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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| 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
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
System 7