System 3

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System 3 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh System Software, used on mid-1980s Macs such as the Macintosh Plus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
System 3 canonical 4
System 4 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Macintosh operating system
classic Mac OS version
company Apple
linked to: Apple Inc.
companyCountry United States
designedFor WIMP interface (windows, icons, menus, pointer)
developer Apple Computer, Inc.
linked to: Apple Inc.
distributionMedium floppy disk
fileSystem HFS
MFS
genre system software
historicalEra mid-1980s personal computing
includedComponent Control Panel
Desk Accessories
Finder
Macintosh Toolbox
kernelType monolithic kernel
license proprietary software license
multitaskingModel cooperative multitasking
networkingSupport AppleTalk (via extensions and later updates)
linked to: AppleTalk
notableFor supporting the Macintosh Plus feature set
operatingSystemFamily Macintosh System Software
linked to: Classic Mac OS

classic Mac OS
linked to: Classic Mac OS
platform Apple Macintosh
Motorola 68000-based Macintosh computers
linked to: 68k Macintosh
predecessor System 2
primaryInputMethod keyboard
mouse
successor System 4
supportedProcessorArchitecture Motorola 68000
supports QuickDraw graphics system
bitmap graphics
single-user environment
targetHardware Macintosh 512Ke
linked to: Macintosh 512K

Macintosh Plus
original Macintosh line
usedOn Macintosh Plus
mid-1980s Macintosh computers
userInterface Macintosh desktop metaphor
linked to: Macintosh Finder

graphical user interface

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Macintosh Plus operatingSystem System 4
linked to: System 3
System 4 predecessor System 3
System 2 predecessor System 3
System 2 followedBy System 3