Macintosh II series

E10407

family of personal computers

The Macintosh II series is a family of modular, expandable Macintosh computers introduced by Apple in the late 1980s that brought color graphics and greater performance to the Macintosh line.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Macintosh II series canonical	11
Apple Macintosh II series	1
Centris series	1
Mac II series	1
Macintosh II	1
Macintosh IIci	1
Macintosh IIcx	1
Macintosh IIcx (in product positioning)	1
Macintosh IIfx	1
Macintosh IIsi	1
Macintosh IIx	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72838 — 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: Macintosh II series
Context triple: [Apple Macintosh computers, hasPart, Macintosh II series]

A. PowerBook
PowerBook is a line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers introduced in the early 1990s that helped define modern notebook design.
B. Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
C. Classic Mac OS
Classic Mac OS is the original graphical operating system for Apple’s Macintosh computers, known for its intuitive interface, single-tasking roots, and evolution from System 1 through Mac OS 9 before being replaced by macOS.
D. iMac
The iMac is Apple’s all-in-one desktop computer line known for integrating powerful hardware with a slim, minimalist display-focused design.
E. NeXT Inc.
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
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: Macintosh II series
Target entity description: The Macintosh II series is a family of modular, expandable Macintosh computers introduced by Apple in the late 1980s that brought color graphics and greater performance to the Macintosh line.

A. PowerBook
PowerBook is a line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers introduced in the early 1990s that helped define modern notebook design.
B. Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
C. Classic Mac OS
Classic Mac OS is the original graphical operating system for Apple’s Macintosh computers, known for its intuitive interface, single-tasking roots, and evolution from System 1 through Mac OS 9 before being replaced by macOS.
D. iMac
The iMac is Apple’s all-in-one desktop computer line known for integrating powerful hardware with a slim, minimalist display-focused design.
E. NeXT Inc.
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family of personal computers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Macintosh II series ⓘ surface form: Mac II series
architecture	Motorola 68000 family ⓘ surface form: Motorola 680x0
brand	Mac ⓘ surface form: Macintosh
bus	NuBus ⓘ
category	Apple hardware ⓘ Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ surface form: Macintosh computers
company	Apple Inc. ⓘ surface form: Apple
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cpuFamily	Motorola 68000 family ⓘ surface form: Motorola 68020 Motorola 68000 family ⓘ surface form: Motorola 68030
design	modular desktop ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
feature	NuBus expansion slots ⓘ internal expansion slots ⓘ separate monitor ⓘ support for multiple displays ⓘ
formFactor	desktop computer ⓘ
graphicsCapability	color graphics ⓘ
includesModel	Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh II Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh IIci Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh IIcx Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh IIfx Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh IIsi Macintosh II series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Macintosh IIx
introduced	1987 ⓘ
introductionPeriod	late 1980s ⓘ
manufacturer	Apple Inc. ⓘ surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
marketedAs	high-end Macintosh line ⓘ
memoryType	SIMM ⓘ
notableFor	bringing color to Macintosh line ⓘ expandability ⓘ greater performance than earlier Macs ⓘ
operatingSystem	System 4 ⓘ Classic Mac OS ⓘ surface form: System 6 Classic Mac OS ⓘ surface form: System 7
platform	Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ surface form: Macintosh
precededBy	original Macintosh family ⓘ
successor	Macintosh Quadra ⓘ surface form: Macintosh Quadra series Power Macintosh series ⓘ surface form: Power Macintosh line
supports	external SCSI devices ⓘ floppy disk drives ⓘ hard disk drives ⓘ
targetMarket	business users ⓘ graphics professionals ⓘ professional users ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apple Macintosh computers → hasPart → Macintosh II series ⓘ

LC series → predecessor → Macintosh II series ⓘ

subject surface form: Macintosh LC series

Quadra series → predecessor → Macintosh II series ⓘ

Motorola 68000 family → usedIn → Macintosh II series ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh II series