AppleTalk Filing Protocol
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AppleTalk Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file sharing and access to file servers over AppleTalk networks in classic Mac OS environments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AppleTalk Filing Protocol canonical | 6 |
| AppleTalk file servers | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8471067 — 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 Filing Protocol Context triple: [Printer Access Protocol, relatedTo, AppleTalk Filing Protocol]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
AppleTalk Phase 1
AppleTalk Phase 1 was the original version of Apple’s AppleTalk networking architecture, providing early Macintosh computers with plug-and-play local area networking and basic file and printer sharing capabilities.
- 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 Filing Protocol Target entity description: AppleTalk Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file sharing and access to file servers over AppleTalk networks in classic Mac OS environments.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
AppleTalk Phase 1
AppleTalk Phase 1 was the original version of Apple’s AppleTalk networking architecture, providing early Macintosh computers with plug-and-play local area networking and basic file and printer sharing capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple protocol
ⓘ
file sharing protocol ⓘ network protocol ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod | AppleTalk user authentication ⓘ |
| designedBy | Apple networking group ⓘ |
| designedFor | local area networks ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Apple Computer, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Inc.
|
| developedFor |
AppleTalk
ⓘ
classic Mac OS ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
|
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| fileSystemAwareness | HFS ⓘ |
| handles |
directory operations
ⓘ
file attribute operations ⓘ file read operations ⓘ file write operations ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| naming | uses AppleTalk name binding ⓘ |
| networkModel | client–server ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
AppleTalk networks
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleTalk
|
| optimizedFor | Macintosh file system semantics ⓘ |
| partOf |
AppleTalk protocol suite
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleTalk
|
| primaryEnvironment | classic Mac OS environments ⓘ |
| provides |
session semantics for file sharing
ⓘ
transparent network file access ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Apple Filing Protocol ⓘ |
| status |
deprecated
ⓘ
legacy ⓘ |
| successor | Apple Filing Protocol ⓘ |
| supports |
Mac OS file metadata
ⓘ
data forks ⓘ directory services integration ⓘ file locking ⓘ file server browsing ⓘ remote file access ⓘ resource forks ⓘ user authentication ⓘ |
| transportProtocol |
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
ⓘ
Datagram Delivery Protocol ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to file servers
ⓘ
file sharing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mac OS 8
ⓘ
Mac OS 9 ⓘ Mac OS System 6 ⓘ
linked to:
System 6
Mac OS System 7 ⓘ
linked to:
System 7 (early versions)
|
| usedWith |
AppleShare file servers
ⓘ
linked to:
AppleShare
Macintosh 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: AppleTalk Filing Protocol Description of subject: AppleTalk Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file sharing and access to file servers over AppleTalk networks in classic Mac OS environments.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: AppleTalk Filing Protocol