System 5
E93518
System 5 is an early version of Apple’s classic Macintosh operating system used on machines like the Macintosh Plus in the late 1980s.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macintosh System Software 5 | 1 |
| Macintosh System Software versions | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classic Mac OS version
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
System 5
ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh System Software 5
|
| brand |
Classic Mac OS
ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh System Software
|
| developer |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer, Inc.
|
| distributionMedium | floppy disk ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
Finder 5.x
ⓘ
MultiFinder ⓘ |
| intendedFor | Macintosh Plus era systems ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
Classic Mac OS
ⓘ
Classic Mac OS ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh System Software
|
| partOfSeries |
System 5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh System Software versions
|
| platform |
Apple Macintosh computers
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Macintosh
68k Macintosh ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000-based Macintosh computers
|
| predecessor | System 4 ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| successor | System 6 ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
32-bit QuickDraw on some models
ⓘ
AppleTalk ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk networking
Control Panels ⓘ Desk accessories ⓘ HFS file system ⓘ LaserWriter printing ⓘ Menu bar and pull-down menus ⓘ Monochrome and early color support depending on hardware ⓘ SCSI storage on supported Macs ⓘ System file and Finder separation ⓘ bitmap-based display ⓘ clipboard for copy and paste ⓘ cooperative event-driven application model ⓘ cooperative multitasking of applications ⓘ cooperative multitasking via MultiFinder ⓘ floppy disk booting ⓘ font management via suitcase files ⓘ resource fork-based applications ⓘ single-user environment ⓘ |
| targetHardwareArchitecture |
Motorola 68000 family
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000
|
| targetUser | personal computer users ⓘ |
| usedOnHardware |
Macintosh II
ⓘ
Macintosh Plus ⓘ Macintosh SE ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| userInterfaceStyle | desktop metaphor ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macintosh System Software 5
this entity surface form:
Macintosh System Software versions