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ToolBook

ToolBook was a Microsoft Windows based e-learning content authoring application, initially released in 1990 by Asymetrix Corporation, now SumTotal Systems. ToolBook uses a book metaphor — a project file is thought of as a book containing pages of content. This is very similar to Microsoft PowerPoint’s use of the metaphor where presentations contain various slides. ToolBook was often compared to HyperCard and Visual Basic. The first version of ToolBook was demonstrated in 1990 episode of The Computer Chronicles, in an episode about Windows 3.0. The final version of ToolBook was 11.5. It was released in December 2012. SumTotal Systems ended all sales and support of ToolBook on December 31, 2021. This also ended the ability to Activate ToolBook installations on new computers. All information about ToolBook has been scrubbed from the company website. Information about ToolBook can still be found on various public websites including the following: *Platte Canyon *ToolBook Knowledge Base

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ToolBook was a Microsoft Windows based e-learning content authoring application, initially released in 1990 by Asymetrix Corporation, now SumTotal Systems. ToolBook uses a book metaphor — a project file is thought of as a book containing pages of content. This is very similar to Microsoft PowerPoint’s use of the metaphor where presentations contain various slides. ToolBook was often compared to HyperCard and Visual Basic. The first version of ToolBook was demonstrated in 1990 episode of The Computer Chronicles, in an episode about Windows 3.0. The final version of ToolBook was 11.5. It was released in December 2012. SumTotal Systems ended all sales and support of ToolBook on December 31, 2021. This also ended the ability to Activate ToolBook installations on new computers. All information about ToolBook has been scrubbed from the company website. Information about ToolBook can still be found on various public websites including the following: *Platte Canyon *ToolBook Knowledge Base

Key claims

  1. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2012 — 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 "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1367906357

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