PC-98
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PC-98 is a family of Japanese personal computers developed by NEC, known for its distinctive hardware architecture and extensive library of Japan-exclusive games and software.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PC-98 canonical | 8 |
| PC-9801 series | 2 |
| NEC PC-98 series | 1 |
| NEC PC-9801 | 1 |
| NEC PC-9801-26K sound board | 1 |
| NEC PC-UX | 1 |
| PC-98 personal computer series | 1 |
| PC-98 series personal computers | 1 |
| PC-9800 series | 1 |
| PC-9801 | 1 |
| PC-9821 | 1 |
| PC-9821 series | 1 |
| PC98-NX series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8562045 — 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: PC-98 Context triple: [Sam & Max Hit the Road, platform, PC-98]
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A.
PC-8801
The PC-8801 is a popular 1980s Japanese home computer by NEC, known for its influential role in early Japanese PC gaming and visual novels.
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B.
Fujitsu FM-7
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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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.
Sony SPC700
The Sony SPC700 is an 8-bit audio processing unit used in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to handle music and sound effects.
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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: PC-98 Target entity description: PC-98 is a family of Japanese personal computers developed by NEC, known for its distinctive hardware architecture and extensive library of Japan-exclusive games and software.
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A.
PC-8801
The PC-8801 is a popular 1980s Japanese home computer by NEC, known for its influential role in early Japanese PC gaming and visual novels.
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B.
Fujitsu FM-7
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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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.
Sony SPC700
The Sony SPC700 is an 8-bit audio processing unit used in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to handle music and sound effects.
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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 (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer platform
ⓘ
personal computer family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PC-9800 series
ⓘ
linked to:
PC-98
PC-9801 series ⓘ
linked to:
PC-98
|
| architecture | x86-based ⓘ |
| bus | C-Bus expansion bus ⓘ |
| colorSupport | up to 16 colors from a larger palette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cpuFamily |
Intel 80286
ⓘ
Intel 80386 ⓘ Intel 80486 ⓘ Intel 8086 ⓘ Intel Pentium ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid-to-late 1990s ⓘ |
| developer | NEC ⓘ |
| graphics | proprietary CRTC-based graphics system ⓘ |
| hasEmulationSupportIn |
DOSBox-X
ⓘ
MAME ⓘ Neko Project II ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith | standard IBM PC software without modification ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese PC game development
ⓘ
early Touhou Project games ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NEC ⓘ |
| market | Japanese domestic market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive non-VGA graphics architecture
ⓘ
large library of Japan-exclusive business software ⓘ large library of Japan-exclusive games ⓘ popularity as a platform for visual novels and eroge ⓘ unique BIOS and hardware conventions ⓘ use in Japanese business computing in the 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MS-DOS for PC-98
ⓘ
linked to:
MS-DOS
NEC PC-UX ⓘ
linked to:
PC-98
Windows 3.x (PC-98 version) ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 3.x
Windows 95 (PC-98 version) ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 95
Windows 98 (PC-98 version) ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 98
various Japanese UNIX variants ⓘ various PC-98–specific Linux distributions ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | late 1980s ⓘ |
| platformType | IBM PC incompatible ⓘ |
| primaryStorageMedium |
3.5-inch floppy disk
ⓘ
5.25-inch floppy disk ⓘ |
| soundSupport |
FM synthesis sound board (e.g., PC-9801-26K)
ⓘ
PCM sound boards ⓘ beeper ⓘ |
| successor |
PC-9821 series
ⓘ
linked to:
PC-98
PC98-NX series ⓘ
linked to:
PC-98
|
| supports | hard disk drives ⓘ |
| textModeResolution | 80×25 characters ⓘ |
| typicalGraphicsResolution | 640×400 pixels ⓘ |
| wordSize |
16-bit
ⓘ
32-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: PC-98 Description of subject: PC-98 is a family of Japanese personal computers developed by NEC, known for its distinctive hardware architecture and extensive library of Japan-exclusive games and software.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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