Canon Cat

desktop computer released by Canon Inc. in 1987
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Canon Cat

Summary

Canon Cat is a computer model[1]. It draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (computer_model category, ranking #86 of 340).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canon Cat's image is recorded as Canon Cat.jpg[3].
  • Canon Cat's instance of is recorded as computer model[4].
  • Canon Cat's manufacturer is recorded as Canon Inc.[5].
  • Canon Cat's developer is recorded as Jef Raskin[6].
  • Canon Cat's subclass of is recorded as personal computer[7].
  • Canon Cat's Commons category is recorded as Canon Cat[8].
  • +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canon Cat[9].
  • Canon Cat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q4ls[10].
  • Canon Cat's CPU is recorded as Motorola 68000 family[11].
  • Canon Cat's brand is recorded as Canon[12].
  • Canon Cat's user manual URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_informatioatHowtoGuide1987_51033849[13].
  • Canon Cat's discontinuation date is recorded as +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Canon Cat's old-computers.com ID is recorded as 642[15].

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Designation and Status

Canon Cat's instance of is recorded as computer model[4].

History and Context

+1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canon Cat[9].

Why It Matters

Canon Cat draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (computer_model category, ranking #86 of 340).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Canon Cat. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/canon-cat
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