Amstrad CPC
E145717
The Amstrad CPC is an 8-bit home computer line from the 1980s, popular in Europe for gaming and productivity software.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amstrad CPC canonical | 8 |
| Amstrad CPC Plus series | 1 |
| CPC464 Plus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amstrad CPC Context triple: [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game), platform, Amstrad CPC]
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A.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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B.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
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C.
Commodore Amiga 1000
The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.
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D.
Commodore Amiga 500
The Commodore Amiga 500 is a late-1980s home computer known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities, making it popular for gaming, multimedia, and creative applications.
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E.
Commodore Amiga 2000
The Commodore Amiga 2000 is a late-1980s expandable personal computer known for its advanced multimedia capabilities, modular design, and popularity in video production and graphics work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amstrad CPC Target entity description: The Amstrad CPC is an 8-bit home computer line from the 1980s, popular in Europe for gaming and productivity software.
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A.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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B.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
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C.
Commodore Amiga 1000
The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.
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D.
Commodore Amiga 500
The Commodore Amiga 500 is a late-1980s home computer known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities, making it popular for gaming, multimedia, and creative applications.
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E.
Commodore Amiga 2000
The Commodore Amiga 2000 is a late-1980s expandable personal computer known for its advanced multimedia capabilities, modular design, and popularity in video production and graphics work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ |
| bus | proprietary expansion edge connector ⓘ |
| category | 1980s home computer ⓘ |
| colourPaletteSize | 27 colours ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Atari 8-bit family
ⓘ
Commodore 64 ⓘ ZX Spectrum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cpu |
Zilog Z80A
ⓘ
linked to:
Zilog Z80
|
| cpuClockSpeed | 4 MHz ⓘ |
| designFeature |
all-in-one unit with built-in tape or disk drive
ⓘ
monitor included in standard package ⓘ |
| discontinued | early 1990s ⓘ |
| displayChip | CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) ⓘ |
| family |
CPC464
ⓘ
CPC464 Plus ⓘ
linked to:
Amstrad CPC
CPC6128 ⓘ CPC6128 Plus ⓘ
linked to:
CPC6128
CPC664 ⓘ |
| graphicsModes |
Mode 0 160x200 16 colours
ⓘ
Mode 1 320x200 4 colours ⓘ Mode 2 640x200 2 colours ⓘ |
| introduced | 1984 ⓘ |
| keyboardType | full-stroke keyboard ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Amstrad ⓘ |
| memory |
128 KB RAM (higher-end models)
ⓘ
64 KB RAM (base models) ⓘ |
| notableUse |
educational software
ⓘ
home gaming ⓘ word processing ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Amstrad firmware BASIC in ROM ⓘ |
| popularRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
France ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| powerSupply | integrated into monitor ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Locomotive BASIC ⓘ |
| primaryMarket |
home computing
ⓘ
productivity software ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| softwareDistribution |
3-inch floppy disks
ⓘ
cassette tapes ⓘ |
| soundChannels | 3 ⓘ |
| soundChip |
General Instrument AY-3-8912
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Instruments SN76489
|
| soundType | PSG ⓘ |
| storage |
3-inch floppy disk
ⓘ
compact cassette ⓘ |
| successor |
Amstrad CPC Plus series
ⓘ
linked to:
Amstrad CPC
|
| wordSize | 8-bit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Amstrad CPC Description of subject: The Amstrad CPC is an 8-bit home computer line from the 1980s, popular in Europe for gaming and productivity software.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.