IBM 2741 terminal
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The IBM 2741 terminal was an early computer terminal based on a modified Selectric typewriter mechanism, providing high-quality printed input/output over communication lines before the widespread adoption of screen-based terminals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 2741 terminal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7935836 — 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 2741 terminal Context triple: [IBM 3270-style terminal displays, contrastWith, IBM 2741 terminal]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
IBM 3033
The IBM 3033 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the late 1970s as part of IBM’s System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific computing.
- 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 2741 terminal Target entity description: The IBM 2741 terminal was an early computer terminal based on a modified Selectric typewriter mechanism, providing high-quality printed input/output over communication lines before the widespread adoption of screen-based terminals.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
IBM 3033
The IBM 3033 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the late 1970s as part of IBM’s System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer terminal
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printing terminal ⓘ |
| advantage |
higher print quality than teletypes
ⓘ
quieter operation than many teletypes ⓘ |
| advantageOver | teletype-style terminals ⓘ |
| basedOn | IBM Selectric typewriter mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
electromechanical terminal
ⓘ
hardcopy terminal ⓘ |
| communicationMedium | communication lines ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
IBM System/360
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM System/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM time-sharing systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataTransmission | serial communication ⓘ |
| developedBy | International Business Machines Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encoding |
ASCII (in some configurations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EBCDIC ⓘ |
| era |
early computer networking
ⓘ
time-sharing era ⓘ |
| feature |
asynchronous communication interface
ⓘ
full-duplex communication ⓘ hardcopy record of sessions ⓘ high-quality printed output ⓘ mechanical keyboard with typewriter feel ⓘ selectable character sets via typeballs ⓘ support for various baud rates ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
carriage mechanism
ⓘ
communication adapter ⓘ control electronics ⓘ paper platen ⓘ typeball element ⓘ |
| inputType | keyboard ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outputDevice | typeball print mechanism ⓘ |
| outputType | printed text ⓘ |
| powerType | mains electricity ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
computer time-sharing systems
ⓘ
remote job entry ⓘ |
| provides | printed input/output over communication lines ⓘ |
| replacedBy | IBM 3270 family (in many applications) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | screen-based video display terminals ⓘ |
| supports | interactive computing sessions ⓘ |
| usedBefore | widespread adoption of screen-based terminals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business data processing
ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
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 2741 terminal Description of subject: The IBM 2741 terminal was an early computer terminal based on a modified Selectric typewriter mechanism, providing high-quality printed input/output over communication lines before the widespread adoption of screen-based terminals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.