Subject: Re: ss1+ and audio
To: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 10/15/1998 15:38:57
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, nm wrote:

: I have an ss1+ and I love it.
: I am wondering if anyone has tried to play mp3's on such a machine?
: or even play waves?  what are the capabilities of the onboard sound?

First, the CPU is way too slow to play MP3s.  Though it's _very_ efficient
given the speed (20MHz!), it is not efficient enough for MP3s.  <sigh>

The sound hardware isn't up to snuff, either.  It can only play sounds up to
8Ks/s, and most MP3s (decompressed) run at 44.1Ks/s.

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-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)