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ChiWriter

ChiWriter was a scientific word processor for MS-DOS, created by Cay Horstmann and released commercially in 1986. It was one of the first WYSIWYG word processors that could write mathematical formulas, even on IBM PC XT computers. It was easier to use than TeX. It was relatively affordable and ran on personal computers, unlike TeX, which ran on expensive Unix computers . ChiWriter was discontinued in 1996. Since then, Horstmann has placed the ChiWriter executable in the public domain. The source is unpublished.

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ChiWriter was a scientific word processor for MS-DOS, created by Cay Horstmann and released commercially in 1986. It was one of the first WYSIWYG word processors that could write mathematical formulas, even on IBM PC XT computers. It was easier to use than TeX. It was relatively affordable and ran on personal computers, unlike TeX, which ran on expensive Unix computers . ChiWriter was discontinued in 1996. Since then, Horstmann has placed the ChiWriter executable in the public domain. The source is unpublished.

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  1. release date: 1986 — 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 release date is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1358974406

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