What is MacTuner 2.x?

MacTuner - The Global Internet Media Receiver for your Mac!

MacTuner is a Global Internet Media Receiver that brings a world of live radio and television to your Mac.  MacTuner is a specialized Internet browser that combines RealAudio and RealVideo with a database of over 2000 LIVE Radio, TV, and Scanners to allow you to instantly "tune in" to broadcasts from around the world.  Select your stations geographically using world maps.  Or find great programming using the MacTuner integrated Search Engine.  When you find something you like, save it in a "Favorites" preset button!

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MacTuner is a nifty little app that serves as a media player, allowing you to enjoy RealAudio- and RealVideo-based streams over an Internet connection. At the heart of MacTuner 2.0.7 is a database of approximately 1,500 domestic and international radio and TV stations, a list that continues to grow. Also, you can use MacTuner’s built-in search engine to browse stations by musical genre or station format.

MacTuner 2.0.7’s interface consists of a Map Browser, Search Engine, and Favorites; you’ll spend most of your time in the Map Browser, which displays the seven continents, each in a tabbed window. Click an individual country on the map, and a list of its stations appears in an adjacent window. Just double-click on a station to play the audio or video stream. MacTuner requires RealNetworks’ RealAudio Player to run, and if you use RealPlayer G2, you can listen to international tunes in stereo. In sum, MacTuner is the best way to find real-time international broadcasts, short of buying a $100 short-wave radio tuner.

Because of Internet congestion, the reception of streaming broadcasts varies greatly in quality. However, with a dial-up 33.6 or 48 Kbps connection, we were able to listen to stereo broadcasts from countries as far away as Russia, with some congestion and buffering here and there. Off-hours were much better, of course, for our tuning efforts. You can listen to international broadcasts without MacTuner by downloading RealAudio content from individual Web sites, but if you want to save time, then MacTuner 2.0.7 can help you tune in.

Ho, Jennifer. (September 1999). MacTuner 2.0.7. MacAddict. (pg. 67).

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Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.5 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

• At least 11.7MB of free RAM
• Mac OS 7.5.1 - Mac OS 9.2.2
• MacTCP or OpenTransport
• Requires RealPlayer 5.0, G2, 6.0, or 7.0
• Requires Internet Config or the Internet Control Panel (available with Mac OS 8.5 or newer)

 

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver