Macintosh TV

The Macintosh TV (also known as Mac TV) was Apple Computer's first attempt to integrate a computer and television, based on a Macintosh LC 520 with a cable-ready . However, the Macintosh desktop and television signal could only be displayed exclusively of one another and could not share the 14" Sony screen.The Macintosh TV was a cul de sac off the road to converged video by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica. 2013-10-25. However, it could capture still frames to PICT files.
==Description==
The Mac TV 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. Apple would later issue a custom black Macintosh Performa 5420 in markets outside the United States with many of the features of the Mac TV. The Apple 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.
==Criticism==
One of the reasons cited for its failure was its sub-par graphics performance. Combined with this and its crippled 16 MHz bus speed, it made for both a poor computer when compared with Apple's other offerings and an expensive TV, leaving most to opt for separate products.
==Included software==
*System 7.1
*Finder 7.1
*LaserWriter 7.1.2
*CD-ROM (includes Apple CD-ROM, Foreign File Access, Apple Photo Access, etc.)
*Apple Video Player (includes Video Startup extension)
*QuickTime 1.6.1
*Macintosh Drag 'n' Drop
*Sound Manager
*PC Exchange
*TV Setup
*ClarisWorks v2.0
*American Heritage Dictionary
*Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing from The Software Toolworks
===CD-ROM Software===
*Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia
*TIME Almanac 1993 from Compact Publishing
*Kodak Photo CD Sampler
*The Software Toolworks World Atlas
*Space Shuttle from Amazing Media
==References==
==See also==
*Apple Interactive Television Box (1994-1996), Apple's first effort to develop a set-top box.
*Apple TV (2007-present), Apple's current digital media player and microconsole.
*Mac mini (2005-present), Apple's small desktop computer which added HDMI output in 2010.
*Pioneer MPC-LX200-TV (1996-1997), the only Macintosh clone with television capabilities.
*Pippin (1996-1998), Apple's ill-fated consumer multimedia platform.
==External links==
*Macintosh TV: Technical Specifications at Apple Support
*Apple Macintosh TV Specs at EveryMac
*Apple Macintosh TV at the Computer History Museum
*1993 Macintosh TV by Kevin Rye at AppleToTheCore (2012-05-11)
*The Macintosh TV: The worst of both worlds by Stephen Hackett at iMore (2015-11-25)
*Mac TV at Low End Mac
*Macintosh TV at Apple-History
*Macintosh TV at The Apple Museum
*Macintosh TV at the Pippin @World & Atmark Wiki
* at Wikipedia
Category:Macintosh all-in-ones
Category:Tuners
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