PETSCII
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UNEXPLORED
PETSCII is Commodore's proprietary variant of the ASCII character encoding, used on 8-bit home computers like the VIC-20 and C64 for text and graphical symbols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PETSCII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21424084 — 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: PETSCII Context triple: [Commodore VIC-20, characterSet, PETSCII]
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A.
ASCII
ASCII is a widely used character encoding standard that represents text in computers and other devices using 7-bit numerical codes for letters, digits, punctuation, and control characters.
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B.
2513 character generator ROM
The 2513 character generator ROM is an early Signetics read-only memory chip used to store and render alphanumeric character patterns in video and display systems.
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C.
EBCDIC
EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) is an 8-bit character encoding system developed by IBM, primarily used on mainframe and midrange computer systems.
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D.
TTF
TTF is the National Rail station code for Thetford railway station in Norfolk, England.
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E.
VT52
VT52 is an early DEC video terminal introduced in the mid-1970s, known for its compact design and influential control codes that shaped later terminal standards.
- 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: PETSCII Target entity description: PETSCII is Commodore's proprietary variant of the ASCII character encoding, used on 8-bit home computers like the VIC-20 and C64 for text and graphical symbols.
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A.
ASCII
ASCII is a widely used character encoding standard that represents text in computers and other devices using 7-bit numerical codes for letters, digits, punctuation, and control characters.
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B.
2513 character generator ROM
The 2513 character generator ROM is an early Signetics read-only memory chip used to store and render alphanumeric character patterns in video and display systems.
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C.
EBCDIC
EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) is an 8-bit character encoding system developed by IBM, primarily used on mainframe and midrange computer systems.
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D.
TTF
TTF is the National Rail station code for Thetford railway station in Norfolk, England.
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E.
VT52
VT52 is an early DEC video terminal introduced in the mid-1970s, known for its compact design and influential control codes that shaped later terminal standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.