On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:05:57 +0200 (MET DST), Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Glenn wrote:
>>> BTW, anyone knows about TSR _MP3_ player ? ;)

>> No problem....
>> (you guessed it) CP v2.51 plays MP3 files also.

> No problem? The program uses up 174K bytes + 2* size of your shell (2*3200
> in my case). Even with enough memory to load all this high you'll have a
> hard time fitting a hard drive cache in low memory, and without smartdrive
> loaded CP didn't work good at all for me.
> Running Arachne isn't all that smart IMHO, Alt-M reported "51!!!" with 1.65
> IIRC so there are no swap buffers in low memory.
> But it's ideal for doing work in other programs (except that there's a
> break in the sound when I exit BC). Another problem is that you'll need to
> copy the files together that you want to hear since it doesn't continue
> onto the next file if you shell to DOS.

 Available memory isn't a problem if you use Qemm. :-)
(and load epppdd.exe into high memory)

 I am on-line and playing an MP3 right now as I type this
Dos memory (KB)   68(+)
(goes up to 90(+) after saving to outbox) 


> How to fix this? (with IMHO better ideas as we go along)
> 1. Reprogram Cubic to use less (don't look at me)
> 2. Apply a diffrent core.exe
> 3. Try and use "cloaking.exe" to use XMS memory instead of conventional
> (untested - does anyone know where I can get it?)

I'll a attach it to a private message.

<snip>

> BTW: Thanks very much Glenn, I never did read the docs for Cubic ;-)

 There we go... I get to say RTFM !!!
(I love saying that) !!!

Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html
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