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From:
Pete Ashdown
To:
Intelligent Dance Music
Date:
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 18:39:17 -0700 (MST)
Subject:
(idm) Re: real audio (hardware requirements)
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<199603060139.SAA10440@slack.xmission.com>
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Dr. Z said once upon a time:
quoted 8 lines According to the assocaited web page, the beta for RealAudio 2.0>According to the assocaited web page, the beta for RealAudio 2.0 >requires a 28.8 modem AND a PENTIUM processor (on the Windows >platform, of course). > >Pretty high hardware requirements for such crappy sound, eh? > >Internet Wave requires only a 14.4 modem and a 486 I believe, and the >sound is pretty fair.
I think I speak for many who are dismayed at the rapid takeover of the Internet by festering Windoze software. It seems that standards (like audio and video) are becoming more fragmented (and costly) rather than coming together. Has anyone seen any specs on the X consortium's NetNoise? Greg?