My Reply follows quote. On 29/02/2004 11:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >on 2/29/04 9:14 AM, Jason at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I was at my local Goodwill last weekend, and they had this machine there >> (5300CD) for $5.00, and it was 50% off day, so I obtained a working >> machine for only $2.50! I was pretty sure this would have been a Road >> Apple according to LEM lists, and I was right. I tried it out in the >> store before I bought it, and it took about 5 minutes to boot. Of course, >> the previous owner had a lot of extensions and control panels clogging up >> the works, and after a clean install of OS 8.1, it seems to be a fairly >> decent machine. >> >> The main problem I've got with it is that I don't know how to use the TV >> tuner that appears to be installed in it. It didn't have a remote control >> for it, so I just bought one from eBay. When I receive the remote, will I >> be able to turn the computer on with it? Will I be able to turn it on as >> a TV with it? The picture of the remote looked like it would control the >> CD-ROM as well. Will I be able to turn the CD player on and off with it? >> >> I guess what I'm asking is, can I access the TV and the CD player without >> having to boot the computer using the remote instead? If so, I'll >> probably never use the thing as a computer, but use it as a little >> entertainment center in my bedroom. >> >> Thanks, >> >> J White > >The Apple TV application is usually in the Apple Menu. If not, you can >download it and add it in. Clicking on it makes a small TV appear and then >you use a compatible remote to get channels with. -------- I believe the application is "Apple Video Player" and has at least one extension. Most Sony remotes will work. They do turn the machine on and off as well (found this out the hard way when I had a machine in the same room as a Sony TV. The machine kept muting and doing odd things.
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