Atari DOS
E533726
Atari DOS is the disk-based operating system used to manage files and storage on Atari 8-bit home computers released in the late 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atari DOS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5601662 — 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: Atari DOS Context triple: [Atari 8-bit family, operatingSystem, Atari DOS]
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A.
Atari TOS
Atari TOS is the native graphical operating system used on Atari ST computers, combining a GEM desktop environment with a DOS-like underlying structure.
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B.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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C.
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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D.
Apple DOS
Apple DOS was the primary disk operating system for early Apple II computers, providing file management and program loading from floppy disks in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
CP/M-86
CP/M-86 is a 16-bit version of the CP/M operating system designed for Intel 8086/8088-based computers, serving as an early alternative to MS-DOS on machines like the IBM PC.
- 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: Atari DOS Target entity description: Atari DOS is the disk-based operating system used to manage files and storage on Atari 8-bit home computers released in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Atari TOS
Atari TOS is the native graphical operating system used on Atari ST computers, combining a GEM desktop environment with a DOS-like underlying structure.
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B.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
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C.
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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D.
Apple DOS
Apple DOS was the primary disk operating system for early Apple II computers, providing file management and program loading from floppy disks in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
CP/M-86
CP/M-86 is a 16-bit version of the CP/M operating system designed for Intel 8086/8088-based computers, serving as an early alternative to MS-DOS on machines like the IBM PC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atari 8-bit software
ⓘ
disk operating system ⓘ |
| architecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Apple DOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commodore DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Atari 8-bit home computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionMedium | 5.25-inch floppy disk ⓘ |
| feature |
AUTORUN.SYS auto-boot support
ⓘ
binary file load ⓘ binary file save ⓘ disk copy ⓘ disk format ⓘ file copy ⓘ file delete ⓘ file directory listing ⓘ file rename ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Atari DOS 1.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atari DOS 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari DOS 2.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari DOS 3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari DOS XE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedWith |
Atari 1050 disk drive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atari 810 disk drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Atari 810 disk drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic ⓘ |
| license | proprietary license ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Atari DOS family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atari DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Atari 1050 disk drive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atari 1200XL NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 130XE NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 600XL NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 65XE NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 800 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 800XL NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 810 disk drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUserInterface | text-based menu system ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | 6502 assembly language ⓘ |
| region |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1980
ⓘ
1983 ⓘ |
| runsOn | MOS Technology 6502 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Atari DOS file system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
enhanced-density floppy disks ⓘ sector-based file storage ⓘ single-density floppy disks ⓘ |
| targetMarket | home computer users ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disk management
ⓘ
file management ⓘ program loading ⓘ program saving ⓘ |
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: Atari DOS Description of subject: Atari DOS is the disk-based operating system used to manage files and storage on Atari 8-bit home computers released in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.