Hi guys.
The apple tv can and will run a full version of osx, and thus
voiceover, but it has to be hacked first. It doesn't run the full
version out of the box, it has it's own os as Shaun says, but it can
be done. See http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/04/01/mac-os-x-running-on-apple-tv/
This makes the apple tv a pretty cheap mac for basic stuff if one is
happy to go poking around inside. Not sure I'm up for that myself and
I can't see the point to be honest. But then I already have a full
blown mac. smile.
So far Apple don't seem to be interested in making the apple tv os as
it is out of the box accessible though as far as I know, which is a
bummer as I'd be all over one if they did. If it worked with VO like
Front Row it would be great, as there are other hacks around to do all
sorts of other media centre like things with the apple tv.
Rachael
On 7 May 2008, at 19:07, vashaun jones wrote:
Naw, there isn't a operating system like the one on the Mac so that
will not work. The Apple TV has its own software and maybe just
maybe it's accessible through the Mac interface if one is connected
and I tunes is running.
On May 7, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Jason Custer wrote:
Hello all,
As there is practicly no traffic on the list today, I thought I
would start
some with a question.
I've been looking at some information about apple tv.
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/E1D8A057-6FBB-4269-A348-27AF
9010FB19.html
That link is to an article describing the guts of the "white box."
It shows that it runs on a 1.0 GHz. intel processor with 256 GB ram
and OSX
10.4.7.
http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB
http://0xfeedbeef.com/appletv/
The above two articles show how you can boot an apple tv from usb
devices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTgC_dmp8vE
This is a video showing it done.
I have nothing to do with these links, I just found them with google.
Here's the question. Has anybody got one of these crazy things? if
so, can
you enable the usb ports , hook up a keyboard, and try to launch
voiceover
to see what happens?
This aut to get things going around here!
Jason
