Netatalk
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Netatalk is an open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol that enables Unix-like systems to act as file servers for macOS and classic Mac OS clients.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Netatalk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8470951 — 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: Netatalk Context triple: [Apple Filing Protocol, operatingSystem, Netatalk]
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A.
AppleShare
AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
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B.
Apple Filing Protocol
Apple Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file services and sharing on Macintosh and AppleTalk-based networks.
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C.
AppleTalk Phase 2
AppleTalk Phase 2 is an enhanced version of Apple’s AppleTalk networking protocol that expanded addressing capabilities and improved support for larger, more complex Macintosh networks.
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D.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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E.
HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
- 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: Netatalk Target entity description: Netatalk is an open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol that enables Unix-like systems to act as file servers for macOS and classic Mac OS clients.
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A.
AppleShare
AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
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B.
Apple Filing Protocol
Apple Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file services and sharing on Macintosh and AppleTalk-based networks.
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C.
AppleTalk Phase 2
AppleTalk Phase 2 is an enhanced version of Apple’s AppleTalk networking protocol that expanded addressing capabilities and improved support for larger, more complex Macintosh networks.
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D.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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E.
HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
file server software
ⓘ
software ⓘ |
| canAuthenticateWith |
LDAP (via integration)
ⓘ
PAM ⓘ Unix password backends ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
migrating data from classic Mac OS systems
ⓘ
providing AFP shares on non-Apple servers ⓘ |
| canIntegrateWith | system init services (e.g., systemd, init scripts) ⓘ |
| category |
network file system software
ⓘ
server software ⓘ |
| configurationFile | afp.conf ⓘ |
| distribution | available in many Unix-like OS package repositories ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
afpd (AFP daemon)
ⓘ
cnid_dbd (CNID database daemon) ⓘ cnid_metad (CNID metadata daemon) ⓘ |
| homepage | https://netatalk.sourceforge.net/ ⓘ |
| implements | Apple Filing Protocol ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftware | true ⓘ |
| isOpenSource | true ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| networkProtocol | TCP/IP ⓘ |
| notableUse | Time Machine backup target for macOS clients ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS Server ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS X Server
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| supports |
AFP volumes
ⓘ
Apple-specific metadata ⓘ file sharing ⓘ user and group permissions ⓘ |
| supportsAuthenticationMethod |
Kerberos (via integration)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerberos
cleartext password (config-dependent) ⓘ encrypted password ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
AFP over TCP/IP
ⓘ
AppleDouble resource forks ⓘ AppleShare file services ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
Extended Attributes ⓘ Spotlight search integration (via external tools) ⓘ Time Machine backups ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol | AFP ⓘ |
| supportsVersioning | multiple AFP protocol versions ⓘ |
| targetClient |
classic Mac OS
ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
macOS ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | server environments ⓘ |
| useCase |
file server for classic Mac OS clients
ⓘ
file server for macOS clients ⓘ |
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: Netatalk Description of subject: Netatalk is an open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol that enables Unix-like systems to act as file servers for macOS and classic Mac OS clients.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.