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Prototype of the Apple Interactive Television Box (AITB), an early TV set-top box developed in the mid-1990s in partnership with a number of global telecommunications firms. The prototype label on the bottom notes: "This device has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission." Designed to bring video-on-demand and other interactive services to consumers' televisions, the device ran a custom version of the Macintosh operating system and connected to a central server via telephone lines. Although never released at a broad commercial level—units produced were primarily for internal testing and limited public trials—the AITB anticipated many features of modern streaming devices and demonstrated Apple's early interest in digital media delivery. In good but non working condition, with scattered surface marks and scuffs.
