I have one as well, though it includes keyboard, mouse and remote control. No original boxes, other than the little box for the remote. I'll have to hunt for the CD cassette, though.
If someone purchases James' Mac TV, I'll get rid of mine as well! Thanks all Tom Norris Murfreesboro, TN ---- On May 4, 2010, at 9:05 AM, James Wagner wrote: > The first Black Mac > > All in one unit includes remote > and lacks CD caddy, black keyboard and black one button mouse > > Slideshow link > http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/yojamey/Mac%20TV/?albumview=slideshow > and http://lowendmac.com/500/mactv.jpg > > > Mac TV > Macintosh TV > > Includes functional all-in-one unit loaded with software, power cord, remote, > HyperCard User's Guide (030-3081-C), Macintosh System Software User's Guide > Version 6.0 (030-3281-A), Macintosh Utilities User's Guide (030-3283-A) > My mother recently retired and has not used this computer since before the > dawn of the internet in the late 90's...It has been in storage ever since. > She inadvertently discarded the CD caddy, Keyboard & Mouse when she downsized > her home. $299+ shipping or pick up from Santa Barbara CA 93105 (55lbs box > 19x20x30") or best offer > > > Read all about it > Links > www.vectronicsappleworld.com/macintosh/mactv.html > http://lowendmac.com/500/macintosh-tv.html > > Macintosh 500 Series > Macintosh TV > > Overview > The first cable-ready Macintosh! No, not for a cable modem, but for cable TV. > More or less a black LC 520 (complete with a black mouse and black keyboard), > Macintosh TV let you watch 16-bit TV or use 8-bit graphics. (Assuming you > were in the US, Canada, or some other country using NTSC video. Mac TV didn't > support any other broadcast standard.) > This was perhaps the oddest Macintosh ever. It was the last desktop Mac with > a 68030 processor, the first with a built-in TV tuner, the first black > desktop Mac, and the first Mac to ship with a remote control. It is the only > model in the "500 Series" that doesn't have an available PDS; that gave way > to the TV tunder. The built-in 14" Trinitron monitor displays 16-bit TV > images, but only 8-bit computer graphics. Software allowed it to capture a > single frame from the TV as a PICT file. > Alas, you can't watch TV and compute at the same time. It was an interesting > experiment, marketed exclusively through consumer electronic channels. With a > 68040 CPU, the option of watching TV in a small window while computing, or > the ability to capture TV as a QuickTime movie, and this could have been a > serious contender. Instead, it is a curious footnote in Apple's history. > Despite using a 32 MHz CPU, Mac TV is about 15% slower than the 25 MHz LC III > and LC 520 because it uses a 16 MHz data bus. Cleverly designed in some ways, > intentionally crippled in others, Mac TV merits the Road Apple label. The > biggest drawbacks are a complete lack of upgrade options (without losing the > TV features) and an 8 MB memory ceiling. > Regardless, this Mac looked great in black. Too bad only 10,000 were ever > produced, making it perhaps the most rare Mac ever. > > > > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
