--- Pericles Toscas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey everyone, new to the list. I came on because I > have a Mac TV, and > need the cd shell loader that fits into cd drive of > those old performa > series macs. The Mac TV is mint, and all I need to > do is reinstall the > old os which I found i still have the cd to. Just > out of curiosity as > I get this thing up and running again.. what is it > worth? I assume it is a collectors piece.
You need what's called a CD Caddy. Ideally, you should have several of them for your most used discs. They keep the discs clean and protected. The MacTV is actually one of the more use-less models of Mac ever made. It maxes out at 8meg RAM and in computer mode can only go up to 8bit (256) color video, but in TV mode can do 16bit (65K) color video. A computer/TV "hybrid" was an insanely great idea, but unfortunately Apple hobbled it into "who cares?" status with some insanely stupid engineering and design decisions. The MacTV should've been based on a 500 series all in one with full (not the FPU-less LC040) 68040 CPU, able to have at least 32meg RAM and 24bit computer video with 16bit or 24bit TV video. Of course it would've cost more, but the tech-savvy "gotta have it first no matter the price or how immature the tech" type of people would've bought plenty of them. Instead the target customers who knew what a good computer should have for specifications just pointed and laughed at Apple's little black Mac. So, think of a MacTV as a quirky little television you can play Bolo on. ;) It will be total Fandemonium, Summer 2005! Check website for further info. http://www.fandemonium.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
