Triple
T5493437
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Apple II |
E123754
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableSoftware |
P42421
|
FINISHED |
| Object | VisiCalc |
E174455
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: VisiCalc | Statement: [Apple II, notableSoftware, VisiCalc]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VisiCalc Context triple: [Apple II, notableSoftware, VisiCalc]
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A.
VisiCalc
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
Ashton-Tate
Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
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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.
Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd464a2d908190869324ce176779c8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd9281a0148190bb7a8dae9c991b9c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf6c8fb5688190b29f27ce13324943 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:10 p.m.