Macintosh TV

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Macintosh TV

Release date	October 1993
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.

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

See also

• Apple Interactive Television Box
• iMac
• Apple TV

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)