I remember back in '00 when Matthew H. Ray wrote:
> Anyone want to give me a few estimates on the oldest machine I can get to play
> MP3s? I've got a Pentium 75 and 24 megs of RAM and a couple of elderly
> hardrives. I'm wondering if I can build an MP3 box with my current hardware.
Should work just fine, in my experience. mpg123 says that it
works at full speed on a 486 dx-100, so a P75 should be fine.
>From what I understand, mpeg audio decoders are FP-intensive,
and FP imporived greatly between the 486 and the Pentium.
(For example, my poor old SS20 at 60MHz could play them at
30-50% CPU usage becuase it's FPU was much better than a
Pentium at the same speed)
You might have to use a text-based player like mpg123 (command line
olny) or mp3blaster if an X11 gui would be too slow.
Matt
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