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HITAC

HITAC (HItachi Transistor Automatic Computer)is the designation for the majority of [[Hitachi] large and midrange computer models spanning several decades. The HITAC 301, released in May 1958, was Hitachi's first fully transistorized computer model. Earlier Hitachi computers made use of semiconductors known as parametrons.[http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/dawn/0024.html]

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HITAC (HItachi Transistor Automatic Computer)is the designation for the majority of [[Hitachi] large and midrange computer models spanning several decades. The HITAC 301, released in May 1958, was Hitachi's first fully transistorized computer model. Earlier Hitachi computers made use of semiconductors known as parametrons.[http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/dawn/0024.html]

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  1. release date: 1958 — 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 "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1378296740

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