A86: MPEG player for calc

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Subject: A86: MPEG player for calc
From: David Phillips <electrum@tfs.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 01:00:57 -0500
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I'm sure this is a dumb idea, but has anyone ever thought of an MPEG player
for the calc?  Sure, there is a WAV player, but that's only a second or
two.  With an MPEG (or something similiar) format, you could have actual
music on the calc.

I read something on the internet (don't remember where) about an MPMan.  It
was a Walkman-like player that played MP3's.  It used 32m or 64m flash rom
chips.  Sounded great, except the $300-$500 price tag.  No thanks, but what
about the calc?

With 8-bit mono sound and 1:11 compression, you could fit a 1 minute song
into 64k of memory.  Who said no one needed more than 512k on a calc?
Here's a great use for a ram expander.

It wouldn't sound too great, but it'd be cool to have your 86 play a minute
long music clip.  Is the z80 and link port fast enough to decompress and
play music in real time?


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