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OpenMPT

OpenMPT is an open-source music tracker for Windows. It is based on ModPlug Tracker by Olivier Lapicque, first released in September 1997. Although developed for Windows, OpenMPT can be run on Unix-like systems via Wine. Computer Music magazine listed OpenMPT among the top five free music trackers in 2007, and it is one of the most widely used trackers.

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OpenMPT is an open-source music tracker for Windows. It is based on ModPlug Tracker by Olivier Lapicque, first released in September 1997. Although developed for Windows, OpenMPT can be run on Unix-like systems via Wine. Computer Music magazine listed OpenMPT among the top five free music trackers in 2007, and it is one of the most widely used trackers.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1997 — 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 "1997". 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=1349233808

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.