ZX Spectrum
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The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer released by Sinclair Research in 1982, famous for its rubber keyboard, distinctive color graphics, and major role in the rise of home computing and gaming in the UK.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZX Spectrum canonical | 9 |
| Sinclair ZX Spectrum | 2 |
| Sinclair ZX family | 1 |
| ZX Spectrum (via ports) | 1 |
| ZX Spectrum+ 128K | 1 |
| ZX-Spectrum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271203 — 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: ZX Spectrum Context triple: [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game), platform, ZX Spectrum]
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A.
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is an 8-bit home computer line from the 1980s, popular in Europe for gaming and productivity software.
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B.
Commodore 64
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: ZX Spectrum Target entity description: The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer released by Sinclair Research in 1982, famous for its rubber keyboard, distinctive color graphics, and major role in the rise of home computing and gaming in the UK.
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A.
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is an 8-bit home computer line from the 1980s, popular in Europe for gaming and productivity software.
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B.
Commodore 64
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Speccy
ⓘ
ZX Spectrum ⓘ
surface form:
ZX-Spectrum
|
| architecture | Z80-based architecture ⓘ |
| busWidth | 8-bit data bus ⓘ |
| category |
home video game platform
ⓘ
personal computer ⓘ |
| colorPaletteSize | 15 colors ⓘ |
| companyFounder | Clive Sinclair ⓘ |
| compatibleMedia | ROM cartridges (via Interface 2) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cpu |
Zilog Z80
ⓘ
surface form:
Zilog Z80A
|
| cpuClockSpeed | 3.5 MHz ⓘ |
| designer | Rick Dickinson ⓘ |
| expansionInterface | rear edge connector ⓘ |
| family |
ZX Spectrum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinclair ZX family
|
| graphicsCapability | color graphics ⓘ |
| graphicsResolution | 256×192 pixels ⓘ |
| initialRam |
16 KB
ⓘ
48 KB ⓘ |
| inputDevice | rubber keyboard ⓘ |
| introducedPrice |
£125 for 16K model
ⓘ
£175 for 48K model ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired numerous clones in Eastern Europe
ⓘ
major platform for early European game developers ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sinclair Research ⓘ |
| market | home computing ⓘ |
| maxRam | 128 KB ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive color attribute graphics
ⓘ
distinctive rubber keyboard ⓘ large library of video games ⓘ low cost ⓘ popularizing home computing in the UK ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Sinclair BASIC ⓘ |
| powerSupply | external power supply ⓘ |
| predecessor | ZX81 ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfPopularity |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| primaryStorage | compact cassette ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-04-23 ⓘ |
| soundChip |
AY-3-8912
ⓘ
beeper (1-bit sound) ⓘ |
| successor |
ZX Spectrum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ZX Spectrum+ 128K
|
| unitsSold | over 5 million units ⓘ |
| videoOutput | RF output to television ⓘ |
| 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: ZX Spectrum Description of subject: The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer released by Sinclair Research in 1982, famous for its rubber keyboard, distinctive color graphics, and major role in the rise of home computing and gaming in the UK.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ZX Spectrum+ 128K
this entity surface form:
Sinclair ZX family
this entity surface form:
ZX-Spectrum
subject surface form:
Daimakaimura
this entity surface form:
Sinclair ZX Spectrum