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SIMpad

The SIMpad is a portable computer developed by the company Keith & Koep by order of Siemens AG, with an 8.4" TFT touchscreen. Commonly used with wireless network cards, it was marketed as a device to browse the World Wide Web. Initially announced in January 2001 at the Consumer Electronics Show. There are five known model variants, all out of production: *CL4: The low-end model with 32 MB RAM and 16 MB Flash ROM without PC card slot but with DECT modem. *WP50: A variant sold by Swisscom. Same as the CL4. *T-Sinus Pad: A variant sold by Deutsche Telekom. This one is the same as the CL4 but with a PC card slot. *SL4: The high end model, with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB Flash ROM. This one also has a PC card slot. *SLC: Identical to the SL4, but with the addition of a Siemens MD34 DECT modem, allowing connection to certain Siemens ISDN telephone systems.…

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The SIMpad is a portable computer developed by the company Keith & Koep by order of Siemens AG, with an 8.4" TFT touchscreen. Commonly used with wireless network cards, it was marketed as a device to browse the World Wide Web. Initially announced in January 2001 at the Consumer Electronics Show. There are five known model variants, all out of production: *CL4: The low-end model with 32 MB RAM and 16 MB Flash ROM without PC card slot but with DECT modem. *WP50: A variant sold by Swisscom. Same as the CL4. *T-Sinus Pad: A variant sold by Deutsche Telekom. This one is the same as the CL4 but with a PC card slot. *SL4: The high end model, with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB Flash ROM. This one also has a PC card slot. *SLC: Identical to the SL4, but with the addition of a Siemens MD34 DECT modem, allowing connection to certain Siemens ISDN telephone systems.…

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  1. release date: 2000 — 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 "2000". 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=1313881540

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