IBM 3033
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The IBM 3033 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the late 1970s as part of IBM’s System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific computing.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923109 — 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: IBM 3033 Context triple: [IBM System/370, notableModel, IBM 3033]
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A.
IBM 5160
IBM 5160 is IBM’s second-generation personal computer model, commonly known as the IBM PC XT, which introduced a built-in hard drive and expanded capabilities over the original IBM PC.
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B.
IBM 5151
The IBM 5151 is a monochrome CRT computer monitor introduced in the early 1980s for use with the original IBM Personal Computer.
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C.
Honeywell 316 minicomputer
The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
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D.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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E.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
- 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: IBM 3033 Target entity description: The IBM 3033 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the late 1970s as part of IBM’s System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific computing.
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A.
IBM 5160
IBM 5160 is IBM’s second-generation personal computer model, commonly known as the IBM PC XT, which introduced a built-in hard drive and expanded capabilities over the original IBM PC.
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B.
IBM 5151
The IBM 5151 is a monochrome CRT computer monitor introduced in the early 1980s for use with the original IBM Personal Computer.
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C.
Honeywell 316 minicomputer
The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
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D.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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E.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM System/370 model
ⓘ
mainframe computer ⓘ |
| architecture |
System/370 architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| backwardCompatibleWith | earlier System/370 software ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
System/370 instruction set
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deploymentEnvironment | data centers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
large-scale commercial computing
ⓘ
scientific computing ⓘ |
| formFactor | room-sized system ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
IBM 3033N
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM 3033
IBM 3033S ⓘ
linked to:
IBM 3033
IBM 3033U ⓘ
linked to:
IBM 3033
|
| introducedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM ⓘ |
| marketedAs | high-performance mainframe ⓘ |
| notableFor | high performance within System/370 line at time of introduction ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MVS
ⓘ
OS/VS1 ⓘ OS/VS2 ⓘ VM/370 ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | IBM System/370 ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | large data center power and cooling ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier IBM System/370 models ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple channels for I/O
ⓘ
multiprogramming ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ virtual storage ⓘ |
| technologyGeneration | third-generation mainframe ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
batch processing
ⓘ
online transaction processing ⓘ scientific and engineering applications ⓘ |
| usedBy |
government organizations
ⓘ
large enterprises ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engineering analysis
ⓘ
financial transaction processing ⓘ inventory and logistics systems ⓘ scientific simulations ⓘ |
| usedWith |
IBM 3270 terminals
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM 3274 control unit
IBM 3330 disk storage ⓘ IBM 3350 disk storage ⓘ IBM 3420 magnetic tape drives ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-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: IBM 3033 Description of subject: The IBM 3033 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the late 1970s as part of IBM’s System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific computing.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IBM 3033
linked to: IBM 3033
linked to: IBM 3033