Mac OS 7.6.1
E1010337
Mac OS 7.6.1 is a classic mid-1990s Apple Macintosh operating system update that improved stability and compatibility for 68k and early PowerPC-based Macs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac OS 7.6 | 3 |
| Mac OS 7.6.1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12728379 — 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 7.6.1 Context triple: [Macintosh Performa 600, maxOperatingSystemVersion, Mac OS 7.6.1]
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A.
System 7.5.2
System 7.5.2 is a mid-1990s classic Mac OS release that introduced support for early Power Macintosh systems and improved stability and performance over earlier System 7 versions.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
System 6
System 6 is a classic Apple Macintosh operating system from the late 1980s known for its compact, stable graphical environment used on early Macs like the Macintosh SE.
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E.
Macintosh System 2.1
Macintosh System 2.1 is an early version of Apple’s classic Mac OS that marked a significant step in the platform’s evolution by adding support for the Hierarchical File System and improving overall system capabilities.
- 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 7.6.1 Target entity description: Mac OS 7.6.1 is a classic mid-1990s Apple Macintosh operating system update that improved stability and compatibility for 68k and early PowerPC-based Macs.
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A.
System 7.5.2
System 7.5.2 is a mid-1990s classic Mac OS release that introduced support for early Power Macintosh systems and improved stability and performance over earlier System 7 versions.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
System 6
System 6 is a classic Apple Macintosh operating system from the late 1980s known for its compact, stable graphical environment used on early Macs like the Macintosh SE.
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E.
Macintosh System 2.1
Macintosh System 2.1 is an early version of Apple’s classic Mac OS that marked a significant step in the platform’s evolution by adding support for the Hierarchical File System and improving overall system capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classic Mac OS version
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| developer |
Apple Computer, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Inc.
|
| distributionMedium |
CD-ROM
ⓘ
floppy disk (for some configurations) ⓘ |
| era | mid-1990s classic Mac OS era ⓘ |
| feature |
bug fixes for networking and system components
ⓘ
enhanced support for PowerPC-native applications ⓘ improved compatibility for 68k Macintosh models ⓘ improved compatibility for early PowerPC-based Macs ⓘ improved extension and control panel compatibility ⓘ improved memory management stability ⓘ improved system stability over Mac OS 7.6 ⓘ refinements to Open Transport ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mac OS 8.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS 8
|
| genre | desktop operating system ⓘ |
| includedComponent |
AppleScript
ⓘ
Control Panels ⓘ Extensions Manager ⓘ Finder ⓘ Open Transport networking ⓘ QuickTime (bundled version) ⓘ
linked to:
QuickTime
|
| intendedUse | general-purpose personal computing ⓘ |
| kernelType | classic Mac OS monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
Mac OS
ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
|
| partOfSeries |
System 7
ⓘ
linked to:
System 7 (early versions)
|
| platform |
Apple Macintosh
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
|
| precededBy |
Mac OS 7.6
ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS 7.6.1
|
| releaseStatus | minor update ⓘ |
| supportedArchitecture |
Motorola 68040
ⓘ
linked to:
Motorola 68040 microprocessor
PowerPC ⓘ |
| supportsAPI |
Macintosh Toolbox
ⓘ
PowerPC-native code via Code Fragment Manager ⓘ |
| supportsFileSystem | HFS ⓘ |
| supportsMultitasking | cooperative multitasking ⓘ |
| supportsNetworking |
AppleTalk
ⓘ
TCP/IP via Open Transport ⓘ
linked to:
Open Transport networking
|
| targetHardware |
68k-based Macintosh computers with 68040 CPU
ⓘ
early PowerPC-based Macintosh computers ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
desktop publishing
ⓘ
education computing environments ⓘ productivity applications ⓘ |
| updateType |
bug-fix release
ⓘ
maintenance release ⓘ |
| userInterface |
Mac OS Platinum-like interface precursor
ⓘ
Macintosh graphical user interface ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
|
| versionOf |
Mac OS 7.6
ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS 7.6.1
|
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: Mac OS 7.6.1 Description of subject: Mac OS 7.6.1 is a classic mid-1990s Apple Macintosh operating system update that improved stability and compatibility for 68k and early PowerPC-based Macs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mac OS 7.6.1
linked to: Mac OS 7.6.1
linked to: Mac OS 7.6.1