Sinclair ZX Microdrive
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The Sinclair ZX Microdrive was a compact, high-speed tape-based storage system introduced in the early 1980s for Sinclair home computers as a cheaper, faster alternative to floppy disks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sinclair ZX Microdrive canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21627379 — 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: Sinclair ZX Microdrive Context triple: [Rick Dickinson, workedOn, Sinclair ZX Microdrive]
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A.
Masterdisk
Masterdisk is a renowned New York City audio mastering studio known for working on numerous major-label and high-profile music releases.
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B.
Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive
The Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive is a 5.25-inch disk storage device with its own built-in processor, widely used with the Commodore 64 home computer for loading, saving, and managing software and data.
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C.
Commodore 1530 Datasette
The Commodore 1530 Datasette is a dedicated cassette tape drive used primarily with early Commodore home computers to load and save programs and data in a low-cost, tape-based format.
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D.
Sony 3.5-inch floppy drive
The Sony 3.5-inch floppy drive is a compact, durable floppy disk format that became the industry standard for personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sinclair ZX Microdrive Target entity description: The Sinclair ZX Microdrive was a compact, high-speed tape-based storage system introduced in the early 1980s for Sinclair home computers as a cheaper, faster alternative to floppy disks.
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A.
Masterdisk
Masterdisk is a renowned New York City audio mastering studio known for working on numerous major-label and high-profile music releases.
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B.
Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive
The Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive is a 5.25-inch disk storage device with its own built-in processor, widely used with the Commodore 64 home computer for loading, saving, and managing software and data.
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C.
Commodore 1530 Datasette
The Commodore 1530 Datasette is a dedicated cassette tape drive used primarily with early Commodore home computers to load and save programs and data in a low-cost, tape-based format.
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D.
Sony 3.5-inch floppy drive
The Sony 3.5-inch floppy drive is a compact, durable floppy disk format that became the industry standard for personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.