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Executor (software)

Executor is a software application that allows Motorola 68000-based classic Mac OS programs to be run on various x86-based operating systems. Executor was created by ARDI (Abacus Research and Development, Inc.). Executor development was indefinitely postponed in 2005, and it was published as open source software in 2008.

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Article summary

Executor is a software application that allows Motorola 68000-based classic Mac OS programs to be run on various x86-based operating systems. Executor was created by ARDI (Abacus Research and Development, Inc.). Executor development was indefinitely postponed in 2005, and it was published as open source software in 2008.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2008-10-05 — 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 publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2008-10-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1361462041

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