Fujitsu FM-7
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The Fujitsu FM-7 is a Japanese 8-bit home computer from the early 1980s, known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities and popularity among hobbyists and game developers.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FM-7 | 2 |
| Fujitsu FM-7 canonical | 2 |
| Fujitsu FM-77 | 1 |
| Fujitsu FM-77AV | 1 |
| Fujitsu FM-8 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8413433 — 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: Fujitsu FM-7 Context triple: [Sharp X1, contemporaryWith, Fujitsu FM-7]
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A.
TI-99/4A
The TI-99/4A is a home computer released by Texas Instruments in the early 1980s, notable for being one of the first 16-bit consumer machines and competing with systems like the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64.
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B.
Ricoh 2A03
The Ricoh 2A03 is an 8-bit microprocessor derived from the MOS Technology 6502 that powered the Nintendo Entertainment System and integrated both CPU and audio functions.
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C.
MSX computers
MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.
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D.
Tandy TRS-80
The Tandy TRS-80 was one of the earliest mass-market personal computers, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s for home and small business use.
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E.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
- 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: Fujitsu FM-7 Target entity description: The Fujitsu FM-7 is a Japanese 8-bit home computer from the early 1980s, known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities and popularity among hobbyists and game developers.
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A.
TI-99/4A
The TI-99/4A is a home computer released by Texas Instruments in the early 1980s, notable for being one of the first 16-bit consumer machines and competing with systems like the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64.
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B.
Ricoh 2A03
The Ricoh 2A03 is an 8-bit microprocessor derived from the MOS Technology 6502 that powered the Nintendo Entertainment System and integrated both CPU and audio functions.
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C.
MSX computers
MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.
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D.
Tandy TRS-80
The Tandy TRS-80 was one of the earliest mass-market personal computers, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s for home and small business use.
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E.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit computer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ |
| architecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| branding |
FM-7
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujitsu FM-7
|
| bundledLanguage | F-BASIC interpreter ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese microcomputer
ⓘ
vintage computer ⓘ |
| colorCapability | 8 colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cpu | Motorola 6809 ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 2 MHz ⓘ |
| displayOutput |
RGB video output
ⓘ
composite video output ⓘ |
| expansionBus | FM-7 expansion slots ⓘ |
| family | Fujitsu FM series ⓘ |
| formFactor | desktop computer ⓘ |
| graphicsResolution |
320×200 pixels
ⓘ
640×200 pixels ⓘ |
| hasROM | system ROM with BASIC ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| keyboardType | full-stroke keyboard ⓘ |
| mainMemory | 64 KB RAM ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Fujitsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujitsu Limited
|
| market |
Japanese domestic market
ⓘ
home computer market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced graphics for its time
ⓘ
advanced sound capabilities for its time ⓘ popularity among game developers ⓘ popularity among hobbyists ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
F-BASIC
ⓘ
OS-9 (via expansion) ⓘ
linked to:
OS-9
|
| powerSupply | internal power supply ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Fujitsu FM-8
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujitsu FM-7
|
| primaryInputDevice | keyboard ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| soundChannels | 3-voice tone plus noise ⓘ |
| soundChip |
Texas Instruments SN76489A
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Instruments SN76489
|
| storageOptions |
5.25-inch floppy disk (via external drive)
ⓘ
cassette tape ⓘ |
| successor |
Fujitsu FM-77
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujitsu FM-7
Fujitsu FM-77AV ⓘ
linked to:
Fujitsu FM-7
|
| supports | joystick input (via adapter) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hobbyist software development
ⓘ
home gaming ⓘ programming education ⓘ |
| videoRAM | 48 KB VRAM ⓘ |
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: Fujitsu FM-7 Description of subject: The Fujitsu FM-7 is a Japanese 8-bit home computer from the early 1980s, known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities and popularity among hobbyists and game developers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fujitsu FM-7
linked to: Fujitsu FM-7
linked to: Fujitsu FM-7
linked to: Fujitsu FM-7