Macintosh TV
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| Macintosh TV | |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
| Introduced | October, 1993 |
| Discontinued | February, 1994 |
| Price | US$2097 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030, 32 MHz |
| RAM | 5 MiB, expandable to 8 MiB, 80 ns 72-pin SIMM |
| OS | System 7.1 |
The Macintosh TV was Apple Computer'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 which 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 feeds in a desktop window, although it could capture still frames to PICT files. Ironic for a system based around television, one of the big reasons cited for its failure was its sub-par (especially for Macs) graphics performance.
It came with a small remote control that is also compatible with Sony televisions.
Only 10,000 were made in the model's short time on the market, and they are now quite rare, and highly sought for collections.
[edit] Specifications
- Introduced October 1993, Discontinued February, 1994 [1]
- Requires System 7.1 (with Enabler 404) to 7.6.1
- CPU: 32 MHz 68030
- FPU: 68882
- performance: 7.0 MIPS
- ROM: 1 MiB
- RAM: 5 MiB from factory (4 MiB on motherboard, expandable to 8 MiB using a single 100ns 72-pin SIMM; can use 1 MiB or 4 MiB SIMM)
- video: 512 KiB 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: 3.6V lithium
- Gestalt ID: 88
- addressing: 32-bit
- upgrade path: none
