I am looking for answers to my questions below, or directions to a
FAQ or other info source answering them, or an easier way to
accomplish the overall goal.
I have several questions, but I think I'll start with my overall
goal, because I find that sometimes my detailed questions are a dead
end.
I am seriously considering setting up one of these,
<http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6983561&productCategoryId=pcmcat25300050005&type=product&tab=4&id=1099388685460>
for my house. That is a networked music player--a soundbridge. It
takes music stored on a networked server and outputs it to a stereo
system. So, in effect it is a stereo component, which can play music
that is stored in electronic format on one's computer network.
My audio CD-Player just died a long painful death, so my choice is to
spring for a new CD-player for the stereo system (one that holds at
least six disks) or get one of these sound bridge devices. The price
on audio CD players is surprisingly high (when did that happen?), so
the Sound Bridge is an attractive choice.
The catch is in how the digital music must be stored in order to be
accessible to the Sound Bridge. From the listed system requirements
it sounds like I need OSX and iTunes.
While I have been subscribed to this list, I've never actually
installed OSX, though I do own copies of 10.0x and the 10.1 upgrade.
1) So, I think I need to install OSX on a machine in order to use
iTunes. Is that true? Is it true for earlier versions? Of course,
the Sound Bridge might not be able to see iTunes on Classic OS even
if iTunes will run on Classic.
2) Where do I get iTunes. I have vague memories that it was a free
download when it first came out and then became a paid-for component,
but that is a very hazy memory. What is its status, and if it is
payware now, is the older free version still available?
2) Can iTunes be used on our unsupported machines? Which versions?
Where can I find it/them. I have the choice of a variety of
machines, but my main choices are probably a Umax S900 or a Beige G3.
I could also do a 7500 or an 8500. I will use all IDE storage either
through an Acard or through the Beige's built-in busses.
3) How does one get one's CDs into iTunes? Is this a relatively
simple proceedure? Will I need additional software? This scheme
quickly looses it's attractiveness if I must spend money on
additional software.
I think some of this stuff was discussed in detail on PowerWatch when
iTunes was first released, but that was about 10,000 messages ago,
and the search function shows most recent messages first....
Thank you for humorous or helpful suggestions,
Jeff Walther
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