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)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663628 — 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: System 3 Context triple: [Macintosh Plus, operatingSystem, System 3]
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A.
System 4
System 4 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on compact Macs like the Macintosh SE.
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B.
System1
System1 is a digital marketing and customer acquisition company specializing in data-driven advertising and online performance-based media.
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C.
System M
System M is the analog television broadcasting system used in NTSC countries, characterized by 525 lines per frame and a 60 Hz field rate.
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D.
Apple III
The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer released by Apple in 1980 as the intended successor to the Apple II series, known for its advanced features but also for significant reliability issues.
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E.
System 1.0
System 1.0 is the first version of Apple's original Macintosh operating system, introducing the early graphical user interface that defined the Classic Mac OS.
- 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: System 3 Target entity description: System 3 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh System Software, used on mid-1980s Macs such as the Macintosh Plus.
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A.
System 4
System 4 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on compact Macs like the Macintosh SE.
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B.
System1
System1 is a digital marketing and customer acquisition company specializing in data-driven advertising and online performance-based media.
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C.
System M
System M is the analog television broadcasting system used in NTSC countries, characterized by 525 lines per frame and a 60 Hz field rate.
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D.
Apple III
The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer released by Apple in 1980 as the intended successor to the Apple II series, known for its advanced features but also for significant reliability issues.
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E.
System 1.0
System 1.0 is the first version of Apple's original Macintosh operating system, introducing the early graphical user interface that defined the Classic Mac OS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macintosh operating system
ⓘ
classic Mac OS version ⓘ |
| company |
Apple
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Inc.
|
| companyCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
Motorola 68000-based Macintosh computers ⓘ
linked to:
68k Macintosh
|
| predecessor | System 2 ⓘ |
| primaryInputMethod |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| successor | System 4 ⓘ |
| supportedProcessorArchitecture |
Motorola 68000
ⓘ
linked to:
Motorola 68000 family
|
| 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
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: System 3 Description of subject: System 3 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh System Software, used on mid-1980s Macs such as the Macintosh Plus.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: System 3