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Color Graphics Adapter

Self-nomination
I did not start the article in question, but have largely rewritten it.
The article rather successfully debunks the persistent myth that CGA only did 4 colours instead of 16. Well worth a read IMHO. Especially if you don't believe what you've just read. Ropers 09:39, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Support. Really good read. It flowed well. Ah, good old slug-death graphics (cause it'd kill slugs looking at it) zoney ███ talk 00:41, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
• Object - needs a ==Reference== section. See Wikipedia:Cite your sources. ---mav 06:12, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Err.. The sources are there, see: Color_Graphics_Adapter#External_links. I only didn't name it "Reference" but "External links" because naming it "Reference" would have made it awkward to include the links to the 160x100 screenshots in the same section, right below the link to their explanation at the external reference site. (After all, screenshots aren't strictly a reference, or are they?) Feel free to suggest a better way of ctructuring these links, but again, I would like to not that they're there -- and the relevant info is covered by in them as well. Please let me/us know if you want to withdraw the objection or whatever. Ropers 06:41, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

==External links== is a section where links to other webpages that have good additional information on the topic (some people think that that should be merged into a more generic ==Further reading== section, however). If that is still the case for the links listed, then leave them in that section but add (also used as a reference) right after each ext link that was also used as a reference. If that is not the case, then please move those links to the ==References== section. --mav 06:55, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I've made some changes. Is the current version something you would agree with? Ropers 08:08, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Potentially nice article - needs a rewriter. Arguments aren't suited to an intro (the 16-colour thing). I might have a hack at it later - David Gerard 14:46, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I've gone through the first half, severely tightening (bad style, loaded with redundancy and unnecessarily wordy and clumsy constructions). Even after my changes, it sorely needs going over by a good writer. And someone needs to take on the second half. The article has the content and the references, but it does have severe style issues before being feature material IMO - David Gerard 15:11, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
• I like it! Content is fantastic, however, I agree with David Gerard. It needs some style changes. List on Peer Review? - Ta bu shi da yu 15:17, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Done. Also, some changes have been made. Further contributions and reevaluations welcome! ;-) Ropers 20:06, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Update: The CGA article has now been heavily edited (with the second half hopefully improved.) May I kindly ask all who previously stated concerns to review and check if the above concerns still apply? If it's still not up to scratch, it would be good to know why (though I'm quite optimistic now). Please check it out. :) Ropers 00:56, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Support (particularly as I just went through it again ;-) It's a very nice article - David Gerard 21:45, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)