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 Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. Download Arachne for DOS http://browser.arachne.cz/dos/ Visit the Arachne home page http://arachne.cz/
