AppleTalk network stack
E751626
The AppleTalk network stack was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled easy, plug-and-play communication and resource sharing between Macintosh computers and peripherals.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AppleTalk protocol stack | 2 |
| AppleTalk Networking | 1 |
| AppleTalk network layer | 1 |
| AppleTalk network stack canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8471206 — 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: AppleTalk network stack Context triple: [LocalTalk cabling system, physicalLayerOf, AppleTalk network stack]
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A.
AppleTalk Session Protocol
AppleTalk Session Protocol is a higher-level AppleTalk networking component that manages and maintains communication sessions between devices in Apple’s classic Macintosh networking environment.
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B.
AppleTalk Echo Protocol
AppleTalk Echo Protocol is a diagnostic network service in the AppleTalk suite used to test connectivity and measure round-trip communication between AppleTalk nodes.
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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 Address Resolution Protocol
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP) is a network protocol used in Apple’s AppleTalk suite to map AppleTalk network addresses to physical hardware (MAC) addresses on local area networks.
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E.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol is a lightweight, request–response networking protocol in the AppleTalk suite designed for simple, reliable transactions such as file and print services.
- 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: AppleTalk network stack Target entity description: The AppleTalk network stack was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled easy, plug-and-play communication and resource sharing between Macintosh computers and peripherals.
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A.
AppleTalk Session Protocol
AppleTalk Session Protocol is a higher-level AppleTalk networking component that manages and maintains communication sessions between devices in Apple’s classic Macintosh networking environment.
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B.
AppleTalk Echo Protocol
AppleTalk Echo Protocol is a diagnostic network service in the AppleTalk suite used to test connectivity and measure round-trip communication between AppleTalk nodes.
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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 Address Resolution Protocol
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP) is a network protocol used in Apple’s AppleTalk suite to map AppleTalk network addresses to physical hardware (MAC) addresses on local area networks.
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E.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol is a lightweight, request–response networking protocol in the AppleTalk suite designed for simple, reliable transactions such as file and print services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple networking technology
ⓘ
network protocol suite ⓘ |
| addressingScheme |
16-bit AppleTalk network address
ⓘ
AppleTalk zone name ⓘ network number ⓘ node number ⓘ |
| category | Apple networking hardware and protocols ⓘ |
| designGoal |
automatic address assignment
ⓘ
automatic name binding ⓘ easy resource sharing ⓘ plug-and-play networking ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic node address negotiation
ⓘ
routing across multiple AppleTalk networks ⓘ service discovery via Name Binding Protocol ⓘ support for multiple logical zones ⓘ |
| introduced | 1984 ⓘ |
| introducedWith | original Apple Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layerModel | AppleTalk protocol stack ⓘ |
| linkLayerProtocol |
EtherTalk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LocalTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ TokenTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkLayerProtocol | Datagram Delivery Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableImplementation |
AppleTalk protocol stack in Mac OS 8
ⓘ
AppleTalk protocol stack in Mac OS 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk protocol stack in System 7 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
A/UX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apple IIGS operating system NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple Lisa operating system NERFINISHED ⓘ Classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ FreeBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM AIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare NERFINISHED ⓘ SunOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phase |
AppleTalk Phase 1
ⓘ
AppleTalk Phase 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phase2Enhancement |
extended network addressing
ⓘ
multiple zones per cable ⓘ |
| replacedBy | TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | deprecated ⓘ |
| supportEndedInMacOS | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard GENERATED ⓘ |
| supports |
AppleShare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Echo Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Filing Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Printer Access Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Session Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Transaction Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Name Binding Protocol ⓘ Routing Table Maintenance Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Zone Information Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ file sharing ⓘ printer sharing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local area networking
ⓘ
school computer labs ⓘ small office networks ⓘ |
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: AppleTalk network stack Description of subject: The AppleTalk network stack was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled easy, plug-and-play communication and resource sharing between Macintosh computers and peripherals.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk Networking
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk protocol stack
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk network layer
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk protocol stack