Yes, many people say that, but Vox and Cog are betas (sometimes it crashes, stops, and etc.). Only v1.0 Fidelia (hard to find!) supports PPC. And Pure Music but not my way.
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Yes, many people say that, but Vox and Cog are betas (sometimes it crashes, stops, and etc.). Only v1.0 Fidelia (hard to find!) supports PPC. And Pure Music but not my way.
Dug out the old 12" PowerBook to play around with. Despite having some initial trouble with recurring kernel panics, I tried turning it on again after an hour or so, and it worked normally. Browsed the web/YT for a bit, then played a few rounds of poker on Hoyle Casino 2008. Such a fantastic little machine. 
VLC is a pretty good flac player.
Yes it is, but a video player. Like MPlayer, which also a pretty good FLAC player.
And VLC play these files with 12-13% CPU usage, MPlayer 8-9%.... VOX 3-4%. And FStream also much better to listening and record hi-res radios than VLC. And finally, the Cog player sends the music directly to the DAC, just a simple player without unnecessary extras. I'm trying to find Fidelia v1.0 to compare with Vox. Apple Lossless + iTunes is the good way, I know, but the conversion is a long procedure. Anyway, I like the VOX player, it‘s ok.
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Yes it is, but a video player. Like MPlayer, which also a pretty good FLAC player.
What about MoreAmp ?
(not my screenshot)
Does anyone know who these beauties are?
That's right - the song is Oopsie - I'm such a KPop amateur
I thought "K-POP" is the sound a speaker makes when it blows upThat's right - the song is Oopsie - I'm such a KPop amateur
Coming back to Psions, I actually want a netBook/Series 7 even more than a 5 - good luck finding an affordable one though...
I thought "K-POP" is the sound a speaker makes when it blows up
Coming back to Psions, I actually want a netBook/Series 7 even more than a 5 - good luck finding an affordable one though...
Was a time when they were inexpensive - just like the Psion MC400 which is the one I'd go for
I'm an expert in missing that timeWas a time when they were inexpensive - just like the Psion MC400 which is the one I'd go for
Yes, Mplayer will always be more efficient, but I really prefer the playlist and media library in VLC. And for music a good playlist implementation is key for me. VLC, while less efficient, is a literal Swiss army knife of capability.Yes it is, but a video player. Like MPlayer, which also a pretty good FLAC player.
I've never actually used Vox. Maybe I will now.
@Dronecatcher @Amethyst1 thanks for diverting me to Psions - you buggers - I'm now fighting the urge to buy a Psion Netbook Pro (WinCE 4.2), complete with wifi card
What possible use could it be to me in 2020?
Cheers
Hugh
What possible use could it be to me in 2020?
Cheers
Hugh
Head over to hpcfactor.com and poke around. There's an active community there. Smaller than in years past, but lots of software in their software repository, and lots of good info, 3rd party CE roms, etc.
Cheers
Cheers
Too late now, got myself another toy - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Psion-Te...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
@Hughmac - Woah. Congrats! There's also an unfinished Psion-developed Linux distro for the beast. That one has a very "interesting" user interface iirc.
There's also an unfinished Psion-developed Linux distro for the beast. That one has a very "interesting" user interface iirc.Seen that, thanks, but first I will get to grips (again@Hughmac - Woah. Congrats!
) with CE.Cheers
Hugh
Here is the VOX with “resample” setting. Very good CPU usage! Without resample, 3-4%. The best PPC FLAC player. And there is a very good AAC & Apple Lossless export possibility to iTunes library (if someone prefers that). To show album atworks works well but the playlist is small of course. This is irrelevant to me. The music is in alphabetical order on usb disk and I don't care about thumbnails.
Here is the FStream. 320 kbps radio with 192 kbps AAC recording. Very good CPU usage.
VLC starts reading my USB directory and the poor quality radio stations. The 2.0.10 (32bit) VLC crashes many times. There is no problem with the G5 processor, but it is better to use another player on the G4.
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Pretty soon there’s gonna be an up to date modern video player for PPC Macs
I hope that means you're working on something special.....with your track record, I believe you are more than capable of something miraculous like this.