Apple I
E122379
The Apple I was Apple Computer's first commercially sold personal computer, a pioneering single-board machine introduced in 1976 that helped launch the modern home computing era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple I canonical | 9 |
| Apple I computer | 1 |
| Apple I personal computer | 1 |
| Apple-1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008883 — 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: Apple I Context triple: [Steve Wozniak, designed, Apple I]
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A.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apple III
The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer released by Apple in 1980 as the intended successor to the Apple II series, known for its advanced features but also for significant reliability issues.
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D.
Macintosh 512K
Macintosh 512K is an early Apple personal computer released in 1985 that expanded the original Macintosh’s memory and storage capacity, making it more practical for business and productivity use.
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E.
Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
- 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: Apple I Target entity description: The Apple I was Apple Computer's first commercially sold personal computer, a pioneering single-board machine introduced in 1976 that helped launch the modern home computing era.
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A.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apple III
The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer released by Apple in 1980 as the intended successor to the Apple II series, known for its advanced features but also for significant reliability issues.
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D.
Macintosh 512K
Macintosh 512K is an early Apple personal computer released in 1985 that expanded the original Macintosh’s memory and storage capacity, making it more practical for business and productivity use.
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E.
Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microcomputer
ⓘ
personal computer ⓘ single-board computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apple I
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple-1
|
| auctionRecord | sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction ⓘ |
| busArchitecture | proprietary expansion edge connector ⓘ |
| characterDisplay | 40 characters per line ⓘ |
| coFounderCompany | Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| collectorStatus | highly valuable vintage computer ⓘ |
| companyFoundedWith | proceeds helped fund Apple Computer's early growth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpu | MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ |
| cpuBitWidth | 8-bit ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 1 MHz ⓘ |
| designedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| developer | Steve Wozniak ⓘ |
| displayOutput | composite video to TV ⓘ |
| expandableRAM |
48 KB (with expansion)
ⓘ
8 KB ⓘ |
| formFactor | single-board ⓘ |
| includedFirmware | Woz Monitor ⓘ |
| inputMethod | ASCII keyboard ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| introductionEvent | Homebrew Computer Club demonstration ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer Company
|
| notableFor |
being Apple Computer's first product
ⓘ
being one of the first commercially sold fully assembled personal computer boards ⓘ helping launch the modern home computing era ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | monitor program in ROM ⓘ |
| originalKitStatus | not sold as a kit, but as assembled board ⓘ |
| originalPriceUSD | 666.66 ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | external transformer and power supply ⓘ |
| primaryStorage | cassette tape (via interface) ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| requiredExternalComponents |
case (optional, not supplied)
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ power supply ⓘ television set ⓘ |
| romSize | 256 bytes monitor ROM (typical configuration) ⓘ |
| salesChannel |
Byte Shop
ⓘ
direct sale by Apple Computer ⓘ |
| soldAs | fully assembled circuit board ⓘ |
| standardRAM | 4 KB ⓘ |
| successor | Apple II ⓘ |
| unitsProduced | about 200 ⓘ |
| unitsSold | about 175 ⓘ |
| videoMemory | separate text video circuitry on board ⓘ |
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: Apple I Description of subject: The Apple I was Apple Computer's first commercially sold personal computer, a pioneering single-board machine introduced in 1976 that helped launch the modern home computing era.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apple I personal computer
this entity surface form:
Apple I computer
this entity surface form:
Apple-1
subject surface form:
Stephen Gary Wozniak