Commodore VIC-20
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The Commodore VIC-20 is an early 1980s home computer known for being one of the first affordable, mass-market color computers and a major commercial success for Commodore.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commodore VIC-20 canonical | 10 |
| Commodore VC-20 | 1 |
| Commodore VIC-20 (with limitations) | 1 |
| Commodore VIC-20 home computer | 1 |
| Commodore VIC‑20 | 1 |
| VIC-20 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5513697 — 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: Commodore VIC-20 Context triple: [Commodore 64, predecessor, Commodore VIC-20]
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A.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
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B.
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
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C.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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D.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a pioneering home video game console from the late 1970s and early 1980s that popularized cartridge-based gaming and helped establish the modern video game industry.
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E.
Commodore Amiga 1000
The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.
- 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: Commodore VIC-20 Target entity description: The Commodore VIC-20 is an early 1980s home computer known for being one of the first affordable, mass-market color computers and a major commercial success for Commodore.
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A.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an iconic 8-bit home computer from the 1980s, renowned for its widespread popularity, distinctive sound and graphics capabilities, and extensive library of games and software.
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B.
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
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C.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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D.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a pioneering home video game console from the late 1970s and early 1980s that popularized cartridge-based gaming and helped establish the modern video game industry.
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E.
Commodore Amiga 1000
The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commodore VC-20
ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore VIC-20
VC-20 ⓘ VIC 20 ⓘ VIC-20 ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore VIC-20
|
| busArchitecture | proprietary expansion bus ⓘ |
| characterSet | PETSCII ⓘ |
| colorPaletteSize | 16 colors ⓘ |
| company | Commodore ⓘ |
| companyFounderAssociated | Jack Tramiel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cpu |
MOS 6502
ⓘ
linked to:
MOS Technology 6502
MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeedMHz | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor | connection to a standard television set ⓘ |
| developer | Commodore International ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s ⓘ |
| formFactor | all-in-one keyboard computer ⓘ |
| graphicsChip |
MOS Technology VIC
ⓘ
linked to:
MOS Technology VIC-II
|
| graphicsResolution | 176×184 pixels ⓘ |
| hasCartridgeBasedRAMExpansion | yes ⓘ |
| hasCartridgeSlot | yes ⓘ |
| hasExpansionPort | yes ⓘ |
| hasJoystickPorts | yes ⓘ |
| introductoryPriceUSD | 299 ⓘ |
| keyboardLayout | 61-key keyboard ⓘ |
| keyboardType | full-stroke keyboard ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Commodore Business Machines
ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore International
|
| marketingSlogan | The Friendly Computer ⓘ |
| marketSegment | home computer market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first affordable mass-market color computer
ⓘ
first computer to sell over one million units ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Commodore BASIC in ROM ⓘ |
| powerSupply | external power brick ⓘ |
| predecessor | Commodore PET ⓘ |
| primaryInputDevice | keyboard ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Commodore BASIC 2.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore BASIC
|
| primaryOutputDevice |
monitor
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageSupport |
BASIC
ⓘ
assembly language ⓘ |
| ram | 5 KB ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1980
ⓘ
1981 ⓘ |
| rom | 20 KB ⓘ |
| soundChip |
MOS Technology VIC
ⓘ
linked to:
MOS Technology VIC-II
|
| storage |
5.25-inch floppy disk
ⓘ
compact cassette ⓘ |
| storageDevice |
Commodore 1530 Datasette
ⓘ
Commodore 1540 disk drive ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive
|
| successor | Commodore 64 ⓘ |
| supportsGameCartridges | yes ⓘ |
| supportsSoundVoices | 3-voice sound (via VIC chip) ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
hobbyists
ⓘ
home users ⓘ video game players ⓘ |
| textResolution |
22×23 characters
ⓘ
22×24 characters ⓘ |
| typicalRAMExpansionSizes |
16 KB
ⓘ
3 KB ⓘ 32 KB ⓘ 8 KB ⓘ |
| unitsSold |
over 1 million
ⓘ
over 2 million ⓘ |
| userAccessibleRAM | 3.5 KB ⓘ |
| videoOutput |
RF modulator
ⓘ
composite video (via adapter on some models) ⓘ |
| wordSize | 8-bit ⓘ |
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: Commodore VIC-20 Description of subject: The Commodore VIC-20 is an early 1980s home computer known for being one of the first affordable, mass-market color computers and a major commercial success for Commodore.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Commodore
linked to: Commodore VIC-20
subject linked to:
Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive
linked to: Commodore VIC-20
linked to: Commodore VIC-20
linked to: Commodore VIC-20
linked to: Commodore VIC-20