From: Ruby Lestari (ruby.lestari_at_vanderbilt.edu)
Date: Sun Jan 31 1999 - 10:03:15 EST
and where can we get that x11amp....??
and is it any better than winamp...??
Thanks.
lruby
Alexander Krumeich wrote:
> Barry,
>
> >I don't play mp3 files on the laptop though. I suspect that would be
> >rough on battery life.
>
> not at all. On my TP600 (P233, 64 MB, Linux 2.0.35 and x11amp) playing
> MP3s is hardly a strain on the battery. During a longish train trip
> yesterday, I played MP3s for two hours and the battery was still at >60%.
> I have to admit that the lid was closed, so the display was turned off. I
> suppose it might make a difference to use the internal speakers instead of
> a Walkman headset.
>
> Usually, x11amp---which is comparable to Winamp---uses about 20% of the
> CPU's computing power.
>
> Alexander
>
> --
> Alexander Krumeich
> http://www.cl-ki.uni-osnabrueck.de/~krumeich/
>
> Never trust a HAL 9000
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