Bug-Byte

Article summary

Bug-Byte Ltd. was a video game company founded in 1980 in Liverpool, initially producing software for the Acorn Atom and ZX80. Bug-Byte's first hit was Don Priestley's Mazogs which was one of the most successful titles for the ZX81. In 1983, it published Manic Miner, considered to be one of the most influential platform games of all time. The company went into liquidation in 1985 but their name and logo were purchased by Argus Press PLC for use as a budget software label.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377500652