Triple
T21169121
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Byte Shop |
E521645
|
entity |
| Predicate | soldBrand |
P38689
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MITS Altair |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: MITS Altair | Statement: [Byte Shop, soldBrand, MITS Altair]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MITS Altair Context triple: [Byte Shop, soldBrand, MITS Altair]
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A.
MITS Altair 8800
chosen
The MITS Altair 8800 is a pioneering 1975 microcomputer kit based on the Intel 8080 processor that helped launch the personal computer revolution and inspired early hobbyist and software ecosystems.
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B.
Altair 680 computer
The Altair 680 computer is a mid-1970s hobbyist microcomputer kit produced by MITS as a successor to the Altair 8800, notable for using the Motorola 6800 microprocessor instead of the Intel 8080.
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C.
PDP-1
The PDP-1 was an early 1960s minicomputer famous for its interactive computing capabilities and for running some of the first video games, including "Spacewar!".
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D.
Johnniac computer
The Johnniac computer was an early vacuum-tube, stored-program computer built at the RAND Corporation in the 1950s, notable for its long operational life and use in pioneering artificial intelligence research.
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E.
Elliott 405 computer
The Elliott 405 computer was an early British vacuum tube digital computer from the 1950s, notable for its use in scientific, military, and industrial applications.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b50e30748190b186824a206d39b9 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e72711be9481909f16107b71d3500a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3 p.m.