Datapoint 2200 terminal
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The Datapoint 2200 terminal was an early programmable computer/terminal system from the early 1970s whose architecture strongly influenced the design of the Intel 8008 and later x86 processors.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CTC Datapoint 2200 | 1 |
| Datapoint 2200 terminal canonical | 1 |
| Datapoint 5500 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7716348 — 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: Datapoint 2200 terminal Context triple: [Intel 8008, originalApplication, Datapoint 2200 terminal]
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A.
CII Honeywell Bull
CII Honeywell Bull was a French computer company formed through a partnership involving Compagnie Internationale pour l’Informatique (CII) and Honeywell Bull, known for developing mainframe and minicomputer systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Square Terminal
Square Terminal is a portable, all-in-one point-of-sale device designed by Square for businesses to accept card payments and manage transactions.
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C.
Ingenico
Ingenico is a global provider of payment terminals and payment services, widely used by merchants for secure electronic transactions.
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D.
HP 9000 Series 200
The HP 9000 Series 200 is a line of early 1980s Hewlett-Packard technical workstations designed for engineering and scientific computing, notable for running HP-UX and other development tools.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- 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: Datapoint 2200 terminal Target entity description: The Datapoint 2200 terminal was an early programmable computer/terminal system from the early 1970s whose architecture strongly influenced the design of the Intel 8008 and later x86 processors.
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A.
CII Honeywell Bull
CII Honeywell Bull was a French computer company formed through a partnership involving Compagnie Internationale pour l’Informatique (CII) and Honeywell Bull, known for developing mainframe and minicomputer systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Square Terminal
Square Terminal is a portable, all-in-one point-of-sale device designed by Square for businesses to accept card payments and manage transactions.
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C.
Ingenico
Ingenico is a global provider of payment terminals and payment services, widely used by merchants for secure electronic transactions.
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D.
HP 9000 Series 200
The HP 9000 Series 200 is a line of early 1980s Hewlett-Packard technical workstations designed for engineering and scientific computing, notable for running HP-UX and other development tools.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microcomputer
ⓘ
programmable terminal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CTC Datapoint 2200
ⓘ
linked to:
Datapoint 2200 terminal
|
| commercialStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| companyHeadquartersOfManufacturer | San Antonio, Texas ⓘ |
| connectivity | serial communication interface ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cpuArchitecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| designedAs | programmable terminal for timesharing systems ⓘ |
| displayType |
CRT
ⓘ
text-only display ⓘ |
| era | early microcomputer era ⓘ |
| formFactor | desktop unit ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step in transition from terminals to standalone microcomputers
ⓘ
precursor to personal computers ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Intel 8008
ⓘ
Intel x86 architecture ⓘ
linked to:
x86
microprocessor design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | minicomputers of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| intendedCpu |
Intel 8008
ⓘ
Texas Instruments microprocessor (cancelled) ⓘ
linked to:
TMS9900
|
| introducedIn | early 1970s ⓘ |
| keyboard | integrated keyboard ⓘ |
| mainUseCase |
business applications
ⓘ
data entry ⓘ remote terminal access ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Computer Terminal Corporation ⓘ |
| marketedAs | intelligent terminal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest commercially successful microcomputers
ⓘ
influencing the instruction set of the Intel 8008 ⓘ influencing the later Intel 8080 and x86 line ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | proprietary Datapoint software ⓘ |
| originalCpuImplementation | discrete TTL logic ⓘ |
| powerSupply | integrated power supply ⓘ |
| primaryStorageMedium |
cassette tape
ⓘ
magnetic tape cartridge ⓘ |
| programmableIn |
assembly language
ⓘ
high-level languages via custom interpreters ⓘ |
| successor |
Datapoint 5500
ⓘ
linked to:
Datapoint 2200 terminal
|
| targetMarket |
business users
ⓘ
data processing centers ⓘ |
| usedAs | standalone computer ⓘ |
| 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: Datapoint 2200 terminal Description of subject: The Datapoint 2200 terminal was an early programmable computer/terminal system from the early 1970s whose architecture strongly influenced the design of the Intel 8008 and later x86 processors.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Datapoint 2200 terminal
linked to: Datapoint 2200 terminal
subject linked to:
Datapoint 2200 terminal
linked to: Datapoint 2200 terminal