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| Also known as | Mac TV LD50 Peter Pan[1] |
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| Type | All-in-one |
| Released | October 25, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-10-25)[2][3][4][5] |
| Introductory price | US$2,097 (equivalent to $4,565 in 2024)[6] |
| Discontinued | February 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)[7] |
| Units shipped | 10,000[8][9] |
| Operating system | 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 @ 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. |
| Successor | Power Macintosh G3 All-in-One |
| Website | support |
TheMacintosh TV is a personal computer with integratedtelevision capabilities released byApple Computer in 1993. It was Apple's first attempt at computer-television integration. It shares the external appearance of theMacintosh LC 500 series, but in black.[10] The Macintosh TV is essentially aPerforma 520 that can switch its built-in 14" SonyTrinitron 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 toPICT 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 blackkeyboard andmouse. Later Apple would issue a custom blackPerforma 5420 in markets outside the United States with many of the features of the Mac TV. Apple's similarTV 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.[8]
The Macintosh TV is equipped with a 32 MHz Motorola 68030 CPU, a 16 MHz bus, and 5 MB of RAM (which can be expanded to 8 MB). It also comes with a CD-ROM drive, ADB ports for connecting keyboard and mouse, DIN-8 serial ports, and a DB-25 SCSI interface. The performance of the Macintosh TV reaches 7.0 MIPS SIMM, allowing for the use of either a 1 MB or 4 MB SIMM. Additionally, it features an Antenna In (F-type RF Connector), Composite Video-In, Stereo Audio Input (RCA-type), and a 3.6 V lithium PRAM battery, boasting a Gestalt ID of 88 and supporting 32-bit addressing. However, in contrast to most Macintosh models, it does not offer any expansion slots for upgrades.[11]
Although there was no official upgrade path provided by Apple, the Macintosh TV chassis is essentially that of theLC 520, and as such supports the same motherboard upgrades. Although the built-in tuner capabilities are lost, installing anLC 575 motherboard is a common method to step up to the significantly faster68040 processor.[12]
| Timeline ofMacintosh Centris,LC,Performa, andQuadra models, colored byCPU type |
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 See also:List of Mac models |
