Honeywell 316
E24403
The Honeywell 316 is a 16-bit minicomputer introduced in the late 1960s, used widely for real-time control, industrial, and embedded applications.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honeywell 316 canonical | 2 |
| Honeywell 200 series | 1 |
| Honeywell 316 CPU | 1 |
| Honeywell 316 series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T187471 — 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: Honeywell 316 Context triple: [IMP, hardwarePlatform, Honeywell 316]
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A.
Honeywell DDP-516
The Honeywell DDP-516 is a rugged 16-bit minicomputer from the 1960s widely used in early military, industrial, and networking applications, including as a platform for ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
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B.
Rockwell
Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
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C.
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.
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D.
Siemens SD660
Siemens SD660 is a model of light rail vehicle built by Siemens for use in modern urban transit systems.
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E.
CT-156 Harvard II
The CT-156 Harvard II is a turboprop military trainer aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Air Force for pilot training and skill development.
- 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: Honeywell 316 Target entity description: The Honeywell 316 is a 16-bit minicomputer introduced in the late 1960s, used widely for real-time control, industrial, and embedded applications.
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A.
Honeywell DDP-516
The Honeywell DDP-516 is a rugged 16-bit minicomputer from the 1960s widely used in early military, industrial, and networking applications, including as a platform for ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
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B.
Rockwell
Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
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C.
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.
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D.
Siemens SD660
Siemens SD660 is a model of light rail vehicle built by Siemens for use in modern urban transit systems.
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E.
CT-156 Harvard II
The CT-156 Harvard II is a turboprop military trainer aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Air Force for pilot training and skill development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16-bit computer
ⓘ
minicomputer ⓘ |
| architectureType | 16-bit architecture ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 16 ⓘ |
| computerFamily |
Honeywell 316
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Honeywell 200 series
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataPathWidth | 16 bits ⓘ |
| designedFor |
dedicated control tasks
ⓘ
on-line control ⓘ real-time applications ⓘ |
| hasPeripheralSupportFor |
disk drives
ⓘ
magnetic tape drives ⓘ paper tape readers ⓘ printers ⓘ teletypes ⓘ |
| instructionSetCompatibility | Honeywell 200 series ⓘ |
| instructionSetType | fixed-word instruction set ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| mainMemoryTechnology | magnetic core memory ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Honeywell ⓘ |
| marketedAs | low-cost minicomputer ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
embedded computing
ⓘ
industrial computing ⓘ process control computing ⓘ |
| memoryType | core memory ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | widely used in real-time control applications ⓘ |
| operatingSystemSupport |
monitor programs
ⓘ
real-time operating systems ⓘ |
| packaging |
cabinet system
ⓘ
rack-mounted system ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | suitable for embedded installations ⓘ |
| supports |
direct memory access
ⓘ
interrupts ⓘ real-time I/O ⓘ |
| technologyEra | second generation minicomputers ⓘ |
| usedAs |
controller
ⓘ
embedded controller ⓘ front-end processor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data acquisition
ⓘ
embedded applications ⓘ industrial control ⓘ process control ⓘ real-time control ⓘ |
| usedIn |
industrial plants
ⓘ
laboratory systems ⓘ military systems ⓘ telecommunications systems ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16 bits ⓘ |
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: Honeywell 316 Description of subject: The Honeywell 316 is a 16-bit minicomputer introduced in the late 1960s, used widely for real-time control, industrial, and embedded applications.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Honeywell 200 series
this entity surface form:
Honeywell 316 series
this entity surface form:
Honeywell 316 CPU