Commodore Amiga 500

E39012

Amiga computer home computer personal computer

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Amiga 500	20
Commodore Amiga 500 canonical	5
Amiga 500 (technology base)	1
Commodore Amiga 500 Plus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300001 — 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: Commodore Amiga 500
Context triple: [Motorola 68000 family, usedIn, Commodore Amiga 500]

A. 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.
B. Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
C. original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
D. IBM PC AT
The IBM PC AT is a second-generation IBM personal computer introduced in 1984 that featured the Intel 80286 processor and set many hardware and expansion standards for business PCs.
E. Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
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: Commodore Amiga 500
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
C. original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
D. IBM PC AT
The IBM PC AT is a second-generation IBM personal computer introduced in 1984 that featured the Intel 80286 processor and set many hardware and expansion standards for business PCs.
E. Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Amiga computer ⓘ home computer ⓘ personal computer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	A500 ⓘ Amiga 500 ⓘ linked to: Commodore Amiga 500
audioChannels	4-channel stereo PCM audio ⓘ
colorPaletteSize	4096 colors ⓘ
contemporaryWith	Apple Macintosh ⓘ linked to: Apple Macintosh computers Atari ST ⓘ IBM PC compatibles ⓘ linked to: IBM PC compatible
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
cpu	Motorola 68000 ⓘ linked to: Motorola 68000 family
cpuArchitecture	Motorola 68000 family ⓘ
cpuClockSpeed	7.09 MHz ⓘ 7.14 MHz ⓘ
era	early 1990s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
expansionPort	side expansion slot ⓘ trapdoor expansion slot ⓘ
family	Commodore Amiga line ⓘ linked to: Amiga
floppyDriveType	internal 3.5-inch double-density drive ⓘ
formFactor	all-in-one keyboard computer ⓘ
graphicsChip	Agnus ⓘ Denise ⓘ
graphicsChipset	Original Chip Set ⓘ
inputPort	two DE-9 joystick/mouse ports ⓘ
intendedMarket	home computer market ⓘ
iOChip	Paula ⓘ
keyboardType	integrated full-size keyboard ⓘ
mainMarkets	Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
manufacturer	Commodore International ⓘ
maxOnScreenColors	32 colors in standard modes ⓘ 64 colors in Extra Half-Brite mode ⓘ up to 4096 colors in Hold-And-Modify mode ⓘ
notableFor	advanced graphics capabilities for its time ⓘ advanced sound capabilities for its time ⓘ popularity as a gaming platform ⓘ use in multimedia and creative applications ⓘ
operatingSystem	Kickstart ⓘ Workbench ⓘ
platform	AmigaOS ⓘ
predecessor	Commodore Amiga 1000 ⓘ
primaryStorage	3.5-inch floppy disk drive ⓘ
ram	512 KB Chip RAM ⓘ
ramExpandableTo	1 MB Chip RAM ⓘ several megabytes via expansions ⓘ
releaseDate	1987 ⓘ
romSize	256 KB Kickstart ROM ⓘ
soundChip	Paula ⓘ
successor	Commodore Amiga 1200 ⓘ Commodore Amiga 500 Plus ⓘ linked to: Commodore Amiga 500 Commodore Amiga 600 ⓘ
supportsExternalDrive	yes ⓘ
videoOutput	RGB video port ⓘ composite video (via adapter or some models) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Motorola 68000 family → usedIn → Commodore Amiga 500 ⓘ

Commodore Amiga 1000 → successor → Commodore Amiga 500 ⓘ

Commodore Amiga 500 → alsoKnownAs → Amiga 500 ⓘ