Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah

E45571

Mac OS X release operating system

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah is the first major release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, notable for debuting the modern, visually rich user interface that replaced the classic Mac OS.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah canonical	10
Mac OS X 10.0	5
Mac OS X (early versions)	2
Mac OS X (at original release)	1
Mac OS X (early versions on later models)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300104 — 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: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
Context triple: [Aqua, introducedWithVersion, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah]

A. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
B. Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8 is a classic Apple Macintosh operating system released in 1997 that introduced a revamped Platinum interface, improved multitasking, and enhanced Internet and multimedia features for pre-OS X Macs.
C. Classic Mac OS
Classic Mac OS is the original graphical operating system for Apple’s Macintosh computers, known for its intuitive interface, single-tasking roots, and evolution from System 1 through Mac OS 9 before being replaced by macOS.
D. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
E. XNU
XNU is the hybrid operating system kernel developed by Apple that powers macOS and other Apple platforms, combining components from Mach and BSD.
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: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
Target entity description: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah is the first major release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, notable for debuting the modern, visually rich user interface that replaced the classic Mac OS.

A. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
B. Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8 is a classic Apple Macintosh operating system released in 1997 that introduced a revamped Platinum interface, improved multitasking, and enhanced Internet and multimedia features for pre-OS X Macs.
C. Classic Mac OS
Classic Mac OS is the original graphical operating system for Apple’s Macintosh computers, known for its intuitive interface, single-tasking roots, and evolution from System 1 through Mac OS 9 before being replaced by macOS.
D. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
E. XNU
XNU is the hybrid operating system kernel developed by Apple that powers macOS and other Apple platforms, combining components from Mach and BSD.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mac OS X release ⓘ operating system ⓘ
architecture	PowerPC G3 ⓘ PowerPC G3 iMac ⓘ linked to: iMac G3 PowerPC G4 ⓘ PowerPC G4 Cube ⓘ linked to: PowerPC G4
basedOn	Darwin ⓘ
codename	Cheetah ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
family	Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
followedBy	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma ⓘ
follows	Mac OS 9 ⓘ
includesComponent	BSD userland ⓘ Classic environment ⓘ Mach microkernel components ⓘ OpenGL ⓘ Quartz ⓘ QuickTime ⓘ
introducedFeature	Aqua user interface ⓘ Classic environment ⓘ Dock ⓘ Dock magnification ⓘ Dock minimization effects ⓘ Finder with Aqua interface ⓘ Mail application ⓘ OpenGL-based compositing ⓘ Preview application ⓘ Quartz 2D rendering ⓘ linked to: Quartz 2D Quartz graphics engine ⓘ linked to: Quartz 2D System Preferences application ⓘ linked to: macOS System Settings Terminal application ⓘ TextEdit application ⓘ linked to: TextEdit preemptive multitasking ⓘ protected memory ⓘ
kernelName	XNU ⓘ
kernelType	hybrid kernel ⓘ
notableFor	modern visually rich user interface ⓘ transition from classic Mac OS to Mac OS X ⓘ
partOf	Mac OS X family ⓘ linked to: macOS
platform	PowerPC ⓘ
precededBy	Mac OS 9 ⓘ
releaseType	major release ⓘ
replaced	classic Mac OS user interface ⓘ
sourceModel	closed source with open-source components ⓘ
supports	HFS+ file system ⓘ
supportStatus	unsupported ⓘ
targetAudience	Macintosh users ⓘ
userInterface	Aqua ⓘ
versionNumber	10.0 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aqua → introducedWithVersion → Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ⓘ

macOS → firstReleaseVersion → Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ⓘ

HFS Plus → defaultFileSystemOf → Mac OS X 10.0 ⓘ