Commodore 64
E144628
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commodore 64 canonical | 18 |
| Commodore 64C | 2 |
| C64 | 1 |
| Commodore 64G | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271198 — 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 64 Context triple: [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game), platform, Commodore 64]
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A.
Commodore Amiga 500
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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B.
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.
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C.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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D.
Apple II
The Apple II was one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers, helping to popularize home computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal 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: Commodore 64 Target entity description: The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
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A.
Commodore Amiga 500
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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B.
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.
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C.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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D.
Apple II
The Apple II was one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers, helping to popularize home computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ personal computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commodore 64
ⓘ
surface form:
C64
Commodore 64 ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore 64C
|
| announcedAt | Consumer Electronics Show ⓘ |
| announcedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| category |
retro gaming platform
ⓘ
vintage computer ⓘ |
| colorPaletteSize | 16 colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpu |
MOS Technology 6502
ⓘ
surface form:
MOS Technology 6510
|
| cpuArchitecture |
MOS Technology 6502
ⓘ
surface form:
MOS Technology 6502 family
|
| cpuBitWidth | 8-bit ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed |
0.985 MHz
ⓘ
1.023 MHz ⓘ |
| designer |
Al Charpentier
ⓘ
Bob Yannes ⓘ Robert Russell ⓘ |
| developer |
Commodore International
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore Business Machines
|
| displayResolution | 320×200 pixels ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| firmware | KERNAL ⓘ |
| generation | third generation of home computers ⓘ |
| graphicsChip | MOS Technology VIC-II ⓘ |
| hasPort |
RF video output
ⓘ
cartridge port ⓘ composite video output ⓘ joystick ports ⓘ serial IEC port ⓘ user port ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Commodore 64
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore 64C
Commodore 64 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore 64G
Educator 64 ⓘ SX-64 ⓘ |
| inputDevice |
joystick
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ mouse ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Commodore International ⓘ |
| marketSegment | home computer market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced graphics for its time
ⓘ
distinctive SID sound ⓘ extensive games library ⓘ large software library ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft BASIC
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore BASIC 2.0
|
| powerSupplyType | external power supply ⓘ |
| predecessor | Commodore VIC-20 ⓘ |
| primaryStorage |
Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive
ⓘ
datasette cassette recorder ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageInRom | Microsoft BASIC derivative ⓘ |
| ram | 64 KB ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-08 ⓘ |
| rom | 20 KB ⓘ |
| soundChip | MOS Technology SID ⓘ |
| soundChipModel |
MOS 6581
ⓘ
MOS 6581 ⓘ
surface form:
MOS 8580
|
| successor | Commodore 128 ⓘ |
| supports |
cartridge-based software
ⓘ
cassette software ⓘ floppy disk software ⓘ |
| textModeColumns | 40 columns ⓘ |
| textModeRows | 25 rows ⓘ |
| unitsSold | over 10 million units ⓘ |
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: Commodore 64 Description of subject: The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
C64
this entity surface form:
Commodore 64C
this entity surface form:
Commodore 64C
this entity surface form:
Commodore 64G
subject surface form:
Daimakaimura
subject surface form:
Commodore International
subject surface form:
Commodore International