on 2/29/04 12:26 PM, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. > > Ken
Yup, that's the one. I find myself often confounded by the names. I recall only the concepts. I installed it from a download off the Apple Site for Older Software on a Performa 637CD. TV on the Macs is pretty cool, if you like gadgets as I do.... Jeff -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
