Power Macintosh 9500

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Power Macintosh desktop computer

The Power Macintosh 9500 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer notable for its modular design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors aimed at professional and power users.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Power Macintosh 9500 canonical	5
Power Macintosh 9500/180MP	2
Power Macintosh 9500/200MP	2
Apple Power Macintosh 9500	1
Power Mac 9500	1
Power Macintosh 9500 (Tsunami-class) platform	1
Power Macintosh 9500 derivative	1
Power Macintosh 9500/120	1
Power Macintosh 9500/132	1
Power Macintosh 9500/150	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2073196 — 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: Power Macintosh 9500
Context triple: [Power Macintosh series, notableModel, Power Macintosh 9500]

A. Power Macintosh 7100
The Power Macintosh 7100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer based on the PowerPC architecture, known for bridging the transition from 68k to PowerPC Macs for professional and power users.
B. Power Macintosh 6100
The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple’s first-generation PowerPC-based desktop computer, notable for introducing the Power Macintosh line in a compact “pizza box” form factor in the mid-1990s.
C. Macintosh Quadra
The Macintosh Quadra was a line of high-end Apple Macintosh personal computers from the early 1990s, known for using Motorola 68040 processors and targeting professional and power users.
D. Power Mac G5
The Power Mac G5 is a line of Apple desktop workstations introduced in 2003, notable for its aluminum tower design and use of 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors aimed at professional and high-performance computing.
E. Macintosh XL
The Macintosh XL was a rebranded and slightly modified version of Apple’s Lisa 2 computer, marketed as an early Macintosh-compatible business workstation.
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: Power Macintosh 9500
Target entity description: The Power Macintosh 9500 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer notable for its modular design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors aimed at professional and power users.

A. Power Macintosh 7100
The Power Macintosh 7100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer based on the PowerPC architecture, known for bridging the transition from 68k to PowerPC Macs for professional and power users.
B. Power Macintosh 6100
The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple’s first-generation PowerPC-based desktop computer, notable for introducing the Power Macintosh line in a compact “pizza box” form factor in the mid-1990s.
C. Macintosh Quadra
The Macintosh Quadra was a line of high-end Apple Macintosh personal computers from the early 1990s, known for using Motorola 68040 processors and targeting professional and power users.
D. Power Mac G5
The Power Mac G5 is a line of Apple desktop workstations introduced in 2003, notable for its aluminum tower design and use of 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors aimed at professional and high-performance computing.
E. Macintosh XL
The Macintosh XL was a rebranded and slightly modified version of Apple’s Lisa 2 computer, marketed as an early Macintosh-compatible business workstation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Power Macintosh ⓘ desktop computer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Power Mac 9500 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/120 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/132 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/150 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/180MP ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/200MP ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500
architecture	PowerPC-based Macintosh ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh
audio	16-bit stereo audio in and out ⓘ
busType	PCI ⓘ linked to: Peripheral Component Interconnect
caseDesign	similar to Workgroup Server 9550 ⓘ
cpu	PowerPC 604 ⓘ PowerPC 604e ⓘ linked to: PowerPC 604
cpuFamily	PowerPC ⓘ
cpuSpeed	120 MHz ⓘ 132 MHz ⓘ 150 MHz ⓘ 180 MHz ⓘ 200 MHz ⓘ
designFeature	easily replaceable CPU daughtercard ⓘ modular design ⓘ tower case ⓘ
discontinuedDate	1997 ⓘ
dualProcessorModels	Power Macintosh 9500/180MP ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9500/200MP ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 9500
expansionSlots	6 PCI slots ⓘ
floppyDrive	1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive ⓘ
formFactor	minitower ⓘ
graphics	PCI graphics card required ⓘ
intendedUse	graphics and publishing ⓘ high-end desktop computing ⓘ scientific and technical applications ⓘ server applications ⓘ
intendedUser	power users ⓘ professional users ⓘ
introductionDate	1995 ⓘ June 1995 ⓘ
manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Apple Inc.
maxRAM	1.5 GB ⓘ
memoryType	168-pin 5V FPM DIMM ⓘ
notableFor	high expandability ⓘ large RAM capacity for its time ⓘ modular CPU daughtercard ⓘ multiple PCI slots ⓘ
onboardVideo	none ⓘ
operatingSystem	System 7.5.2 ⓘ
opticalDrive	4x CD-ROM drive ⓘ
ports	AAUI Ethernet port ⓘ ADB port ⓘ SCSI port ⓘ audio in ⓘ audio out ⓘ two serial ports ⓘ
predecessor	Power Macintosh 8100 ⓘ
productLine	Power Macintosh series ⓘ
ramSlots	12 DIMM slots ⓘ
relatedModel	Apple Workgroup Server 9550 ⓘ
standardHardDiskCapacity	1 GB ⓘ 2 GB ⓘ
standardRAM	16 MB ⓘ 32 MB ⓘ
storageInterface	Fast SCSI-2 ⓘ linked to: SCSI
successor	Power Macintosh 9600 ⓘ
supportedOperatingSystem	Mac OS 8 ⓘ Mac OS 9 ⓘ System 7.5.2 ⓘ early versions of Mac OS X via third-party solutions ⓘ
supports	dual-processor configurations ⓘ
targetMarket	high-end professional desktop ⓘ

How these facts were elicited