[rescue] Sparc Classic

Big Endian bigendian at mac.com
Mon Jan 14 15:38:14 CST 2002


>  > Is a sparc classic fast enough to play MP3s?  Could it do it over NFS
>>  w/ an X11 interface?  I'm thinking I should add MP3 capability to the
>>  main stereo unit, and since all our mp3s are in the Bottomless Pit o'
>>  NFS(TM)  it would be nice to be able to play them from there.  is it
>>  doable?
>
>I don't know if it can decode them fast enough, but the Classic only
>has 8-bit audio... you might not be happy with the results.  And even
>if you cross-sample to 8-bit, that's a bigger CPU hit.

Ok... fuck that idea.  Whats a classic good for then?

daniel
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