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The original Apple TV (that looks sorta like a half-height Mac Mini) was based on a stripped down version of OSX, but you are correct, everything from the Apple
by jsjohnst 7y ago
The original Apple TV (that looks sorta like a half-height Mac Mini) was based on a stripped down version of OSX, but you are correct, everything from the Apple TV 2 and on is ARM and running a derivative of iOS.
- solarkraft 7y agoIsn't iOS a version of Mac OS? :-) Do they share any new code nowadays?
- saagarjha 7y agoThey share most of their code.
- jsjohnst 7y agoNow, sure, but not back then to the same extent.
- jsjohnst 7y agoThe Apple TV v1 was released/shipped before the iPhone was. It was based on OS X 10.4.7 with a modified version of FrontRow (remember that old app?) as the primary UI. You can read a bunch more about it here[0]. There was nothing remotely iOS in it until Apple TV v2 which didn’t come out for like 7 years after. Yes, iOS and MacOS are very similar now, but they weren’t that similar in 2007. Yes, both were Darwin based, but from there up they originally were pretty distinct. [0] https://www.macworld.com/article/1057029/atv_hacks.html https://www.macworld.com/article/1057029/atv_hacks.html
- mobilio 7y agoFirst gen is using PentiumM: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/apple-tv/specs/apple-tv-itv-specs.html https://everymac.com/systems/apple/apple-tv/specs/apple-tv-i...
- jsjohnst 7y agoLot more details here: https://www.macworld.com/article/1057029/atv_hacks.html https://www.macworld.com/article/1057029/atv_hacks.html