Hi folks,
From a link on Dev Teelucksingh's page,
http://www.opus.co.tt/dave
I have tried out MPR.EXE, an MP3 player for DOS, only 34 KB !!!!
FREEWARE. :)
Requires a SoundBlaster 16 or equivalent, but claims to play MP3s on
a '486DX-50 and up. So a possibility for real SurvPCs running DOS.
It will play on a RAM disk, if you need the speed.
Quote:
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At this time only Soundblaster 16 and compatible sound cards are supported.
This program is 100% written in assembly and designed to run on low-end
systems.
64Kbps files can be played on a 486DX-50. Higher bit rates require more
computer.
4/586's in the 100 MHz range and Pentium 60's may or may not play the
highest bit rate files. The limits of each marginal computer must be
determined empirically.
A 586-133 should play any MP3 with power to spare.
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I got it to run from the DOS command line, and as a "plug-in" for
Arachne v.1.66, at first go.
Insert the following line into MIME.CFG:
file/.mp3 |call playmp3.bat $1
and put PLAYMP3.BAT into your Arachne directory.
PLAYMP3.BAT is one line:
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d:\test\mpr\mpr.exe -1 %1 > nul
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with the path to MPR.EXE to where you have it,
(It's in D:\test\mpr\ on my machine).
Get the player (an executable file) from:
http://www.micosyen.com/ go to the MP3 page (frames), or
http://www.micosyen.com/mp3.htm (no frames).
There is no documentation to download, so save "mp3.htm" for
instructions.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/index.html
http://tadpole.aus.as
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