HP 82163A Video Interface
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The HP 82163A Video Interface is a Hewlett-Packard peripheral that converts HP-IL calculator and computer output into a video display signal for use with standard monitors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HP 82163A Video Interface canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9632817 — 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: HP 82163A Video Interface Context triple: [HP-IL interface, notablePeripheral, HP 82163A Video Interface]
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A.
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
The IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) is an early IBM PC graphics standard and expansion card that provided low-resolution color and text display capabilities for personal computers in the 1980s.
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B.
Monochrome Display Adapter
Monochrome Display Adapter is an early IBM PC video display standard that supports only text output on a monochrome monitor, primarily used for business and word-processing applications.
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C.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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D.
NuBus
NuBus is a 32-bit, processor-independent expansion bus standard widely used in late-1980s and early-1990s workstations and personal computers, including many Apple Macintosh systems.
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E.
VGA
VGA (Video Graphics Array) is a widely adopted computer display standard introduced by IBM in 1987, known for its 640×480 resolution and 15-pin analog connector that became a long-lasting industry baseline.
- 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: HP 82163A Video Interface Target entity description: The HP 82163A Video Interface is a Hewlett-Packard peripheral that converts HP-IL calculator and computer output into a video display signal for use with standard monitors.
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A.
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
The IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) is an early IBM PC graphics standard and expansion card that provided low-resolution color and text display capabilities for personal computers in the 1980s.
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B.
Monochrome Display Adapter
Monochrome Display Adapter is an early IBM PC video display standard that supports only text output on a monochrome monitor, primarily used for business and word-processing applications.
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C.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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D.
NuBus
NuBus is a 32-bit, processor-independent expansion bus standard widely used in late-1980s and early-1990s workstations and personal computers, including many Apple Macintosh systems.
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E.
VGA
VGA (Video Graphics Array) is a widely adopted computer display standard introduced by IBM in 1987, known for its 640×480 resolution and 15-pin analog connector that became a long-lasting industry baseline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer peripheral
ⓘ
video interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | HP-82163A ⓘ |
| brand | HP ⓘ |
| category | vintage computing hardware ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
HP-41 system with HP-IL module
ⓘ
HP-71B with HP-IL ⓘ other HP-IL controllers ⓘ |
| connectsVia |
HP-IL
ⓘ
linked to:
HP-IL interface
|
| designedFor |
HP-IL calculators
ⓘ
HP-IL computers ⓘ |
| function | converts HP-IL output to video display signal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
character-based video output
ⓘ
screen formatting under program control ⓘ text display capability ⓘ |
| hasPort |
HP-IL in
ⓘ
HP-IL out ⓘ video output ⓘ |
| intendedUse | displaying calculator and computer output on a monitor ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hewlett-Packard ⓘ |
| outputTo | standard video monitors ⓘ |
| partOf |
HP-IL peripheral family
ⓘ
linked to:
HP-IL interface
|
| technology |
HP Interface Loop (HP-IL)
ⓘ
linked to:
HP-IL interface
|
| usedFor |
classroom and lab display of calculator output
ⓘ
demonstrations of HP-IL systems ⓘ program development with visual feedback ⓘ |
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: HP 82163A Video Interface Description of subject: The HP 82163A Video Interface is a Hewlett-Packard peripheral that converts HP-IL calculator and computer output into a video display signal for use with standard monitors.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.