Triple
T415825
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PowerBook |
E9590
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Macintosh Portable
The Macintosh Portable is Apple’s first battery-powered Macintosh computer, a bulky early laptop introduced in 1989 that paved the way for the more compact PowerBook line.
|
E62466
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Macintosh Portable | Statement: [PowerBook, predecessor, Macintosh Portable]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macintosh Portable Context triple: [PowerBook, predecessor, Macintosh Portable]
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A.
PowerBook
PowerBook is a line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers introduced in the early 1990s that helped define modern notebook design.
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B.
iBook
The iBook was Apple’s line of consumer-oriented, portable Macintosh laptops designed for education and everyday use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
NeXTcube
The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer introduced in 1988 by NeXT, known for its distinctive black magnesium cube design and its influential NeXTSTEP operating system that later shaped macOS and iOS.
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D.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
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E.
Macintosh LC
The Macintosh LC is a low-cost, compact desktop computer introduced by Apple in 1990 as part of its early color-capable Macintosh lineup aimed at home and education markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Macintosh Portable Triple: [PowerBook, predecessor, Macintosh Portable]
Generated description
The Macintosh Portable is Apple’s first battery-powered Macintosh computer, a bulky early laptop introduced in 1989 that paved the way for the more compact PowerBook line.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macintosh Portable Target entity description: The Macintosh Portable is Apple’s first battery-powered Macintosh computer, a bulky early laptop introduced in 1989 that paved the way for the more compact PowerBook line.
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A.
PowerBook
PowerBook is a line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers introduced in the early 1990s that helped define modern notebook design.
-
B.
iBook
The iBook was Apple’s line of consumer-oriented, portable Macintosh laptops designed for education and everyday use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
-
C.
NeXTcube
The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer introduced in 1988 by NeXT, known for its distinctive black magnesium cube design and its influential NeXTSTEP operating system that later shaped macOS and iOS.
-
D.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
-
E.
Macintosh LC
The Macintosh LC is a low-cost, compact desktop computer introduced by Apple in 1990 as part of its early color-capable Macintosh lineup aimed at home and education markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ee8d835881908403ea23901e52b3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4853f45a48190ba551efc9d1fbfed |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a48608e55481908451593d6270531d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4865faf0881908167dbc03a1b9da6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:09 p.m.