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Playing RealAudio Files
By Will Herzog

Re: 980927 MMDigest

> > > Those of us with old Windows 3.11, can only use RealAudio 3,
> > > and the site doesn't handle that.  We get the message that it
> > > is not a RealAudio format, because it is 5.0's.

> > Alas, I know what you're talking about.   I held out against
> > Windoze 95 for years because I didn't want to go thru the expense
> > and stomach cramps of an upgrade.   I finally gave in when I saw
> > that all the software that was really useful was only on W95.

> Indeed you can play RealAudio v5 on a Win v3.1x platforms -
> RealNetworks Inc. (http://real.com) offers  RealPlayer v5.0.0.32
> (16bit), which you can use standalone or as a plugin to your
> web-browser.
>
> With most browsers, RealPlayer installation configures the browser to
> support RealMedia playback.  I use netscape 3.X
>
> For more information, refer to the following page:
>
>     http://service.real.com/help/faq/index.html
>
> Claus Kucher   *   C-omputer S-pezial A-nwendungen  *  claus@c-s-a.co.at

I have tried this, and have talked with RealAudio's help people until
they admitted that they couldn't get it to work either.  So have you
actually done it??
--
Will; Amateur Radio call K 2 L B ; Rochester, New York, USA
  e-mail <herzog@frontiernet.net>


(Message sent Tue 29 Sep 1998, 00:32:17 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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