Re: TI-H: MP3s

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Subject: Re: TI-H: MP3s
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 19:32:06 -0700
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My question is can the first pent that ran at 80MHz with absolutely no
addon cards or accelerators play MP3s and work in photoshop at the same
time...  :)

I'm talking about the 3rd PowerMac ever built my Apple in late 1993 that
does this.

>As long as we're acting like little kids here... the P100 runs
>Communicator, Java
>AOL IM, x11amp, and god-knows-what else... GIMP, a few other things... and no
>skipping on playback.  My P133 laptop can handle the IM, Communicator, Word 97,
>Winamp, virus scan the hard drive, and compile my graphics project without a
>hitch.  that's pretty good, for a P133
>CK
>Song of the minute: 7 Mary 3- Cumbersome
>
>Grant Stockly wrote:
>
>> >Look, I'm talking about maximizing storage space, I know that a 7MHz z80
>> >couldn't do realtime decoding.  Next, just to get technical, a 100MHz
>>pentium
>> >can do the decoding in the background.  It's called using a real OS (read:
>> >Linux)
>> >CK
>> >Song of the minute: U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday
>>
>> And I have an 80MHz mac 8100 that plays them while I play marathon...  :)
>>
>> >Grant Stockly wrote:
>> >
>> >> I made an MP3 player...  I know this kind of stuff...  :)  I'm not crazy!
>> >> The calc controlls the MP3 player which is NOT on the calc...  If it takes
>> >> a 166MHz pent or a 80MHz mac to play mp3s, I'd like to see the codeing for
>> >> a 7MHz z80...  :)
>> >>
>> >> >Okay, here we go again... First off, if you want to use all of this
>> >> >through the calc, do the world a favor.  Encode at half-bandwidth (64K),
>> >> >and they become smaller.
>> >> >Not to mention, not everyone's a total audiophile, most ppl never
>> >> >notice.  I prefer the 128's myself, but 64 is acceptable, and still
>> >> >better than Real Audio.
>> >> >CK
>> >> >Song of the minute: Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm (and yes, this IS my mp3
>> >> >collection, whatever's playing when I'm typing)
>> >> >
>> >> >Grant Stockly wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> >From: David Norelid <fuzz@pinecrest.edu>
>> >> >> >>>>>dont most people [collect mp3's]?
>> >> >> >>>>Not me, no use for 'em.
>> >> >> >>>>DK
>> >> >> >>>Right, and my name isn't Fuzz
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Seriously, I have a nice stereo and CD player at my house,
>> >> >> >in my car and at work.  I rarely go anywhere else that I would
>> >> >> >need music.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Besides, I usually listen to NPR instead of music.
>> >> >> >DK
>> >> >> It isn't the music, but the quality...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 4 minute CD track:
>> >> >> *~55MB in CD format
>> >> >> *~4.5MB in MP3 format
>> >> >>
>> >> >> and most of all, you can hardly reliaze any decrease in quality!