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Dynatext

DynaText is an SGML publishing tool. It was introduced in 1990, and was the first system to handle arbitrarily large SGML documents, and to render them according to multiple style-sheets that could be switched at will. DynaText and its Web sibling DynaWeb won multiple Seybold and other awards, and there are eleven US Patents related to the DynaText technology.

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Article summary

DynaText is an SGML publishing tool. It was introduced in 1990, and was the first system to handle arbitrarily large SGML documents, and to render them according to multiple style-sheets that could be switched at will. DynaText and its Web sibling DynaWeb won multiple Seybold and other awards, and there are eleven US Patents related to the DynaText technology.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 150 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1994 — 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 "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "150 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. 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=1360891342

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.