[SunRescue] NeXT vs. Sun shootout...

[James Lockwood]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, David Rouse wrote:

> So you are saying that a Sparc 10 should be able to play mp3s? WoooHooo! 
> I thought the old speaker box arrangement would have prevented that.

A Sparc 10 with speakerbox is functionally equivalent to an LX or Sparc 20
in terms of audio capabilities.  The only difference is that the CS4215
mmcodec is external.

Using showmetv I can even get an LX to give useful mp3 decoding
performance, though it can be marginal at times.  It's one of the lightest
decoders CPU-wise for Sparc though it is short on features.

-James