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SCORE (software)

SCORE is a scorewriter program, written in FORTRAN for MS-DOS by Leland Smith, with a reputation for producing very high-quality results. Developed while he was a professor at Stanford University, it was widely used in engraving during the 1980s and 1990s and continues to have a small, dedicated following of engravers, many of whom hold the program in high regard due to its ability to position symbols precisely on the page. Several publications set using SCORE have earned Paul Revere and German Musikpresse engraving awards.

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SCORE is a scorewriter program, written in FORTRAN for MS-DOS by Leland Smith, with a reputation for producing very high-quality results. Developed while he was a professor at Stanford University, it was widely used in engraving during the 1980s and 1990s and continues to have a small, dedicated following of engravers, many of whom hold the program in high regard due to its ability to position symbols precisely on the page. Several publications set using SCORE have earned Paul Revere and German Musikpresse engraving awards.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 2001-10-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  9. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  10. release date: 2012-12-08 — 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 publication date is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "2001-10-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. The record states that the release date is "2012-12-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  13. 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=1371578282

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