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jimallyn
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 Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:00 pm Post subject: Abacast, .asx, and windows media under Linux? |
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| Greetings: There are several radio stations I would like to listen to online. Unfortunately, they are streamed through Abacast, who does not provide a version of their client software for Linux (or Mac). However, the "support" people at Abacast said I should be able to listen to these stations with a media player that will play the windoze Media format. Anybody know of a suitable player available for Linux that will play this stuff? (P.S. Yes, I have written to these stations and suggested that they use another format that does not require the use of the proprietary formats of a convicted monopolist.) |
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baba
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:07 pm Post subject: Re: Abacast, .asx, and windows media under Linux? |
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| jimallyn wrote: | | Greetings: There are several radio stations I would like to listen to online. Unfortunately, they are streamed through Abacast, who does not provide a version of their client software for Linux (or Mac). However, the "support" people at Abacast said I should be able to listen to these stations with a media player that will play the windoze Media format. Anybody know of a suitable player available for Linux that will play this stuff? (P.S. Yes, I have written to these stations and suggested that they use another format that does not require the use of the proprietary formats of a convicted monopolist.) |
without any guarantee - but search apt-get.org for sources for "mplayer", "w32codes","aviplay".... maybe you'll have luck...
btw - ther is also a mplayer-mozilla -package which will play a lot of formats insode of mozilla -> but sometimes it doesn't strem - it tries to download the whole file first ;(
also check http://www4.mplayerhq.hu
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jimallyn
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Abacast, .asx, and windows media under Linux? |
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| baba wrote: | search apt-get.org for sources for "mplayer", "w32codes","aviplay".... maybe you'll have luck...
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I installed mplayer, and it does indeed play those files. Thanks for the tip. I also found I can run the windoze media player with CrossoverOffice wine, and play those files that way, but oh, how I hate to do that!
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baba
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: Abacast, .asx, and windows media under Linux? |
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| jimallyn wrote: | | baba wrote: | search apt-get.org for sources for "mplayer", "w32codes","aviplay".... maybe you'll have luck...
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I installed mplayer, and it does indeed play those files. Thanks for the tip. I also found I can run the windoze media player with CrossoverOffice wine, and play those files that way, but oh, how I hate to do that!
Jim |
Oh yes, I forgot the CrossOver-thing... well I do not use it - except for Quicktime (for Sorensen3-Videos) .... |
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