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# Macintosh TV

Essentials

Family: Macintosh LC

Codename: Peter Pan, LD50

Gestalt ID: 88

Minimum OS: 7.1

Maximum OS: 7.6.1

Introduced: October 1993

Terminated: February 1994

Processor

CPU: Motorola MC68030

CPU Speed: 32 MHz

FPU: 68882

Bus Speed: 16 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 256 bytes data, 256 bytes instruction

ROM: 1 MB

RAM Type: 72 pin SIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 80 ns

Onboard RAM: 4 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 36 MB

Video

Monitor: 14" CRT (built-in)

GPU: tv-tuner card

VRAM: 512 kB

Max Resolution: 640x480

Storage

Hard Drive: 160 MB

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 2x CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 2

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: DB-25

Audio Out: stereo 8 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Miscellaneous

Power: 60 Watts

Dimensions: 17.9" H x 13.5" W x 16.5" D

Weight: 40.5 lbs.

The limited edition Mac TV had a bit of an identity crisis. It came in a black LC 520-style case. (It is one of only a few Macs to have ever been black.) It came with a cable-ready TV tuner card, and included a CD-ROM drive. Only 10,000 Mac TVs were made before it was discontinued. However, Its TV-tuner card has become a popular option on many LCs and Performas.

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