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Micrografx

Micrografx Inc. was an American software company based in Richardson, Texas, founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson. It was one of the earliest developers of graphics software for Microsoft Windows, shipping its first product for Windows 1.0 in 1986 and building a broad range of drawing, diagramming and image editing tools aimed at both business users and graphics professionals. Corel acquired the company in 2001 and absorbed its product lines into the Corel portfolio.

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Micrografx Inc. was an American software company based in Richardson, Texas, founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson. It was one of the earliest developers of graphics software for Microsoft Windows, shipping its first product for Windows 1.0 in 1986 and building a broad range of drawing, diagramming and image editing tools aimed at both business users and graphics professionals. Corel acquired the company in 2001 and absorbed its product lines into the Corel portfolio.

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  1. date of foundation: 1982 — 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 "1982". 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=1356934988

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