Re: [TCLUG:18008] Playing MP3s on old hardware

[Christopher Reid Palmer <chrisp@dusk.bitstream.net>]

On Mon, 22 May 2000, Perry Hoekstra wrote:

> Seems to me there was a post long time ago about a person who was
> experimenting with the lowest level of hardware for MP3s.  If memory
> serves, this person stated that the lowest level found is a P90 with
> absolutly nothing else going on.

With absolutely nothing else going on, I was able to play MP3s on my old
NeXT Turbo Colorstation. While that computer had a 66MHz 68040, it also
had a super nifty DSP unit which may have contributed to its ability to
play MP3s almost fine.

Just another data point.


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