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Computer Life

Computer Life was a magazine which focused on computers. The New York Times called it "an endless array of permutations that marry the term PC to some older, less-capitalized form of existence" because of its coverage of "the culture of computers." Amidst "hundreds of computing magazines" its focus was Generation X.

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Computer Life was a magazine which focused on computers. The New York Times called it "an endless array of permutations that marry the term PC to some older, less-capitalized form of existence" because of its coverage of "the culture of computers." Amidst "hundreds of computing magazines" its focus was Generation X.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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