[SunRescue] MP3s

[Gregory Leblanc]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Frost [mailto:martin at dsres.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 12:08 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] MP3s
> 
> 
> James Lockwood wrote:
> 
> > The LX goes up to 48KHz 16 bit stereo.  It plays MP3's 
> quite well.  Both
> > use the same CPU, a 50MHz microSPARC-I.
> 
> Hmmmm. A microSPARC-I is roughly 486-class, yes? Does this mean
> that a 486/66 should be able to do this (assuming a real OS and not
> much else going on)? I ask because it's a current project of mine
> to network my entire flat and pipe music over Ethernet to computers
> equipped with sound, possibly a VT220-based jukebox system and not
> much else. The project is currently on hold for lack of free time
> and enough small machines as the `terminals'. I've got a couple of
> 486/66 motherboards, but everyone I've talked to says that's not
> enough for MP3 decoding. I guess not using Windoze would make it
> more possible, but does anyone know if that's enough? Is the LX's
> ability down to superior SPARC floating point?  

If I don't touch my 486-66 running Win95A it can play MP3's smoothly,
but I can't touch the mouse, or it skips.  Those should be free (they
are in my area, anyway).  I don't have audio running on any of my
computers except that one, so I can't say.  (who needs audio,
anyway?)
	Greg

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