Re: [ANNOUNCE] Adeos nanokernel for Linux kernel

Mark Mielke
2002-06-07T01:42:26Z

On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 11:21:00PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > What you really want for an MP3 player is _not_ hard RT, what you want is
> > > very reliable low-latency. Which we can do without throwing away most of
> > > UNIX.
> > I think that depends on whether you are an audiophile or not. Or a
> > broadcaster. If you're a broadcaster, how many mp3 skips will you
> > tolerate
> 10 skips a year is probably okay for broadcaster, "normal" stations
> using cds are worse than that.

Also, unless one plans on playing 10+ .mp3's simulataneously on the
same piece of hardware, I would make a bet that the electric company,
or the computer itself would 'skip' before the dedicated computer
'skipped'. In either case, real time, or no real time, the system will
skip.

mark

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