The intermetallic compound Pr1-x-yLaxPbyTe shows a wide spectrum of physical phenomena. Depending on the metallurgical composition, the compound changes its behaviour from hyperfine-enhanced nuclear magnetic order to super- or semiconductivity. In addition, there are interesting interplay effects between these ground state phenomena. In consequence, Pr1-x-yLaxPbyTe may serve as an interesting quantum functional compound for quantum computing experiments. In this paper, the hyperfine enhanced nuclear magnetic and superconducting properties are pointed out. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.