AppleTalk
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AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| AppleTalk networking | 0 | 2 |
| AppleTalk (via extensions and later updates) | 0 | 1 |
| AppleTalk Phase 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AppleTalk Transaction Protocol | 0 | 1 |
| original AppleTalk Phase 1 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network protocol suite
→
proprietary protocol → |
| addressFormat | network node socket triple → |
| applicationLayerProtocol |
Apple Filing Protocol
→
AppleTalk Echo Protocol → AppleTalk Session Protocol → Routing Table Maintenance Protocol →
surface form:
AppleTalk Update Routing Table Protocol
Printer Access Protocol → |
| category |
Apple Inc. network protocols
→
discontinued Apple software → network protocols → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| defaultFileSharingProtocol | Apple Filing Protocol → |
| defaultPrintingProtocol | Printer Access Protocol → |
| designedFor |
Apple LaserWriter printers
→
Apple Macintosh computers →
surface form:
Macintosh computers
|
| developer | Apple Inc. → |
| discontinuedBy | Apple Inc. → |
| feature |
automatic address assignment
→
automatic name binding → plug‑and‑play networking → service discovery → zone‑based logical addressing → |
| introduced | 1985 → |
| introducedWith |
AppleTalk
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
original AppleTalk Phase 1
|
| layerModel |
OSI protocol suite
→
surface form:
OSI model
|
| namingScheme | human‑readable node names → |
| networkLayerProtocol | Datagram Delivery Protocol → |
| notableImplementation |
Ethernet
→
surface form:
EtherTalk
LocalTalk cabling system → TokenTalk → |
| operatingSystem |
Classic Mac OS
→
macOS →
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| phase2Enhancement |
extended addressing
→
larger networks support → multiple zones per cable → |
| physicalMedium |
Ethernet
→
LocalTalk → Token Ring → |
| protocolFamily | networking protocol → |
| purpose |
computer networking
→
file sharing → inter‑process communication → printer sharing → |
| reasonForDeprecation |
industry standardization on IP
→
transition to TCP/IP networking → |
| relatedTechnology |
AppleShare
→
Apple LaserWriter printers →
surface form:
LaserWriter
Classic Mac OS →
surface form:
Macintosh System Software
|
| routingMethod | distance‑vector routing → |
| routingProtocol | Routing Table Maintenance Protocol → |
| securityFeature | user authentication via AppleShare → |
| serviceDiscoveryProtocol | Name Binding Protocol → |
| status | discontinued → |
| successorProtocol |
Bonjour
→
TCP/IP → |
| supportRemovedIn | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard → |
| supports |
client‑server networking
→
local area network → peer‑to‑peer networking → wide area network → |
| topologySupport |
bus topology
→
star topology → |
| transportLayerProtocol |
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
→
AppleTalk self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
Name Binding Protocol → Routing Table Maintenance Protocol → Zone Information Protocol → |
| usedBy |
Mac OS 8
→
Mac OS 9 → System 6 →
surface form:
Macintosh System 6
System 7 (early versions) →
surface form:
Macintosh System 7
early versions of Mac OS X → |
| usedIn |
AppleTalk networks in schools
→
AppleTalk networks in small offices → |
| version |
AppleTalk
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
AppleTalk Phase 1
AppleTalk Phase 2 → |
| zoneConcept | logical grouping of nodes → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
original AppleTalk Phase 1
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk (via extensions and later updates)
subject surface form:
System 7
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk networking
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol