Macintosh TV explained

Macintosh TV should not be confused with Apple TV.

Macintosh TV
Type:All-in-one
Aka:Mac TV
LD50
Peter Pan[1]
Releasedate:[2] [3] [4] [5]
Price:[6]
Discontinued:[7]
Successor:Power Macintosh G3 All-in-One
Unitsshipped:10,000[8] [9]
Os:System 7.1 - Mac OS 7.6.1
With 68040 upgrade, Mac OS 8.1, or with PowerPC upgrade, Mac OS 9.1
Cpu:Motorola 68030
Cpuspeed:32 MHz
Memory:5 MB RAM (80 ns 72-pin SIMM), expandable to 8 MB, 1 MB ROM
Storage:160 MB HDD,
1.44 MB SuperDrive
Display:Built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT
Graphics:Video: 512 KB VRAM; supports 640 × 480 at 8-bits
Dimensions:17.9" × 13.5" × 16.5"
Weight:40.5 lb.

The Macintosh TV is a personal computer with integrated television capabilities released by Apple Computer in 1993. It was Apple's first attempt at computer-television integration. It shares the external appearance of the Macintosh LC 500 series, but in black.[10] The Macintosh TV is essentially a Performa 520 that can switch its built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT from being a computer display to a cable-ready television. It is incapable of showing television in a desktop window, although it can capture still frames to PICT files.

It comes with a small credit card-sized remote control that is also compatible with Sony televisions. It was the first Macintosh to be made in black and comes with a matching 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. Apple's similar TV tuner card was a popular option for later LC, Performa series, and select models of Power Macintosh G3 beige computers.

Only 10,000 were made in the model's short time on the market.

Specifications

Source:[11]

Upgrades

Although there was no official upgrade path provided by Apple, the Macintosh TV chassis is essentially that of the LC 520, and as such supports the same motherboard upgrades. Although the built-in tuner capabilities are lost, installing an LC 575 motherboard is a common method to step up to the significantly faster 68040 processor.[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/computers/mactv.html Macintosh TV
  2. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/APPLE+UNVEILS+MACINTOSH+TV%3b+MACINTOSH+COMPUTER+COMBINES+TELEVISION...-a014264545 APPLE UNVEILS MACINTOSH TV; MACINTOSH COMPUTER COMBINES TELEVISION AND STEREO CD PLAYER IN SINGLE, LOW-COST UNIT (Product Announcement)
  3. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/25/Apple-rolls-out-Macintosh-TV/2042751521600/ Apple rolls out Macintosh TV
  4. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1993-11-21/the-information-appliance The Information Appliance
  5. http://lowendmac.com/1993/mac-tv/ Mac TV
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bl0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22mac+tv%22&pg=PA41 Black Enterprise
  7. Web site: Macintosh TV Specs - VAW (Vectronic's Apple World) . 2016-05-28 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130215043110/http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/profiles/61.html . February 15, 2013 .
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ocfPDozIMYUC&dq=mac+tv+failure&pg=PA26 Macintosh Switcher's Guide
  9. https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/20-years-ago-today-apple-took-its-first-crack-at-tv-and-failed/ The Macintosh TV was a cul de sac off the road to converged video
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203002908/http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/profiles/articles/macintoshtv/catalog.jpg The power to be your best, Get a computer, a television, and a CD player. All in one desktop system. $2079 ... New. Macintosh TV.
  11. http://apple-history.com/body.php?page=gallery&model=tv&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC Macintosh TV
  12. Web site: MicroMac 68040 LC575 Logic Board Trade-up . September 10, 1998.

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