Mini vMac
E741605
Mini vMac is an open-source emulator that recreates early Macintosh computers, allowing classic Mac OS software to run on modern systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mini vMac canonical | 4 |
| Mini vMac Variations Service | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8521351 — 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: Mini vMac Context triple: [Apple Macintosh ROM, requiredBy, Mini vMac]
-
A.
Macintosh 512K
Macintosh 512K is an early Apple personal computer released in 1985 that expanded the original Macintosh’s memory and storage capacity, making it more practical for business and productivity use.
-
B.
Macintosh Classic
The Macintosh Classic is an early-1990s all-in-one personal computer from Apple that offered a low-cost, compact entry point into the Macintosh line.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
68k Macintosh
The 68k Macintosh refers to Apple’s early line of Macintosh computers built around Motorola 680x0 series processors, preceding the transition to PowerPC-based Macs.
-
E.
original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
- 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: Mini vMac Target entity description: Mini vMac is an open-source emulator that recreates early Macintosh computers, allowing classic Mac OS software to run on modern systems.
-
A.
Macintosh 512K
Macintosh 512K is an early Apple personal computer released in 1985 that expanded the original Macintosh’s memory and storage capacity, making it more practical for business and productivity use.
-
B.
Macintosh Classic
The Macintosh Classic is an early-1990s all-in-one personal computer from Apple that offered a low-cost, compact entry point into the Macintosh line.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
68k Macintosh
The 68k Macintosh refers to Apple’s early line of Macintosh computers built around Motorola 680x0 series processors, preceding the transition to PowerPC-based Macs.
-
E.
original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emulator
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ |
| developer | Paul C. Pratt ⓘ |
| emulates |
Macintosh 128K
ⓘ
linked to:
original Macintosh 128K
Macintosh 512K ⓘ Macintosh Plus ⓘ Macintosh SE ⓘ early Macintosh computers ⓘ |
| genre | Macintosh emulator ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Mini vMac Variations Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Mini vMac
|
| hasConfigurationOption |
emulated CPU speed
ⓘ
memory size ⓘ screen size ⓘ sound ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
configurable emulation speed
ⓘ
drag-and-drop disk image mounting ⓘ full-screen mode ⓘ multiple build options ⓘ snapshot saving ⓘ sound emulation ⓘ |
| isWrittenInProgrammingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | accuracy of emulation ⓘ |
| requires | Macintosh ROM image ⓘ |
| supportsFileFormat | Disk image ⓘ |
| supportsInputMethod |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
System 1
ⓘ
System 2 ⓘ System 3 ⓘ System 4 ⓘ System 5 ⓘ System 6 ⓘ System 7 ⓘ
linked to:
System 7 (early versions)
classic Mac OS ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
|
| supportsPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Raspberry Pi ⓘ Windows ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| useCase |
retro computing
ⓘ
running classic Macintosh software on modern systems ⓘ software preservation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/ ⓘ |
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: Mini vMac Description of subject: Mini vMac is an open-source emulator that recreates early Macintosh computers, allowing classic Mac OS software to run on modern systems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mini vMac