Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:11:35 +0000 From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hi Richard, Richard Harrison wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:31:49 -0500 <snip> > > Now I'm back to exploring other options. I'm convinced that the real > villain it Windows, so I'm asking the list for other suggestions. Almost certainly true. :-) > Ideally, I thing I need an OS without a GUI so that I can get a quicker boot > time. But, I still need a player that will handle the huge number of songs > I have. So far, I've been looking for a DOS player, but can't find anything > that will do more that play one song at a time or may be a sub directory at > a time. Also, stopping to type in command line stuff isn't very safe in a > moving car! > > I did find something for the GEM environment, but haven't had a chance to > try it yet. > > Can anyone suggest a DOS player or a Linux console player? Try the moof project: It's an mp3 plater on a floppy using linux http://home.htwm.de/fhackenb/projekt/moof/htmldoc/index.php3?lang/eng/hardware It includes an IR input for remote control. Failing that you need a really stripped down linux install. > Can anyone make any other suggests? > > If this fails, I may just buy a hard drive based MP3 player (archos) and use > the Libby for something else. > > Bye for now. > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ************************************************************** > > -- Paul Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://paulbristow.net ICQ: 11965223 ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
