Apple Set Top Box

From Mac Guides

In the mid-1990s, Apple made an attempt at a Cable Box type device that would be able to download content from cable networks, view TV, and work like a computer. The project was never completed or any of the units sold, but a good amount of prototype machines are floating around. There is not a lot of information about these devices, but there were at least three major revisions.

I/O ports

• Composite Video Out
• Stereo Composite Audio Out
• S-Video Out
• Apple Serial port
• ADB port (On front side of machine)
• SCSI
• Ethernet
• Power
• Two SCART ports
• Coaxial In (for cable TV)
• Coaxial Out (out to TV)

Tidbits

• The Apple Set Top Box was never released and is a prototype.
• There are "Do Not Remove" labels over the two SCART ports on the back of the unit
• The Apple Set Top Box is black in color
• Apparently, according to the sticker on the bottom of the unit, the Apple Set Top Box was not FCC approved at the time.
• There is an On/Off switch on the Power Supply in the back of the unit, and a Power button on the front of the unit.

Links

• Apple's Set Top Box (115) - discussion with attempts at booting and using the system
• Apple TV - Apple's Media Extender Box.