The Macintosh TV is 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 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.
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. 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
- Bus: 16Â MHz
- FPU: none
- performance: 7.0 MIPS
- RAM: 5Â MB from factory (4Â MB on motherboard, expandable to 8Â MB using a single 100ns 72-pin SIMM; can use 1Â MB or 4Â MB SIMM)
- L2 cache: none
- CD-ROM: AppleCD 300i (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
- PRAM battery: 3.6 V lithium
- Gestalt ID: 88
- addressing: 32-bit
- upgrade path: none
References
See also
- Apple Interactive Television Box
- Power Macintosh G3 beige
- Apple TV
- iMac
External links
- Macintosh TV - Technical Specifications at apple.com
- Macintosh TV at EveryMac.com