MSN TV (formerly WebTV) was a web access product consisting of a thin
client device which used a television for display (instead of using a
computer monitor), and the online service that supported it. The
device design and service was developed by WebTV Networks, Inc., a
company started in 1995. The WebTV product was announced in July 1996;
in April 1997, the company was purchased by Microsoft Corporation and
absorbed into MSN (the Microsoft Network).While most thin clients
developed in the mid-1990s were positioned as diskless workstations
for corporate intranets, WebTV was positioned as a consumer
product.The WebTV device was an adapter that allowed a television set
to be connected to the Internet, mainly for web browsing and e-mail.
The setup included a web browser, a corded or wireless keyboard, and a
network connection, using a modem, ADSL, cable Internet access, or
power line communication.Although WebTV allowed less functionality
than a standard computer-based web browser, it was a low-cost
alternative to a traditional computer connection to the Internet. MSN TV Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter