Apollo DN series
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The Apollo DN series was a line of high-performance workstations produced by Apollo Computer in the 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and engineering applications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo DN series canonical | 2 |
| Apollo DN560 | 1 |
| Apollo Domain series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8521277 — 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: Apollo DN series Context triple: [Apollo DN300, partOf, Apollo DN series]
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A.
Apollo DN100
The Apollo DN100 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation that helped pioneer the domain-based networked workstation concept in engineering and technical computing.
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B.
Apollo DN300
The Apollo DN300 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation model known for its role in advancing networked, domain-based engineering and technical computing environments.
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C.
Apollo DN400
The Apollo DN400 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation model known for its role in advancing networked, domain-based engineering and technical computing environments.
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D.
Apollo DN10000
The Apollo DN10000 was a high-performance Unix-based workstation from Apollo Computer, known for its advanced graphics and engineering capabilities in the late 1980s.
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E.
Plug One
Plug One is the stage name of Posdnuos, a founding member and primary lyricist of the influential hip hop group De La Soul.
- 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: Apollo DN series Target entity description: The Apollo DN series was a line of high-performance workstations produced by Apollo Computer in the 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and engineering applications.
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A.
Apollo DN100
The Apollo DN100 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation that helped pioneer the domain-based networked workstation concept in engineering and technical computing.
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B.
Apollo DN300
The Apollo DN300 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation model known for its role in advancing networked, domain-based engineering and technical computing environments.
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C.
Apollo DN400
The Apollo DN400 was an early 1980s Apollo Computer workstation model known for its role in advancing networked, domain-based engineering and technical computing environments.
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D.
Apollo DN10000
The Apollo DN10000 was a high-performance Unix-based workstation from Apollo Computer, known for its advanced graphics and engineering capabilities in the late 1980s.
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E.
Plug One
Plug One is the stage name of Posdnuos, a founding member and primary lyricist of the influential hip hop group De La Soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer workstation line
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workstation family ⓘ |
| architecture | Motorola 68000 family ⓘ |
| companyStatusOfManufacturer |
Apollo Computer was later acquired by Hewlett‑Packard
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linked to:
Apollo Computer
|
| competition |
DEC VAXstation
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linked to:
VAXstation
IBM RT PC ⓘ Sun Microsystems workstations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | pre‑RISC workstation era ⓘ |
| formFactor | desktop workstation ⓘ |
| graphicsFeature |
hardware‑accelerated 2D graphics
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high‑resolution graphics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early commercial networked workstation line
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influential in CAD and engineering workstation markets ⓘ |
| industry | computer hardware ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced graphics capabilities
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high performance ⓘ networked workstation environment ⓘ |
| mainUse |
advanced graphics
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computer‑aided design ⓘ engineering applications ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apollo Computer ⓘ |
| networkingFeature | integrated networking support ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
multiuser, network‑centric design
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tight integration of hardware, OS, and networking ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Aegis
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Domain/OS ⓘ |
| productType |
engineering workstation
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graphics workstation ⓘ technical workstation ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
CAD users
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engineering firms ⓘ scientific institutions ⓘ technical professionals ⓘ |
| usageContext |
graphics‑intensive design environments
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networked engineering labs ⓘ |
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: Apollo DN series Description of subject: The Apollo DN series was a line of high-performance workstations produced by Apollo Computer in the 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and engineering applications.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Apollo DN series
linked to: Apollo DN series