Central Point Software

Article summary

Central Point Software, Inc. (CP, CPS, Central Point) was a leading software utilities maker for the PC market, supplying utilities software for the MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows markets. It also produced Apple II copy programs. Through a series of mergers, the company was acquired by Symantec in 1994.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1993 — 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 release date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1325644708