Triple
T15157261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles P. Thacker |
E362109
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation
The DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation was an experimental multi-CPU research computer developed at Digital Equipment Corporation’s Systems Research Center to explore parallel processing and distributed systems.
|
E1140395
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation | Statement: [Charles P. Thacker, knownFor, DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation Context triple: [Charles P. Thacker, knownFor, DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation]
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A.
Ceres workstation
The Ceres workstation is a research-oriented computer system developed at ETH Zurich in the 1980s, notable for its use in the development and running of the Oberon operating system and programming environment.
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B.
Symbolics 3600-series workstations
Symbolics 3600-series workstations were high-end Lisp machines from the 1980s designed for advanced AI research and symbolic computing.
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C.
Sun-1 workstation
The Sun-1 workstation was Sun Microsystems’ first UNIX-based desktop computer, notable for helping pioneer the commercial workstation market in the early 1980s.
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D.
Sun-3 workstation
The Sun-3 workstation is a line of 1980s UNIX-based computer workstations produced by Sun Microsystems, notable for using Motorola 68000-series processors and running the SunOS operating system.
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E.
Sun-2 workstation
The Sun-2 workstation was an early 1980s UNIX-based computer from Sun Microsystems that helped popularize networked workstations in engineering and scientific environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation Triple: [Charles P. Thacker, knownFor, DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation]
Generated description
The DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation was an experimental multi-CPU research computer developed at Digital Equipment Corporation’s Systems Research Center to explore parallel processing and distributed systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation Target entity description: The DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation was an experimental multi-CPU research computer developed at Digital Equipment Corporation’s Systems Research Center to explore parallel processing and distributed systems.
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A.
Ceres workstation
The Ceres workstation is a research-oriented computer system developed at ETH Zurich in the 1980s, notable for its use in the development and running of the Oberon operating system and programming environment.
-
B.
Symbolics 3600-series workstations
Symbolics 3600-series workstations were high-end Lisp machines from the 1980s designed for advanced AI research and symbolic computing.
-
C.
Sun-1 workstation
The Sun-1 workstation was Sun Microsystems’ first UNIX-based desktop computer, notable for helping pioneer the commercial workstation market in the early 1980s.
-
D.
Sun-3 workstation
The Sun-3 workstation is a line of 1980s UNIX-based computer workstations produced by Sun Microsystems, notable for using Motorola 68000-series processors and running the SunOS operating system.
-
E.
Sun-2 workstation
The Sun-2 workstation was an early 1980s UNIX-based computer from Sun Microsystems that helped popularize networked workstations in engineering and scientific environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a0759908190b8a051d2e2a1cbe6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0060c62b08190bcdbd912d011d1ba |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69febff87b6c819097f5cc99b2d75fb6 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec1c2ce5c81909e2df69e4cf80344 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fec25d50548190a056d6bb1297e780 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.