IBM 5153
E699602
The IBM 5153 is a color CRT monitor designed for use with early IBM PC systems, particularly the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT, supporting CGA graphics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 5153 canonical | 1 |
| IBM 5153 Color Display | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7935808 — 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 5153 Context triple: [IBM 5151, succeededBy, IBM 5153]
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A.
IBM 5151
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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B.
IBM 5160
IBM 5160 is IBM’s second-generation personal computer model, commonly known as the IBM PC XT, which introduced a built-in hard drive and expanded capabilities over the original IBM PC.
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C.
IBM 3083
The IBM 3083 is a mainframe computer model in IBM’s 308X family, introduced in the early 1980s as a more powerful and efficient successor to earlier System/370 processors.
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D.
IBM 3081
The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
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E.
IBM 135
The IBM 135 was a mid-range mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, used primarily for business and commercial data processing in the 1970s.
- 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 5153 Target entity description: The IBM 5153 is a color CRT monitor designed for use with early IBM PC systems, particularly the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT, supporting CGA graphics.
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A.
IBM 5151
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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B.
IBM 5160
IBM 5160 is IBM’s second-generation personal computer model, commonly known as the IBM PC XT, which introduced a built-in hard drive and expanded capabilities over the original IBM PC.
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C.
IBM 3083
The IBM 3083 is a mainframe computer model in IBM’s 308X family, introduced in the early 1980s as a more powerful and efficient successor to earlier System/370 processors.
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D.
IBM 3081
The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
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E.
IBM 135
The IBM 135 was a mid-range mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, used primarily for business and commercial data processing in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CRT display
ⓘ
computer monitor ⓘ |
| category | vintage computer hardware ⓘ |
| colorSupport | 16 colors (via CGA palette) ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
IBM 5150
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM 5160 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM 5170 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM Color/Graphics Adapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
CGA signal timings
ⓘ
IBM PC NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC AT NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC XT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayTechnology | color CRT ⓘ |
| formFactor | desktop CRT monitor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
separate brightness and contrast controls
ⓘ
tilt-and-swivel base (in some configurations) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest mass-market color monitors for IBM PCs ⓘ |
| intendedUse | desktop computer display ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | IBM Color Display NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting IBM PC color graphics ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith |
IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) at native resolutions without risk
ⓘ
IBM Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | AC mains powered ⓘ |
| primaryInterface | CGA 9-pin D-subminiature ⓘ |
| productLine | IBM Personal Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseEra | early 1980s ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | IBM 5154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
CGA 320x200 graphics
ⓘ
CGA 40x25 text ⓘ CGA 640x200 graphics ⓘ CGA 80x25 text ⓘ |
| usedWith |
MS-DOS software
ⓘ
business applications ⓘ early PC games ⓘ |
| videoStandardSupported | CGA ⓘ |
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 5153 Description of subject: The IBM 5153 is a color CRT monitor designed for use with early IBM PC systems, particularly the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT, supporting CGA graphics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IBM 5153 Color Display