Apollo DN500 series
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The Apollo DN500 series was a line of 1980s Apollo Computer workstations known for their advanced graphics and networking capabilities in technical and engineering environments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo DN500 series canonical | 1 |
| Apollo DN550 | 1 |
| Apollo DN570 | 1 |
| Apollo DN590 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8602913 — 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 DN500 series Context triple: [Apollo DN400, successor, Apollo DN500 series]
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A.
Apollo DN series
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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B.
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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C.
Apollo DN450
The Apollo DN450 was a mid-1980s workstation-class computer from Apollo Computer, offering enhanced performance and capabilities over its DN400-series predecessors for technical and engineering applications.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 DN500 series Target entity description: The Apollo DN500 series was a line of 1980s Apollo Computer workstations known for their advanced graphics and networking capabilities in technical and engineering environments.
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A.
Apollo DN series
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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B.
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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C.
Apollo DN450
The Apollo DN450 was a mid-1980s workstation-class computer from Apollo Computer, offering enhanced performance and capabilities over its DN400-series predecessors for technical and engineering applications.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer workstation
ⓘ
workstation family ⓘ |
| architecture |
Motorola 68010
ⓘ
Motorola 68020 ⓘ
linked to:
Motorola 68020 microprocessor
|
| brand | Apollo ⓘ |
| category | workstations introduced in the 1980s ⓘ |
| concurrentWith |
Sun-2 workstations
ⓘ
linked to:
Sun-2 workstation
VAXstation series ⓘ
linked to:
VAXstation
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cpuFamily | Motorola 68000 family ⓘ |
| formFactor | desktop workstation ⓘ |
| graphics |
color graphics options
ⓘ
hardware‑accelerated 2D graphics ⓘ high‑resolution bitmapped display ⓘ |
| hasModel |
Apollo DN550
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo DN500 series
Apollo DN560 ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo DN series
Apollo DN570 ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo DN500 series
Apollo DN590 ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo DN500 series
|
| industry | computer hardware ⓘ |
| inputDevice |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
CAD
ⓘ
engineering applications ⓘ scientific visualization ⓘ technical computing ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apollo Computer ⓘ |
| marketedAs | high‑performance engineering workstation ⓘ |
| memoryType | DRAM ⓘ |
| networking |
Apollo token ring–like proprietary network
ⓘ
integrated Ethernet networking ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced graphics capabilities
ⓘ
advanced networking capabilities ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Aegis
ⓘ
Domain/OS ⓘ |
| osType | multiuser multitasking ⓘ |
| platform | Apollo Domain ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| storage | SCSI hard disk options ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Apollo DN300 series
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo DN300
|
| supports |
diskless workstation operation
ⓘ
network file system ⓘ networked windowing environment ⓘ |
| usedIn |
engineering workgroups
ⓘ
industrial design departments ⓘ university research labs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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 DN500 series Description of subject: The Apollo DN500 series was a line of 1980s Apollo Computer workstations known for their advanced graphics and networking capabilities in technical and engineering environments.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Apollo DN500 series
linked to: Apollo DN500 series
linked to: Apollo DN500 series