SuperCalc
E744095
SuperCalc is an early spreadsheet software program popular in the 1980s, especially on CP/M and MS-DOS systems.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SuperCalc canonical | 2 |
| SuperCalc 2 | 2 |
| SuperCalc 3 | 2 |
| SuperCalc 4 | 2 |
| SuperCalc 5 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8570672 — 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: SuperCalc Context triple: [Kaypro computers, softwareBundle, SuperCalc]
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A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
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B.
VisiCalc
VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
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C.
Microsoft Multiplan
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
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D.
Kaypro computers
Kaypro computers were a popular line of rugged, portable personal computers from the 1980s known for their metal cases and use in business and professional environments.
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E.
CP/M
CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
- 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: SuperCalc Target entity description: SuperCalc is an early spreadsheet software program popular in the 1980s, especially on CP/M and MS-DOS systems.
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A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
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B.
VisiCalc
VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
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C.
Microsoft Multiplan
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
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D.
Kaypro computers
Kaypro computers were a popular line of rugged, portable personal computers from the 1980s known for their metal cases and use in business and professional environments.
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E.
CP/M
CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CP/M software
ⓘ
MS-DOS software ⓘ computer program ⓘ spreadsheet software ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Computer Associates
ⓘ
linked to:
Computer Associates International
|
| category |
business software
ⓘ
productivity software ⓘ |
| competedWith | Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
accounting tasks
ⓘ
business users ⓘ financial modeling ⓘ |
| developer |
Computer Associates
ⓘ
linked to:
Computer Associates International
Sorcim ⓘ |
| distributionModel | proprietary software ⓘ |
| feature |
cell-based worksheet
ⓘ
formula support ⓘ printing of spreadsheets ⓘ recalculation of dependent cells ⓘ support for multiple worksheets ⓘ |
| fileType | spreadsheet file ⓘ |
| genrePioneer | microcomputer spreadsheet software ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
SuperCalc 2
ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 3 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 4 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 5 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
|
| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize spreadsheets on CP/M systems
ⓘ
one of the first widely used DOS spreadsheets ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| inputMethod | keyboard ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | VisiCalc ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early spreadsheet program for CP/M
ⓘ
popularity on MS-DOS in the 1980s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
CP/M
ⓘ
MS-DOS ⓘ |
| outputMethod | character-mode display ⓘ |
| platform | microcomputers ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | spreadsheet ⓘ |
| successor |
SuperCalc 2
ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 3 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 4 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
SuperCalc 5 ⓘ
linked to:
SuperCalc
|
| targetHardware |
CP/M-based personal computers
ⓘ
IBM PC compatible computers ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC compatible
|
| timePeriodOfPopularity | 1980s ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
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: SuperCalc Description of subject: SuperCalc is an early spreadsheet software program popular in the 1980s, especially on CP/M and MS-DOS systems.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: SuperCalc
linked to: SuperCalc
linked to: SuperCalc
linked to: SuperCalc