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Hector (microcomputer)

Hector (or Victor Lambda) are a series of a microcomputers produced in France in the early 1980s. In January 1980, Michel Henric-Coll founded a company named Lambda Systems in Toulouse, that would import a computer (produced by Interact Electronics Inc of Ann Arbor, Michigan ) to France. The computer was sold under the name of Victor Lambda. Lambda Systems went bankrupt in July 1981, along with Interact. In December 1981, Micronique, an electronic components company based in southern Paris, acquires the rights to the Victor Lambda. In 1982, Victor Lambda Diffusion, a subsidiary, distributes the Victor Lambda. The first machines built in the United States were not a success, and the following models were designed and produced in France at the headquarters of the Micronique company. The company uses the slogan: "The French Personal Computer". In 1983, the Victor is renamed Hector, to avoid confusion with the machines from the Californian company Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology). The last model introduced was the Hector MX, with production of the series ending in 1985. The series was not successful, due to the focus on the French market, intense competition from Amstrad machines and high prices.

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Hector (or Victor Lambda) are a series of a microcomputers produced in France in the early 1980s. In January 1980, Michel Henric-Coll founded a company named Lambda Systems in Toulouse, that would import a computer (produced by Interact Electronics Inc of Ann Arbor, Michigan ) to France. The computer was sold under the name of Victor Lambda. Lambda Systems went bankrupt in July 1981, along with Interact. In December 1981, Micronique, an electronic components company based in southern Paris, acquires the rights to the Victor Lambda. In 1982, Victor Lambda Diffusion, a subsidiary, distributes the Victor Lambda. The first machines built in the United States were not a success, and the following models were designed and produced in France at the headquarters of the Micronique company. The company uses the slogan: "The French Personal Computer". In 1983, the Victor is renamed Hector, to avoid confusion with the machines from the Californian company Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology). The last model introduced was the Hector MX, with production of the series ending in 1985. The series was not successful, due to the focus on the French market, intense competition from Amstrad machines and high prices.

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  1. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1985 — 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 "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1985". 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=1370943990

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