Macintosh TV
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| Release date | October 1993 |
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| Introductory price | $2,097 US$ |
| Discontinued | February 1994 |
| Operating system | System 7.1-System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2 (PowerPC upgrade), System 7.5-Mac OS 7.6.1, or with PowerPC upgrade, Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 |
| Memory | 5 MB, expandable to 8 MB |
The Macintosh TV was Apple's first attempt at computer-television integration. It shared the external appearance of the Macintosh LC 500 series, but in black. The Macintosh TV was essentially a Performa 520 that could switch its built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT from being a computer display to a cable-ready television. It was incapable of showing television in a desktop window, although it could capture still frames to PICT files.
One of the reasons cited for its failure was its sub-par graphics performance.[citation needed]
It came with a small credit card-sized remote control that was also compatible with Sony televisions. It was the first Macintosh to be made in black and came with a custom black keyboard and mouse. Later Apple would issue a custom black Performa 5420 in markets outside the United States with many of the features of the Mac TV. The Mac TV tuner card was a popular option for the LC & Performa series.
Only 10,000 were made in the model's short time on the market.
[edit] Specifications
- Introduced October 25, 1993, Discontinued February, 1994 [1]
- Requires System 7.1 (with Enabler 404) to 7.6.1
- CPU: 32 MHz 68030
- Bus: 16 MHz
- FPU: none
- performance: 7.0 MIPS
- ROM: 1 MB
- RAM: 5 MB from factory (4 MB on motherboard, expandable to 8 MB using a single 100ns 72-pin SIMM; can use 1 MB or 4 MB SIMM)
- video: 512 KB VRAM; supports 640 x 480 at 8-bits
- L2 cache: none
- hard drive: 160 MB
- CD-ROM: 2x
- ADB ports for keyboard and mouse
- DIN-8 serial ports on back of computer
- DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer
- Antenna In (F-type RF Connector)
- Composite Video-In, Stereo Audio Input (RCA-type)
- no expansion slots
- size (HxWxD): 17.9" x 13.5" x 16.5"
- Weight: 40.5 lb.
- PRAM battery: 3.6 V lithium
- Gestalt ID: 88
- addressing: 32-bit
- upgrade path: none
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Macintosh TV on apple-history.com
- Technical Specifications at apple.com
- The only community in the world dedicated to Macintosh TV (on Orkut)
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