iMac G3
E57187
The iMac G3 is Apple’s iconic late-1990s all-in-one desktop computer, known for its colorful translucent design and role in revitalizing the company’s consumer product line.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iMac G3 canonical | 14 |
| Apple iMac G3 | 2 |
| Bondi Blue (iMac G3 color) | 1 |
| Bondi blue (original iMac G3) | 1 |
| Grape iMac G3 | 1 |
| Graphite (iMac G3 color) | 1 |
| Indigo (iMac G3 color) | 1 |
| Lime iMac G3 | 1 |
| PowerPC G3 iMac | 1 |
| Snow (iMac G3 color) | 1 |
| Strawberry iMac G3 | 1 |
| Tangerine iMac G3 | 1 |
| iMac G3 color lineup | 1 |
| iMac G3 front bezel | 1 |
| iMac G3 handle | 1 |
| iMac G3 line | 1 |
| iMac G3 outer shell | 1 |
| original iMac | 1 |
| original iMac G3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321845 — 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: iMac G3 Context triple: [PowerPC, usedIn, iMac G3]
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A.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
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B.
Macintosh Quadra
The Macintosh Quadra was a line of high-end Apple Macintosh personal computers from the early 1990s, known for using Motorola 68040 processors and targeting professional and power users.
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C.
Power Mac G5
The Power Mac G5 is a line of Apple desktop workstations introduced in 2003, notable for its aluminum tower design and use of 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors aimed at professional and high-performance computing.
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D.
Macintosh LC
The Macintosh LC is a low-cost, compact desktop computer introduced by Apple in 1990 as part of its early color-capable Macintosh lineup aimed at home and education markets.
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E.
Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
- 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: iMac G3 Target entity description: The iMac G3 is Apple’s iconic late-1990s all-in-one desktop computer, known for its colorful translucent design and role in revitalizing the company’s consumer product line.
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A.
Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
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B.
Macintosh Quadra
The Macintosh Quadra was a line of high-end Apple Macintosh personal computers from the early 1990s, known for using Motorola 68040 processors and targeting professional and power users.
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C.
Power Mac G5
The Power Mac G5 is a line of Apple desktop workstations introduced in 2003, notable for its aluminum tower design and use of 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors aimed at professional and high-performance computing.
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D.
Macintosh LC
The Macintosh LC is a low-cost, compact desktop computer introduced by Apple in 1990 as part of its early color-capable Macintosh lineup aimed at home and education markets.
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E.
Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-in-one desktop computer
ⓘ
personal computer ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 1998-05-06 ⓘ |
| brand |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple
|
| category |
1990s computer
ⓘ
Apple hardware product ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
Blue Dalmatian
ⓘ
Blueberry ⓘ Bondi Blue ⓘ Flower Power ⓘ Grape ⓘ Graphite ⓘ Indigo ⓘ Lime ⓘ Ruby ⓘ Sage ⓘ Snow ⓘ Strawberry ⓘ Tangerine ⓘ |
| connectivity |
56k modem
ⓘ
Ethernet ⓘ USB 1.1 ports ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpuArchitecture | PowerPC ⓘ |
| cpuFamily | PowerPC G3 ⓘ |
| designer |
Apple Industrial Design Group
ⓘ
Jonathan Ive ⓘ
surface form:
Jony Ive
|
| discontinued | 2003-03 ⓘ |
| expandableRam | up to 1 GB ⓘ |
| formFactor | all-in-one ⓘ |
| graphics |
ATI Rage series
ⓘ
surface form:
ATI Rage 128
ATI Rage series ⓘ
surface form:
ATI Rage Pro
ATI Rage series ⓘ |
| initialCpuClockSpeed | 233 MHz ⓘ |
| initialHardDriveCapacity | 4 GB ⓘ |
| initialRam | 32 MB ⓘ |
| inputDevices |
Apple USB keyboard
ⓘ
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse ⓘ
surface form:
Apple USB mouse
|
| integratedDisplaySize | 15-inch ⓘ |
| integratedDisplayType | CRT ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | popularized USB on consumer Macs ⓘ |
| laterCpuClockSpeeds |
266 MHz
ⓘ
333 MHz ⓘ 350 MHz ⓘ 400 MHz ⓘ 450 MHz ⓘ 500 MHz ⓘ 600 MHz ⓘ 700 MHz ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| marketingSlogan |
Chic. Not geek.
ⓘ
Sorry, no beige. ⓘ |
| marketPosition | consumer desktop ⓘ |
| memoryType | SDRAM ⓘ |
| mouseNickname | hockey puck mouse ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
USB-only peripheral ports
ⓘ
all-in-one design with integrated CRT display ⓘ elimination of legacy ports such as ADB and serial ⓘ no built-in floppy disk drive ⓘ translucent colored plastic enclosure ⓘ |
| notableImpact | helped revitalize Apple in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Mac OS 8
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS 8.1
|
| opticalDriveOptions |
CD-ROM drive
ⓘ
CD-RW drive ⓘ DVD-ROM drive ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Power Macintosh 5200 series
ⓘ
surface form:
Power Macintosh 5xxx series
|
| productLine | iMac ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-08-15 ⓘ |
| series | first-generation iMac ⓘ |
| storageType | IDE hard drive ⓘ |
| successor | iMac G4 ⓘ |
| supportedOperatingSystem |
Mac OS 9
ⓘ
Mac OS X 10.0 ⓘ Mac OS X 10.1 Puma ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.2 ⓘ Mac OS X 10.3 Panther ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X 10.3
|
| wirelessOption |
AirPort
ⓘ
surface form:
AirPort (Wi‑Fi) on later models
|
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: iMac G3 Description of subject: The iMac G3 is Apple’s iconic late-1990s all-in-one desktop computer, known for its colorful translucent design and role in revitalizing the company’s consumer product line.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bondi blue (original iMac G3)
this entity surface form:
PowerPC G3 iMac
this entity surface form:
Apple iMac G3
this entity surface form:
original iMac
this entity surface form:
iMac G3 outer shell
this entity surface form:
iMac G3 handle
this entity surface form:
iMac G3 line
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
original iMac G3
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
iMac G3 color lineup
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
Bondi Blue (iMac G3 color)
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
Graphite (iMac G3 color)
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
Indigo (iMac G3 color)
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
Snow (iMac G3 color)
this entity surface form:
Apple iMac G3
this entity surface form:
Grape iMac G3
this entity surface form:
Strawberry iMac G3
this entity surface form:
Lime iMac G3
this entity surface form:
Tangerine iMac G3