCB's and resulted in widespread environmental contamination. Sanjour 20:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC) William Sanjour

First mass storage

The article currently says, "In 1962, NCR introduced the NCR-315 Electronic Data Processing System which included the CRAM storage device, the first mass storage alternative to magnetic tape." I've figured out what you mean - automated storage for non-volatile data not used in any current job; comparable devices were automated mag tape reel or mag tape cartridge libraries, e.g. IBM 3850. The problems with the current phrasing are: mass storage takes a different view, including disks as well as tapes and thus giving the impression of referring to something smaller whose contents would all be online at the same time; "... alternative to magnetic tape ..." in the current article gives the same impression. I'm changing the phrasing to "the first automated mass storage alternative to magnetic tape libraries accesed manually by computer operators." Philcha (talk) 12:27, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Link Quality

The links about cuts in 2007 are broken.

There are many dead links here, so here comes some more general perspectives on how Wikipedia can use references.

I cannot but wonder what will happen when, after some time and lots of added knowledge, most of the references at the bottom of wikipedia pages become obsolete.

Should there be a way to copy link+reference content into some kind of article-database, provided that e.g. Daily News accepts this usage of their site? Could we arrange with the "wayback-machine" some agreement that when one of the better wikipedia pages points to an article be it in a newspaper or a university site, then this link-target can be sent to the "wayback-machine" which then copies the text (mostly text references are needed.)

donald_j_axel (donald_j_axel) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:53, 22 July 2008 (UTC)