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Title: The Macintosh TV: The worst of both worlds Post by: HCK on November 26, 2015, 03:00:23 am The Macintosh TV: The worst of both worlds
While the newly revised Apple TV may be making headlines this month, the original box previewed in 2006 wasn't Apple's first major foray into television. For that, we need to take a trip to 1993. Hardware Clad in a ever-rare-for-the-1990s black case and matching accessories, the Macintosh TV was a LC520 with a few tricks up its sleeve. In addition to being a regular LC520—which is in and of itself notable for being Apple's 1990s attempt to ship a compelling all-in-one—the Macintosh TV included a cable-ready TV tuner card. The TV tuner card provided a coax jack on the rear of the Mac's casing, allowing users to run a television antenna or cable service directly into the machine. Its included remote could be used to control TV functionality, change channels and adjust the volume. It wasn't all good news when it came to the Macintosh TV's hardware, however. While it was faster than the original LC520—it had a blazing 32 MHz Motorola 68030 processor in contrast to the 520's 2...<br clear='all'/> <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/a2.img" border="0"/> (http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/a2.htm)<img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159585341/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/a2t.img" border="0"/><img width='1' height='1' src='(http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/4bc8b824/sc/15/mf.gif)' border='0'/> Source: The Macintosh TV: The worst of both worlds (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/AN6RuSgM9F8/story01.htm) |