AppleShare
E200285
AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AppleShare canonical | 6 |
| AppleShare file services | 2 |
| AppleShare 2.0 | 1 |
| AppleShare 3.0 | 1 |
| AppleShare 4.0 | 1 |
| AppleShare IP | 1 |
| AppleShare IP 5.0 | 1 |
| AppleShare IP 6.0 | 1 |
| AppleShare Server | 1 |
| AppleShare file server products | 1 |
| AppleShare file servers | 1 |
| AppleShare networking | 1 |
| AppleShare servers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774018 — 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: AppleShare Context triple: [AppleTalk, relatedTechnology, AppleShare]
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A.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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B.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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C.
Windows for Workgroups
Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.
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D.
System 5
System 5 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on machines like the Macintosh Plus in the late 1980s.
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E.
MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
- 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: AppleShare Target entity description: AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
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A.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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B.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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C.
Windows for Workgroups
Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.
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D.
System 5
System 5 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on machines like the Macintosh Plus in the late 1980s.
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E.
MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
file sharing software
ⓘ
network operating system ⓘ print sharing software ⓘ |
| componentOf |
AppleTalk Networking
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleTalk network stack
|
| configurationMethod | control panels in Classic Mac OS ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| discontinued | true ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| includedFeature |
access control
ⓘ
print queue management ⓘ user authentication ⓘ volume sharing ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | AppleShare IP 6.x ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| networkType | local area network ⓘ |
| notableVersion |
AppleShare 2.0
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
AppleShare 3.0 ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
AppleShare 4.0 ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
AppleShare IP 5.0 ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
AppleShare IP 6.0 ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
|
| operatingSystem | Classic Mac OS ⓘ |
| platform |
Macintosh
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
|
| primaryUseCase |
network print server
ⓘ
workgroup file server ⓘ |
| protocol | AppleTalk ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Apple Filing Protocol services in macOS
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Filing Protocol
Mac OS X file sharing services ⓘ |
| runsOn |
AppleShare Server
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
Macintosh server hardware ⓘ |
| supportsClient |
Apple II systems with AppleTalk
ⓘ
Macintosh computers ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
Windows clients via AppleShare IP ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
guest access
ⓘ
network printers ⓘ password-protected shares ⓘ spooler-based printing ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
file sharing
ⓘ
printer sharing ⓘ |
| targetUserGroup |
business users
ⓘ
education users ⓘ workgroup environments ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
Apple Filing Protocol
ⓘ
AppleTalk Filing Protocol ⓘ TCP/IP ⓘ |
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: AppleShare Description of subject: AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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