Burroughs B5000 series
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The Burroughs B5000 series was a pioneering line of mainframe computers known for its innovative stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level programming languages.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burroughs B5000 | 4 |
| Burroughs B5000 series canonical | 3 |
| Burroughs B5500 | 2 |
| Burroughs B6500 | 2 |
| Burroughs B6700 | 2 |
| Burroughs B7700 | 2 |
| Burroughs B5000 mainframe | 1 |
| Burroughs B5000 operating environment | 1 |
| Burroughs B5700 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2978847 — 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.
Target entity: Burroughs B5000 series Context triple: [Burroughs Corporation, notableProductLine, Burroughs B5000 series]
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A.
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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B.
Apollo Computer
Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
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C.
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.
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D.
IBM 604
The IBM 604 was an early electromechanical electronic calculating punch introduced in the late 1940s, notable for being one of IBM’s first mass-produced programmable calculators used widely in business and scientific data processing.
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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.
Target entity: Burroughs B5000 series Target entity description: The Burroughs B5000 series was a pioneering line of mainframe computers known for its innovative stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level programming languages.
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A.
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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B.
Apollo Computer
Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
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C.
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.
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D.
IBM 604
The IBM 604 was an early electromechanical electronic calculating punch introduced in the late 1940s, notable for being one of IBM’s first mass-produced programmable calculators used widely in business and scientific data processing.
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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 (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mainframe computer
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mainframe computer ⓘ mainframe computer ⓘ mainframe computer ⓘ mainframe computer ⓘ mainframe computer ⓘ mainframe computer family ⓘ |
| announced |
1961
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mid-1960s ⓘ |
| architectureType |
stack machine
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stack-based architecture ⓘ |
| commercialAvailability | 1962 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataRepresentation | tagged words ⓘ |
| designedBy | Robert S. Barton ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-level programming languages ⓘ |
| firstModel |
Burroughs B5000 series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Burroughs B5000
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| includesModel |
Burroughs B5000 series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burroughs B5500
Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burroughs B5700
Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burroughs B6500
Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burroughs B6700
Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burroughs B7700
|
| influenced |
Unisys ClearPath MCP systems
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later stack machine designs ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1960s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Burroughs Corporation ⓘ |
| memoryProtection | hardware-enforced ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of conventional assembly language
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early use of virtual memory concepts ⓘ hardware support for high-level languages ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MCP series
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surface form:
MCP
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| partOfSeries | Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | ALGOL ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
business data processing
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scientific computing ⓘ |
| successorOf |
Burroughs B5000 series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Burroughs B5000
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| supports |
ALGOL
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COBOL ⓘ |
| uses |
descriptor-based memory
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tagged architecture ⓘ |
| wordSize | 48-bit ⓘ |
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Subject: Burroughs B5000 series Description of subject: The Burroughs B5000 series was a pioneering line of mainframe computers known for its innovative stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level programming languages.
Referenced by (18)
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