Oric
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Oric is a family of early 1980s 8-bit home computers popular in Europe, particularly the Oric-1 and Oric Atmos models.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oric canonical | 1 |
| Oric Atmos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17214311 — 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: Oric Context triple: [The Hobbit (1982 video game), platform, Oric]
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A.
Dragon 32
Dragon 32 is a home computer from the early 1980s, based on the Motorola 6809 processor and popular in the UK for gaming and hobbyist programming.
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B.
Acorn Atom
The Acorn Atom was an early 1980s home computer from Acorn Computers that helped establish the company in the personal computing market and paved the way for its later BBC Micro line.
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C.
SG-1000
The SG-1000 is Sega’s first home video game console, released in 1983 and serving as the company’s entry into the console market.
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D.
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a compact 8-bit home computer released in the 1980s as a cost-reduced, consumer-oriented version of Acorn's BBC Micro.
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E.
Acorn MOS
Acorn MOS is the proprietary operating system developed by Acorn Computers for its 8-bit microcomputers, most notably the BBC Micro series.
- 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: Oric Target entity description: Oric is a family of early 1980s 8-bit home computers popular in Europe, particularly the Oric-1 and Oric Atmos models.
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A.
Dragon 32
Dragon 32 is a home computer from the early 1980s, based on the Motorola 6809 processor and popular in the UK for gaming and hobbyist programming.
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B.
Acorn Atom
The Acorn Atom was an early 1980s home computer from Acorn Computers that helped establish the company in the personal computing market and paved the way for its later BBC Micro line.
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C.
SG-1000
The SG-1000 is Sega’s first home video game console, released in 1983 and serving as the company’s entry into the console market.
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D.
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a compact 8-bit home computer released in the 1980s as a cost-reduced, consumer-oriented version of Acorn's BBC Micro.
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E.
Acorn MOS
Acorn MOS is the proprietary operating system developed by Acorn Computers for its 8-bit microcomputers, most notably the BBC Micro series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.