System 6

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System 6 is a classic Apple Macintosh operating system from the late 1980s known for its compact, stable graphical environment used on early Macs like the Macintosh SE.

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Surface form Occurrences
Macintosh System 6 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf classic Mac OS version
operating system
architecture Motorola 68000 family
bootMethod ROM-based boot with system folder on disk
codename Big Bang (for some releases in the System 6 era)
companyCountry United States NERFINISHED
developer Apple Inc.
surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
distributionMedium floppy disk
fileSystem HFS
MFS
graphicsEnvironment bitmap-based GUI
includesComponent Control Panel
Finder
MultiFinder
kernelType monolithic kernel
license proprietary software
multitaskingModel cooperative multitasking (via MultiFinder)
networking AppleTalk support
notableCharacteristic compact system footprint
fast performance on low-spec hardware
stability
notableUse used on early Macintosh SE systems
operatingSystemFamily Classic Mac OS
platform Apple Macintosh computers
surface form: Apple Macintosh
predecessor System 5
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1988
shortDescription classic Apple Macintosh operating system from the late 1980s
successor System 7 (early versions)
surface form: System 7
supportedHardware Macintosh II
Macintosh Plus
Macintosh SE
early Macintosh computers
supports AppleTalk
surface form: AppleTalk networking

Desk Accessories
Macintosh Toolbox
QuickDraw graphics system
surface form: QuickDraw
targetProcessor Motorola 68000 family
surface form: Motorola 68000

Motorola 68020 microprocessor
surface form: Motorola 68020

Motorola 68030 microprocessor
surface form: Motorola 68030
type single-user operating system
userInterface Macintosh Finder
graphical user interface
windowSystem Macintosh Toolbox
surface form: Macintosh Window Manager

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Macintosh II operatingSystem System 6
Macintosh SE operatingSystem System 6
Macintosh SE/30 os System 6
subject surface form: System 7
System 5 successor System 6
AppleTalk usedBy System 6
this entity surface form: Macintosh System 6