On Feb 28, 10:32 pm, Scott Holder <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/28/2010 9:06 PM, tortoise wrote: > > > <snip> > > If you have a powerpc (upgrade) you can play mp3... (I forget the name > > of the Free softwares). > > Just in case you're feeling masochistic, there is an mp3 player for 68k > Macs athttp://www.jwgdesign.com/mpegdec/
yes, that's it. > > With the downsampling sufficiently high I can listen to mp3s on a > Powerbook 520c without it slowing down enough to be completely useless > and decent enough audio quality through the built-in speakers. decent perhaps but with aiff files = cd audio the sound is georgeous. > > I also tried it on a 50mhz 68030 upgraded IIci and it appeared to be > working fine, but it has audio problems thanks to bad caps so I couldn't > tell if it was actually playing or not. hmmm.... reminds me that I have gotten into podcasts lately, most of these are 22khz 8 bit mono, or could be converted. they are much smaller that way rather than having to downsample and fun to listen to. -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
