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EVT (Engineering Validation Test) prototype of the Macintosh TV, model M1640, serial no. SG3282VNEVT, manufactured in July 1993. The camera on the front of the Mac TV is a darker version than production and the front faceplate is missing the "Macintosh TV" emblem, that area left blank. Affixed to the back are orange prototype labels, in part: "Testing/Evaluation Receiver…This Television Receiver has not been tested for Compliance with the US Federal performance standard for television receivers. This device has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission." The rear panel features standard computer I/O ports plus RCA audio/video ports and an unpopulated area for a coaxial input. Tested, working, and in very good to fine cosmetic condition, with a few scuffs to the black case. Accompanied by an official Apple Keyboard II and Apple Desktop Mouse II, both produced in a matching black color scheme.
The Macintosh TV was a personal computer and television hybrid released by Apple in 1993, based on the Performa 520, featuring a black chassis and a 14-inch Sony Trinitron display. Users could switch between the Mac OS interface and live television with the press of a button. Due to its high price and limited functionality, it was discontinued after only 10,000 units were produced; the Macintosh TV is considered one of the six rarest production Macs ever made.
