20 Aug
2002
20 Aug
'02
5:51 p.m.
On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
I found a couple of MP3 files for my Exidy Sorcerer on
the web, and they
loaded fine at 1200 baud. I suppose the success rate depends on the
quality of design of the cassette interface, and the bit rate in the MP3.
I tried making an MP3 copy of Apple-1 cassette BASIC but it wouldn't load.
I was told afterwards that MP3 was too lossy to work. Your mileage varied
apparently.
mpg123 tells me that Galaxians.mp3 is MPEG 2.0 layer
III, 16 kbit/s, 22050
Hz mono, it's 520kB long, and "plays" for 1 min 25 secs, including the
header.
Isn't that just a linear recording?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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