Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
E200289
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma is an early version of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system that improved performance and usability over its predecessor while supporting classic Mac OS applications through the Classic Environment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac OS X 10.1 | 3 |
| Mac OS X 10.1 Puma canonical | 3 |
| Mac OS X (PowerPC era) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774302 — 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 10.1 Puma Context triple: [Classic Environment, operatingSystem, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma]
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A.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
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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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 5
System 5 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on machines like the Macintosh Plus in the late 1980s.
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E.
MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
- 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 10.1 Puma Target entity description: Mac OS X 10.1 Puma is an early version of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system that improved performance and usability over its predecessor while supporting classic Mac OS applications through the Classic Environment.
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A.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
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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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 5
System 5 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on machines like the Macintosh Plus in the late 1980s.
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E.
MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mac OS X release
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darwin ⓘ |
| codename | Puma ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
free update for Mac OS X 10.0 users
ⓘ
retail box ⓘ |
| feature |
DVD playback support on more Macs
ⓘ
Quartz 2D ⓘ
surface form:
Quartz 2D graphics system
enhanced CD and DVD burning support ⓘ faster application launching ⓘ faster window resizing ⓘ improved Dock customization ⓘ improved Finder performance ⓘ improved OpenGL performance ⓘ improved networking support ⓘ improved printer support ⓘ menu extras in menu bar ⓘ |
| improvedFeature |
performance
ⓘ
usability ⓘ |
| includedApplication |
Contacts app
ⓘ
surface form:
Address Book
DVD Player ⓘ Image Capture ⓘ Internet Explorer ⓘ
surface form:
Internet Explorer for Mac
Mail ⓘ Preview ⓘ QuickTime ⓘ
surface form:
QuickTime Player
Terminal ⓘ TextEdit ⓘ iTunes ⓘ |
| includedComponent | Classic Environment ⓘ |
| includedWith | new Macintosh computers in late 2001 ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| kernelName | XNU ⓘ |
| kernelType | hybrid kernel ⓘ |
| latestReleaseDate | 2002-06-06 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | 10.1.5 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| predecessor | Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-09-25 ⓘ |
| replaced | Mac OS 9 as primary OS on new Macs ⓘ |
| successor | Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar ⓘ |
| supportedPlatform | PowerPC ⓘ |
| supports | Classic Mac OS applications ⓘ |
| supportsMemoryManagement | protected memory ⓘ |
| supportsMultitasking | preemptive multitasking ⓘ |
| userInterface | Aqua ⓘ |
| versionNumber | 10.1 ⓘ |
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 X 10.1 Puma Description of subject: Mac OS X 10.1 Puma is an early version of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system that improved performance and usability over its predecessor while supporting classic Mac OS applications through the Classic Environment.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Classic Environment
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X 10.1
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X 10.1
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X 10.1
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X (PowerPC era)