IBM 5170
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The IBM 5170, marketed as the IBM Personal Computer AT, was a mid-1980s business-oriented desktop computer that introduced the 80286 processor and set many hardware standards for the PC industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 5170 canonical | 2 |
| IBM 5170 PC AT | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8210174 — 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 5170 Context triple: [IBM 5160, successor, IBM 5170]
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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.
IBM 5153
The IBM 5153 is a color CRT monitor designed for use with early IBM PC systems, particularly the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT, supporting CGA graphics.
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D.
IBM 3083
The IBM 3083 is a mainframe computer model in IBM’s 308X family, introduced in the early 1980s as a more powerful and efficient successor to earlier System/370 processors.
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E.
IBM 3081
The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise 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 5170 Target entity description: The IBM 5170, marketed as the IBM Personal Computer AT, was a mid-1980s business-oriented desktop computer that introduced the 80286 processor and set many hardware standards for the PC industry.
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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.
IBM 5153
The IBM 5153 is a color CRT monitor designed for use with early IBM PC systems, particularly the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT, supporting CGA graphics.
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D.
IBM 3083
The IBM 3083 is a mainframe computer model in IBM’s 308X family, introduced in the early 1980s as a more powerful and efficient successor to earlier System/370 processors.
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E.
IBM 3081
The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM PC AT
ⓘ
personal computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IBM PC AT ⓘ |
| busType | ISA ⓘ |
| busWidth | 16-bit ISA ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cpu | Intel 80286 ⓘ |
| cpuArchitecture | x86 ⓘ |
| defaultDisplayAdapter |
CGA
ⓘ
MDA ⓘ |
| family |
IBM Personal Computer family
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC Series
|
| formFactor | desktop ⓘ |
| influenced | IBM-compatible PC hardware standards ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | business ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
16-bit expansion bus
ⓘ
80286 processor in IBM PC line ⓘ CMOS setup configuration ⓘ battery-backed real-time clock ⓘ high-density 1.2 MB 5.25-inch floppy drive ⓘ |
| introductionDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| keyboardConnector | 5-pin DIN ⓘ |
| keyboardType |
IBM AT keyboard
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM Model M keyboard series
|
| manufacturer | IBM ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
IBM Personal Computer AT
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC AT
|
| maxRAM | 16 MB ⓘ |
| minRAM | 256 KB ⓘ |
| officialName |
IBM Personal Computer AT
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC AT
|
| operatingSystem |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
PC DOS ⓘ
linked to:
MS-DOS
|
| optionalDisplayAdapter | EGA ⓘ |
| powerSupplyType | AT power supply ⓘ |
| predecessor |
IBM 5160
ⓘ
IBM PC XT ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
business computing
ⓘ
office applications ⓘ |
| setStandardFor |
16-bit ISA expansion bus
ⓘ
AT form factor ⓘ AT keyboard interface ⓘ AT power connectors ⓘ |
| standardFloppyDriveCapacity | 1.2 MB ⓘ |
| standardFloppyDriveSize | 5.25 inch ⓘ |
| successor |
IBM PS/2 Model 50
ⓘ
IBM PS/2 Model 60 ⓘ IBM PS/2 Model 70 ⓘ |
| typicalHardDiskCapacity |
20 MB
ⓘ
30 MB ⓘ |
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 5170 Description of subject: The IBM 5170, marketed as the IBM Personal Computer AT, was a mid-1980s business-oriented desktop computer that introduced the 80286 processor and set many hardware standards for the PC industry.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IBM 5170