* "Magic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 10 Mar 2000
| I think there is only going to be one way to get this solved and that is for
| somebody to write an ATRAC encoder on the PC based upon the ASIC system.
| Unfortunately I lack the expertise to write something that complex - is
| anyone else on this list up to the challenge?
Emuating an ASIC in software? No, that is a bad idea. Remember when I
said that emulation is slow?
| I think it can be done, there's no real reason why it wouldn't work, the
| only issue is whether it would work fast enough for real-time orr faster
| performance. I've seen many processes categorically stated that a PC could
| not do in real-time including MPEG decoding, controlling MIDI instruments,
| networking (yes, at one point this was 'impossible'), making a CD, printing
| a document, voice dictation, the list is virtually endless.
Five or six years ago, the average desktop PC could not manage MPEG
decoding at reasonable frame rates (16-24fps) at reasonable resolution (420
scan lines) in real time, and they were not fast enough to burn CD-Rs. As
for the rest, I do not know where you get your information, but the Corvus
Constellation worked just fine for 1MHz Apple ][s, MIDI has always had
computer control capability, etc. Right about now, were I you I would
seriosuly question my sources.
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