LocalTalk
E200279
LocalTalk is Apple’s early low-speed serial networking system used to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals in small local networks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LocalTalk canonical | 13 |
| LocalTalk (via serial) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1773988 — 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: LocalTalk Context triple: [AppleTalk, physicalMedium, LocalTalk]
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A.
Conversazione Society
The Conversazione Society, commonly known as the Cambridge Apostles, is an elite and secretive intellectual discussion group at the University of Cambridge whose members have included many prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians.
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B.
Local Group
The Local Group is a small galaxy cluster containing the Milky Way, Andromeda, and dozens of smaller galaxies bound together by gravity in our cosmic neighborhood.
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C.
Localish
Localish is a lifestyle-focused digital media brand and programming initiative that produces short-form, feel-good stories about local communities, food, and culture across the United States.
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D.
Local Now
Local Now is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering localized news, weather, and entertainment channels across the United States.
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E.
Local Fluff
Local Fluff is a small, low-density interstellar cloud of gas and dust through which our solar system is currently traveling within the Milky Way.
- 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: LocalTalk Target entity description: LocalTalk is Apple’s early low-speed serial networking system used to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals in small local networks.
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A.
Conversazione Society
The Conversazione Society, commonly known as the Cambridge Apostles, is an elite and secretive intellectual discussion group at the University of Cambridge whose members have included many prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians.
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B.
Local Group
The Local Group is a small galaxy cluster containing the Milky Way, Andromeda, and dozens of smaller galaxies bound together by gravity in our cosmic neighborhood.
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C.
Localish
Localish is a lifestyle-focused digital media brand and programming initiative that produces short-form, feel-good stories about local communities, food, and culture across the United States.
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D.
Local Now
Local Now is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering localized news, weather, and entertainment channels across the United States.
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E.
Local Fluff
Local Fluff is a small, low-density interstellar cloud of gas and dust through which our solar system is currently traveling within the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple networking system
ⓘ
computer networking technology ⓘ local area network technology ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
AppleTalk LocalTalk
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleTalk
AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ |
| basedOn | serial communication ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
AppleTalk Phase 1
ⓘ
AppleTalk Phase 2 ⓘ |
| dataRate | 230.4 kbit/s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
home networks
ⓘ
low-cost networking ⓘ small office networks ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
classic Mac OS environment
ⓘ
original Macintosh line ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
AppleTalk Personal Network
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system
|
| maxNodesPerSegment | 32 ⓘ |
| medium |
shielded twisted pair cable
ⓘ
unshielded twisted pair cable ⓘ |
| networkScope |
personal area network
ⓘ
small office LAN ⓘ |
| networkType | local area network ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
plug-and-play configuration for Macs
ⓘ
used existing Mac serial ports ⓘ |
| operatingSystemSupport |
classic Mac OS
ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
|
| physicalInterface | RS-422 serial port ⓘ |
| protocolStack | AppleTalk ⓘ |
| requires |
LocalTalk adapter
ⓘ
linked to:
LocalTalk cabling system
LocalTalk cabling ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
EtherTalk
ⓘ
Ethernet-based Apple networking ⓘ |
| supports |
AppleShare
ⓘ
file sharing between Macs ⓘ network printing ⓘ |
| supportsDevice |
LaserWriter printers
ⓘ
LocalTalk-compatible peripherals ⓘ Macintosh computers ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
|
| topology |
bus topology
ⓘ
daisy-chain topology ⓘ |
| typicalUsePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
connecting Apple peripherals
ⓘ
connecting Macintosh computers ⓘ small local networks ⓘ |
| uses |
CSMA/CA
ⓘ
linked to:
CSMA
token-passing–like media access control ⓘ |
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: LocalTalk Description of subject: LocalTalk is Apple’s early low-speed serial networking system used to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals in small local networks.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Apple LaserWriter printers
subject linked to:
Open Transport networking
linked to: LocalTalk