Look at Apple Interactive TVvision Box: set-top box from 1995

Apple today it offers its own movie solution for living rooms, but few people know that Apple was preparing his own set-top box back in the era of plastic computers, in the era when we used Macintosh instead of iMac and happily browsed the Internet through Internet Explorer. Already in 1995, the company was preparing its own set-top box, which was to reach households in Great Britain, Belgium and other countries. The project did not have a name Apple Interactive TVvision Box.

However, the project never had a large audience and did not receive much publicity. The set-top box from the era of CEO John Sculley got into the hands of only a small number of people. For a certain time it was also possible to find him in the apartments of the Disneyland California complex. Although it may seem at first glance that this is a similar machine to the less successful Macintosh TV, this is not the case. Interactive Television We can consider the box as a real innovation. Apple already in 1995 he introduced a device that was very similar in functionality to the current one Apple TV.

The device contained 4MB of RAM, 2MB of ROM and a hard drive of unknown capacity. Thanks to the modified Mac OS 7.1 system, the device was able to stream movies from external drives and the Internet. Because at that time Apple he hadn't even considered iTunes yet Store, the broadcasting and downloading of video from the Internet was handled by the company nCube Systems, which today is part of the Arris Group. Apple tried minimalize your OS as much as possible and therefore it is no wonder that okrem FinderWe only found u in it QuickTime and QuickDraw. The device was compatible with remote control, mouse, mechanics Apple 300e CD-ROM, keyboard and StyleWriter printers. According to the official documentation that we can find on the official website Applu, the device could be supplied with the following products:

• Apple Interactive TVvision Remote
• Apple Multimedia Remote
• CD-ROM drive
• By mouse

The Multimedia Remote was compatible with many third-party TVs and VCRs, including Philips or Samsung. Unlike the first controller mentioned, the Multimedia Remote had to be programmed every time the batteries were replaced. Interactive Tele set-top boxvision was based on the Macintosh Quadra 605 concept, which was sold between 1993 and 1994. On the back of the device are SCSI ports, Scart VCR, Scart TV, RF Out, RF In, S-Video, Serial Port and Ethernet. The device weighed 2,6 kilograms and measured 395 x 290 x 56 millimeters.

*Source: Wikipedia; AppleInsider; Apple