Apple Power Macintosh 8500

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Power Macintosh desktop computer

The Apple Power Macintosh 8500 is a mid-1990s high-end Macintosh desktop computer known for its advanced video and audio capabilities and use of PowerPC processor technology.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Power Macintosh 8500	5
Apple Power Macintosh 8500 canonical	1
Power Mac 8500	1
Power Macintosh 8515	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10690370 — 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: Apple Power Macintosh 8500
Context triple: [PowerPC 604, usedIn, Apple Power Macintosh 8500]

A. Power Macintosh 9500
The Power Macintosh 9500 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer notable for its modular design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors aimed at professional and power users.
B. Power Macintosh 8100
The Power Macintosh 8100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer that served as one of the company’s early high-end PowerPC-based systems for professional and creative users.
C. Power Macintosh 9600
The Power Macintosh 9600 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer known for its expandable tower design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors, making it popular for professional and workstation use.
D. Power Macintosh 6100
The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple’s first-generation PowerPC-based desktop computer, notable for introducing the Power Macintosh line in a compact “pizza box” form factor in the mid-1990s.
E. Power Macintosh 7100
The Power Macintosh 7100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer based on the PowerPC architecture, known for bridging the transition from 68k to PowerPC Macs for professional and power users.
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: Apple Power Macintosh 8500
Target entity description: The Apple Power Macintosh 8500 is a mid-1990s high-end Macintosh desktop computer known for its advanced video and audio capabilities and use of PowerPC processor technology.

A. Power Macintosh 9500
The Power Macintosh 9500 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer notable for its modular design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors aimed at professional and power users.
B. Power Macintosh 8100
The Power Macintosh 8100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer that served as one of the company’s early high-end PowerPC-based systems for professional and creative users.
C. Power Macintosh 9600
The Power Macintosh 9600 is a high-end mid-1990s Apple desktop computer known for its expandable tower design, multiple PCI slots, and use of PowerPC processors, making it popular for professional and workstation use.
D. Power Macintosh 6100
The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple’s first-generation PowerPC-based desktop computer, notable for introducing the Power Macintosh line in a compact “pizza box” form factor in the mid-1990s.
E. Power Macintosh 7100
The Power Macintosh 7100 is a mid-1990s Apple desktop computer based on the PowerPC architecture, known for bridging the transition from 68k to PowerPC Macs for professional and power users.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Power Macintosh ⓘ desktop computer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Power Mac 8500 ⓘ linked to: Apple Power Macintosh 8500 Power Macintosh 8500 ⓘ linked to: Apple Power Macintosh 8500 Power Macintosh 8515 ⓘ linked to: Apple Power Macintosh 8500
architecture	PowerPC 32-bit ⓘ
audioFeatures	16-bit stereo audio in ⓘ 16-bit stereo audio out ⓘ 3.5 mm audio jacks ⓘ RCA audio connectors ⓘ
busSpeed	40 MHz ⓘ 50 MHz ⓘ
caseDesign	same minitower case as Power Macintosh 9500 ⓘ
clockSpeed	120 MHz ⓘ 132 MHz ⓘ 150 MHz ⓘ 180 MHz ⓘ 200 MHz ⓘ
cpu	PowerPC 604 ⓘ PowerPC 604e ⓘ linked to: PowerPC 604
cpuFamily	PowerPC ⓘ
discontinuationYear	1997 ⓘ
expansionSlots	3 PCI slots ⓘ
floppyDrive	1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive ⓘ
formFactor	minitower ⓘ
introductionYear	1995 ⓘ
manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Apple Inc.
maximumRAM	512 MB ⓘ
networking	10BASE-T Ethernet via AAUI transceiver ⓘ
notableFor	advanced audio input and output ⓘ advanced video capture capabilities ⓘ use of PowerPC 604 processor ⓘ
operatingSystem	System 7.5.2 ⓘ
opticalDrive	4x CD-ROM drive ⓘ
ports	AAUI Ethernet port ⓘ ADB port ⓘ SCSI port ⓘ serial ports ⓘ
predecessor	Apple Power Macintosh 8100 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 8100
productLine	Power Macintosh 8000 series ⓘ
ramSlots	8 ⓘ
ramType	168-pin 5V EDO DIMM ⓘ 168-pin 5V FPM DIMM ⓘ
releaseDate	1995-08 ⓘ
releasePrice	US$4000 range (configuration-dependent) ⓘ
standardHardDiskCapacity	1 GB ⓘ 2 GB ⓘ
standardRAM	16 MB ⓘ
storageInterface	SCSI ⓘ
successor	Apple Power Macintosh 8600 ⓘ linked to: Power Macintosh 8600
supportedOperatingSystem	Mac OS 8 ⓘ Mac OS 9 ⓘ System 7.5.2 ⓘ
targetMarket	high-end professional users ⓘ
videoFeatures	S-Video input ⓘ S-Video output ⓘ composite video input ⓘ composite video output ⓘ hardware video digitizing ⓘ
videoOutput	built-in video with VRAM ⓘ

How these facts were elicited