IBM 5151
E184285
The IBM 5151 is a monochrome CRT computer monitor introduced in the early 1980s for use with the original IBM Personal Computer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 5151 canonical | 1 |
| IBM 5151 Monochrome Display | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635713 — 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 5151 Context triple: [MDA, pairedMonitor, IBM 5151]
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A.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
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B.
Honeywell 316 minicomputer
The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
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C.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
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D.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- 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 5151 Target entity description: 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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A.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
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B.
Honeywell 316 minicomputer
The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
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C.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
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D.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CRT monitor
ⓘ
computer monitor ⓘ monochrome monitor ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 4:3 ⓘ |
| brand | IBM ⓘ |
| category |
IBM PC compatible
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM PC hardware
vintage computer hardware ⓘ |
| colorCapability | green phosphor ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
IBM AT
ⓘ
Monochrome Display Adapter ⓘ
surface form:
IBM Monochrome Display Adapter
IBM XT ⓘ |
| connectorType | DE-9 video connector ⓘ |
| designedBy |
IBM
ⓘ
surface form:
International Business Machines Corporation
|
| designedFor | desk use ⓘ |
| displayTechnology | CRT ⓘ |
| displayType | monochrome ⓘ |
| era | early IBM PC era ⓘ |
| hasControl |
brightness control
ⓘ
contrast control ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high text sharpness
ⓘ
no color capability ⓘ no grayscale capability ⓘ |
| intendedWith | IBM Model F keyboard systems ⓘ |
| introducedForModel |
IBM PC
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM 5150
|
| introducedForProduct |
IBM PC
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM Personal Computer
|
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM ⓘ |
| marketRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| nativeResolution | 720×350 ⓘ |
| powerType | AC mains powered ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
business applications
ⓘ
text-based applications ⓘ |
| refreshType | non-interlaced ⓘ |
| screenSizeInches | 12 ⓘ |
| signalType | TTL digital ⓘ |
| succeededBy | IBM 5153 ⓘ |
| supportedTextResolution | 80×25 characters ⓘ |
| supportsDisplayMode | text mode only ⓘ |
| usedWith | PC DOS systems ⓘ |
| videoStandard | MDA ⓘ |
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 5151 Description of subject: The IBM 5151 is a monochrome CRT computer monitor introduced in the early 1980s for use with the original IBM Personal Computer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IBM 5151 Monochrome Display