Lesson plan
Documation
Documation was an American Stock Exchange-listed computer hardware manufacturer founded in 1969 in Melbourne, Florida that went public in 1976. They made (punched card) card readers used in some American elections 3 decades later. They also produced Impact Line printers. In late 1980, Storage Technology Corporation (STC) acquired Documation, which was subsequently spun off, and those companies which subdivided from it, most of which use Documation-like names, no longer manufacture computer peripherals. Documation was described as "a financially troubled printer manufacturer." s at 600 cards per minute.
Article summary
Documation was an American Stock Exchange-listed computer hardware manufacturer founded in 1969 in Melbourne, Florida that went public in 1976. They made (punched card) card readers used in some American elections 3 decades later. They also produced Impact Line printers. In late 1980, Storage Technology Corporation (STC) acquired Documation, which was subsequently spun off, and those companies which subdivided from it, most of which use Documation-like names, no longer manufacture computer peripherals. Documation was described as "a financially troubled printer manufacturer." s at 600 cards per minute.
Key claims
- date of foundation: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of foundation is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362919107
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