On Sunday 13 October 2002 07:10 pm, Damian wrote:
> I may be wrong, but AFAIK:
>
> This is because Linux uses the little cable that goes from CDROM
> to soundcard to play audio CD's. (this means no messing with drivers
> or anything. the CD is played in a "standalone" mode on the CDROM,
> and the sound is sent right into the sound card's internal sound input.)
>
> Now, for playing MP3, it is a completely different story, since the
> "MP3 audio" is data that has to be read, processed, and sent thru the
> system bus to be played by the soundcard. This requires a working
> configuration (drivers for the soundcard being the main issue).

This idea sounds like a winner.

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