LocoScript

Article summary

LocoScript is a word processing software package created by Locomotive Software and first released with the Amstrad PCW, a personal computer launched in 1985. Early versions of LocoScript were noted for combining a wide range of facilities with outstanding ease of use. This and the low price of the hardware made it one of the best-selling word processors of the late 1980s. Four major versions of LocoScript were published for the PCW, and two for IBM PC compatibles running MS-DOS. LocoScript's market share did not expand with the PC versions, which were not released until after Windows had become the dominant PC operating system.

Key claims

1. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1351034752