IBM 168
E222251
The IBM 168 was a high-end mainframe processor model in the IBM System/370 family, known for significantly boosting performance and supporting advanced virtual memory features in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 168 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923108 — 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 168 Context triple: [IBM System/370, notableModel, IBM 168]
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A.
IBM 165
The IBM 165 was a mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific data processing in the early 1970s.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
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E.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
- 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 168 Target entity description: The IBM 168 was a high-end mainframe processor model in the IBM System/370 family, known for significantly boosting performance and supporting advanced virtual memory features in the 1970s.
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A.
IBM 165
The IBM 165 was a mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific data processing in the early 1970s.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
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E.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM System/370 model
ⓘ
mainframe computer ⓘ processor model ⓘ |
| architecture |
System/370 architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| category | general-purpose mainframe ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
System/360 object code (with System/370 compatibility)
ⓘ
System/370 instruction set ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| coolingRequirement | specialized cooling in data centers ⓘ |
| cpuType | System/370-compatible CPU ⓘ |
| designedFor |
data centers
ⓘ
large enterprises ⓘ |
| era | third generation of IBM mainframes ⓘ |
| family |
System/370
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| generation | third-generation mainframe ⓘ |
| hasFormFactor | room-sized mainframe system ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
IBM System/370 Model 168
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM System/370
|
| marketPosition | high-end ⓘ |
| modelNumber | 168 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
significant performance improvement over earlier System/370 models
ⓘ
support for advanced virtual memory features ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MVS
ⓘ
OS/VS1 ⓘ OS/VS2 ⓘ VM/370 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | IBM System/370 ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | high electrical power consumption typical of 1970s mainframes ⓘ |
| roleInProductLine | performance leader within System/370 family at introduction ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier System/370 models such as IBM 165 ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
advanced memory management
ⓘ
dynamic address translation ⓘ hardware-assisted relocation and protection ⓘ large real memory configurations for its time ⓘ multiprogramming ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ virtual machine environments via VM/370 ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| technologyBase | integrated circuits ⓘ |
| useCase |
batch processing
ⓘ
commercial data processing ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| usedIn |
banking and financial applications
ⓘ
government computing installations ⓘ large-scale transaction processing ⓘ university computing centers ⓘ |
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 168 Description of subject: The IBM 168 was a high-end mainframe processor model in the IBM System/370 family, known for significantly boosting performance and supporting advanced virtual memory features in the 1970s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.