[rescue] Sparc Classic

Kurt Mosiejczuk kurt at csh.rit.edu
Mon Jan 14 15:35:35 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.

--Kurt



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