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[Ron Clarke <ariadne AT earthlink.com.au>]

Hi Sindi,

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:40:14 +0000
sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

> > > >    There are a few like that - and some of them can only play one 
> > > > track.
> > > > If you want a DOS MIDI player, try FreeCDP. It is freeware, written by
> > > > Florian Xaver.   Go to:
> > http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/17707.html
 
> I figured this out and found it somewhere else already, long URL, and 
> downloaded the 800K zip file but have not yet tried it out.

   Yep, that's the one that includes to source.

> Sounds handy - plays midi, wav, mp3 and audio CDs.  Is there something 
> similarly all-purpose for linux?

    Not all in one executable that I have found. 

>  Or have you tried compiling this source code for use with linux?  

    No.  The only DOS stuff I compile is done with a sub-set of Pascal 
called PBPlus, which gives me .EXE files that run in DOS and Windows up to XP.

> While searching I ran across lots of other DOS audio programs.

    Yes, there are heaps. Some better than others.
This is one subject in which I have a lot of experience.

   I even put together a DOS package (with the permission of the authors)
that includes MIDI, MOD, MP3 and audio-CD players, while being able
to display long file names. I needed it to navigate through a large
number of CDs of MP3 files, sent to me by a good friend using a
Windows system (long file names).

   If I remember right, it all zips down to about half a MB.

Regards,
         Ron

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Ron Clarke 
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