MSX computers
E654564
MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MSX | 4 |
| MSX computers canonical | 2 |
| MSX2 | 2 |
| NEC PC-8801 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7304481 — 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: MSX computers Context triple: [Zilog Z80, usedIn, MSX computers]
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A.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
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B.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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C.
Sega Master System
The Sega Master System is an 8-bit home video game console developed by Sega and released in the mid-1980s as its primary competitor to Nintendo’s NES.
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D.
TI-99/4A
The TI-99/4A is a home computer released by Texas Instruments in the early 1980s, notable for being one of the first 16-bit consumer machines and competing with systems like the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64.
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E.
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.
- 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: MSX computers Target entity description: MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.
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A.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
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B.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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C.
Sega Master System
The Sega Master System is an 8-bit home video game console developed by Sega and released in the mid-1980s as its primary competitor to Nintendo’s NES.
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D.
TI-99/4A
The TI-99/4A is a home computer released by Texas Instruments in the early 1980s, notable for being one of the first 16-bit consumer machines and competing with systems like the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer platform
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home computer standard ⓘ microcomputer family ⓘ |
| architecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| colorCapability | 16 colors ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Apple II
NERFINISHED
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Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ ZX Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cpu | Zilog Z80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
ASCII Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsoft ⓘ |
| graphicsMode | 256×192 pixels ⓘ |
| graphicsStandard | TMS9918 video display processor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
MSX cartridge slot
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cassette interface ⓘ joystick ports ⓘ keyboard ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| influenced | Japanese game development in the 1980s ⓘ |
| introducedAt | June 1983 press conference in Japan ⓘ |
| mediaType |
cartridge
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cassette tape ⓘ floppy disk ⓘ |
| memory | at least 8 KB RAM ⓘ |
| notableManufacturer |
Canon
NERFINISHED
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Daewoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Panasonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiba NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
education
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home productivity ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MSX BASIC
NERFINISHED
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MSX-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMarket |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Microsoft BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundCapability | 3-voice PSG audio ⓘ |
| soundChip | General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
ASCII Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
MSX turbo R
NERFINISHED
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MSX2 NERFINISHED ⓘ MSX2+ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textMode |
32×24 characters
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40×24 characters ⓘ |
| videoRAM | 16 KB or more ⓘ |
| 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: MSX computers Description of subject: MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NEC PC-8801
this entity surface form:
MSX2
this entity surface form:
MSX
this entity surface form:
MSX
this entity surface form:
MSX