Wikipedia:Peer review/Quadra 605/archive1

Quadra 605
Article about an Apple Macintosh Quadra computer model - has a lot of information and references but I think there is still room for improvement. Any ideas? — Wackymacs 11:03, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It's one of the best old Mac articles, and it has great technical info - but that's what it basically is, a datasheet in prose. It tells us everything aboutthe machine itself, but what I'd want to see in a perfect article on a topic like this is:
 * Development: Who, when, where, how, why? Based on which prior models? Who designed the case?
 * Marketing, target audience, and sales figures - was it a profitable model for Apple? How many were sold? How many built?
 * Role in Apple's product lineup of the time - yes, pretty low-end, but what did it replace, or did it create a new niche? Which model followed it? What was it used for? How did it compare to other computers by other companies of the time?
 * And what is its reputation, then and today? Is it remembered fondly? How long was it used, and is it still used?
 * Is it collectible? What does a model in good condition fetch on the market today?
 * There probably isn't a meaningful or important answer to some of these questions, but most of them will need to be adressed. In short, the real-world impact of the machine is almost entirely missing. But it's possible to pull this off, and in fact I'm more than willing to help adding the info if I can locate it. -- grm_wnr Esc  17:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)