Dream Machines
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Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dream Machines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15733 — 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: Dream Machines Context triple: [Computer Lib / Dream Machines, hasPart, Dream Machines]
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Revs
Revs is the commonly used nickname for the New England Revolution, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Greater Boston area.
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Once Again
Once Again is John Legend's Grammy-winning second studio album, known for its soulful blend of R&B, pop, and neo-soul.
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Metro
Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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D.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- 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: Dream Machines Target entity description: Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
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A.
Revs
Revs is the commonly used nickname for the New England Revolution, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Greater Boston area.
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B.
Once Again
Once Again is John Legend's Grammy-winning second studio album, known for its soulful blend of R&B, pop, and neo-soul.
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C.
Metro
Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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D.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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nonfiction work ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
interactive documents
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nonlinear writing ⓘ user empowerment through computing ⓘ |
| author | Ted Nelson ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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surface form:
Computer Lib
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
computers as media for personal liberation
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hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
future possibilities of computers
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imaginative uses of technology ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
computer literature
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manifesto ⓘ media theory ⓘ technology criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Ted Nelson as hypertext pioneer ⓘ |
| hasForm |
collage-like layout
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hand-drawn illustrations ⓘ mixed typography ⓘ nonlinear page design ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
computers as personal expressive tools
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critique of centralized computing ⓘ liberation through technology ⓘ user control over information ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Project Xanadu ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
artists and writers
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computer enthusiasts ⓘ general readers interested in computers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
computer-based creativity
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human–computer interaction ⓘ hypertext ⓘ information liberation ⓘ interactive computing ⓘ personal computing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early articulation of hypertext concepts for personal use
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influence on later hypertext and new media theory ⓘ visionary view of computers as personal media ⓘ |
| pageOrientation | landscape ⓘ |
| partOf | Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second half of Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Self-published by Ted Nelson ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
hypertext systems
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personal computing movement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dream Machines Description of subject: Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
Referenced by (1)
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