Re: TI-H: Off-topic MP3 question...


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Re: TI-H: Off-topic MP3 question...




>
>Hello!
>
>I am in the midst of building a small computer system, designed to just 
>play MP3 files. Currently, I have a mini-motherboard (donated to me by 
a 
>friend), A 486 DX4-100 OD processor, and a 1.2 GB HD. I have everything 
>else that gets used with it, like RAM, case, SB16 soundcard (built-in), 
and 
>a power supply. What I am wanting to know, since within the past few 
weeks 
>there has been some talk about MP3s on here, is using a 486 DX4-100 
>OverDrive chip, is there enough power to decode a MP3 at 16bit, 44kHz, 
>stereo? If not, what is the lowest speed pentium that can possibly 
decode a 
>MP3 at the  specs listed? I might be able to get a "mini" pentium board 
for 
>free from my work, but I really don't want to spend the extra few bucks 
for 
>a processor (since I have the DX4). I am only planning on using Dos or 
>Linux (probably Linux) for the OS, so no "background" processing is to 
be 
>done by TSRs. Is there enough power in the processor to do what I'm 
asking? 
>Email me personally, so we don't pollute the list.
>
>Jeff Dezur
>jeffd@wwnet.net
>

As long as the mp3 player is the only program running, it should work 
perfectly!

Muhammed

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