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Subject: Re: Real Audio Server under FREEBSD....
In-Reply-To: <32190247.2811@v-m.com> from Marcin Pasek at "Aug 19, 96 07:09:44 pm"
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Marcin Pasek
>Is anyone runnig Real Audio Server under FreeBsd...
>
>I am plannig to do that but I don't know if there is such a version and
>if my hardware would be anought:
>
>Pentium 200 MMx
>64 Mb of ram
>4 GB of Hard Drive
>Sound Blaser 16
>
>Any ideas....Did anyone had a chance to configure such a server....?
>Marcin

The hardware is more than fine. The current version of the server works
nicely under FreeBSD (2.2 at least).
You can even download a FREE 60 stream server from them.

Biggest problem is if you want to do live feeds. then you need a seperate
WinBlows box to do the encoding. (Pentium 100 at least).

As much as I hate RA they do seem to have the most polished software
and the best marketing of any of the other products. Price sucks
and their technology suck (but that is getting better).

I just found out that there is an SDK for FreeBSD. I am taking a look at it
to see if I can get a native encoder working.
(If any one else -who actually know what they are doing unlink me- wants
 attempt it please do :)


-David Langford
 langfod@dihelix.com