Altsys
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Altsys was a software company best known for creating the vector-graphics illustration program FreeHand, later acquired and developed by larger firms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altsys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7033478 — 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: Altsys Context triple: [FreeHand, originalDeveloper, Altsys]
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A.
Setra Systems
Setra Systems is a manufacturer of high-precision sensing and measurement instruments, particularly known for its pressure and environmental sensors used in industrial, HVAC, and critical environment applications.
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B.
Unisys
Unisys is an American global information technology company known for providing IT services, software, and infrastructure solutions to government and commercial clients.
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C.
Efficeon
Efficeon is a family of low-power, x86-compatible microprocessors developed by Transmeta as the successor to its Crusoe line, aimed primarily at mobile and embedded computing devices.
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D.
Rockwell Software
Rockwell Software is a business unit of Rockwell Automation that develops industrial automation and manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions.
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E.
Ortronics
Ortronics is a Legrand-owned brand specializing in network infrastructure solutions such as structured cabling and connectivity systems for data centers and commercial buildings.
- 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: Altsys Target entity description: Altsys was a software company best known for creating the vector-graphics illustration program FreeHand, later acquired and developed by larger firms.
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A.
Setra Systems
Setra Systems is a manufacturer of high-precision sensing and measurement instruments, particularly known for its pressure and environmental sensors used in industrial, HVAC, and critical environment applications.
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B.
Unisys
Unisys is an American global information technology company known for providing IT services, software, and infrastructure solutions to government and commercial clients.
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C.
Efficeon
Efficeon is a family of low-power, x86-compatible microprocessors developed by Transmeta as the successor to its Crusoe line, aimed primarily at mobile and embedded computing devices.
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D.
Rockwell Software
Rockwell Software is a business unit of Rockwell Automation that develops industrial automation and manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions.
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E.
Ortronics
Ortronics is a Legrand-owned brand specializing in network infrastructure solutions such as structured cabling and connectivity systems for data centers and commercial buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | software company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Macromedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Aldus Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defunctAfterAcquisitionBy | Macromedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed |
Art Importer
ⓘ
Fontographer NERFINISHED ⓘ FreeHand NERFINISHED ⓘ Metamorphosis NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedForPlatform |
Apple Macintosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FontographerFirstReleased | mid 1980s ⓘ |
| FontographerType | font editor ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James R. Von Ehr II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | James R. Von Ehr II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FreeHandFirstReleased | late 1980s ⓘ |
| FreeHandType | vector-graphics illustration program ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Richardson, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | software ⓘ |
| influenced | Adobe Illustrator competitors ⓘ |
| keyPerson | James R. Von Ehr II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fontographer font editor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FreeHand vector-graphics illustration program ⓘ |
| licensedFreeHandTo | Aldus Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Richardson, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableTechnology | Bezier-curve-based vector drawing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fontographer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FreeHand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystemSupport |
Mac OS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfter1995 | Macromedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Macromedia FreeHand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
Fontographer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FreeHand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMarket |
desktop publishing professionals
ⓘ
graphic designers ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
desktop publishing software
ⓘ
graphics software ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
font editing software
ⓘ
vector graphics software ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorToProducts |
Adobe FreeHand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macromedia FreeHand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Altsys Description of subject: Altsys was a software company best known for creating the vector-graphics illustration program FreeHand, later acquired and developed by larger firms.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.