Computing & Software Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 7 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

MS-DOS — The STATS field lists MS-DOS 8.0 as the final version without clarifying it was bundled with Windows Me, while the final standalone version was 6.22 in 1994.

Mac (computer) — The entry states the Macintosh was officially named Macintosh until 1999, but Apple officially dropped the 'Macintosh' name in favor of 'Mac' starting with the iMac in 1998.

Personal computer — The Altair 8800 was introduced in January 1975, not 1974.

Personal computer — The claim that the Xerox Alto directly inspired Windows is misleading; Windows was inspired by the Macintosh and other GUIs, not directly by the Alto.

Operating system — Mainframes existed before the transistor (e.g., UNIVAC I in 1951 used vacuum tubes), so stating that mainframes began to be built after the transistor is incorrect.

Operating system — The text implies FMS and IBSYS were typical of the mid-1950s, but they were introduced in the early 1960s, which is chronologically inaccurate.

Open data

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