IBM 3081
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The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM 3081 canonical | 1 |
| IBM 3081 Processor Complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923110 — 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 3081 Context triple: [IBM System/370, notableModel, IBM 3081]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
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E.
IBM 135
The IBM 135 was a mid-range mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, used primarily for business and commercial data processing in the 1970s.
- 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 3081 Target entity description: The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
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E.
IBM 135
The IBM 135 was a mid-range mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, used primarily for business and commercial data processing in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM System/370-compatible processor
ⓘ
mainframe computer ⓘ |
| announcedInYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| architecture |
IBM System/370
ⓘ
surface form:
System/370
|
| belongsToProductLine |
IBM mainframe
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM large systems
|
| category | third-generation IBM mainframe ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | IBM System/370 ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled ⓘ |
| cpuConfiguration | multiprocessor-capable design ⓘ |
| deploymentModel | on-premises data centers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
batch processing
ⓘ
enterprise computing ⓘ large-scale transaction processing ⓘ time-sharing environments ⓘ |
| feature |
enhanced reliability
ⓘ
high I/O throughput ⓘ improved availability ⓘ serviceability features ⓘ |
| hardwareGeneration | next generation of System/370-compatible processors ⓘ |
| hardwarePlatform |
IBM 3081
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IBM 3081 Processor Complex
|
| historicalRole | transition platform between classic System/370 and later mainframe generations ⓘ |
| implementation | multi-chip module technology ⓘ |
| improvedOver | IBM 3033 ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM ⓘ |
| marketedAs | high-performance mainframe ⓘ |
| marketRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| memoryType | main storage with error-correcting code (ECC) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
significantly advancing processing speed
ⓘ
significantly advancing system throughput ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MVS
ⓘ
VM/370 ⓘ VSE ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
IBM 3083
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM 308X family
|
| predecessorOf |
IBM 3090
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM 3090 series
|
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier System/370 processors ⓘ |
| supports |
IBM System/370
ⓘ
surface form:
System/370 extended architecture features (S/370-XA) via later models
virtual storage ⓘ |
| targetMarket | high-end mainframe customers ⓘ |
| technology | bipolar integrated circuits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
database workloads
ⓘ
online transaction processing (OLTP) ⓘ scientific and engineering applications ⓘ |
| usedIn |
financial institutions
ⓘ
government data centers ⓘ large corporations ⓘ |
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 3081 Description of subject: The IBM 3081 was a high-performance mainframe computer introduced in the early 1980s as part of IBM’s next generation of System/370-compatible processors, known for significantly advancing processing speed and system throughput in enterprise computing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IBM 3081 Processor Complex