Unicomp

Article summary

Unicomp GA LLC (formerly Unicomp, Inc.) is an American manufacturer of computer keyboards and keyboard accessories, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The company was founded in 1996 by ex-IBM and Lexmark employees. Unicomp is the current license holder and manufacturer of Model M keyboards using buckling spring key switches, the patents for which the company purchased from Lexmark in 1996.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 14 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 25 employees — 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 "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "14 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "25 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1367330489