[vorbis] minimum processor\ram requirements for decoding vorbis files

[Ross Vandegrift]

> > Assuming Linux as the operating system, what would be the minimum
> > processor/ram requirements to decode ogg vorbis files? I'm looking at
> > building a vorbis player for my car, but I need to know what speed and how
> > much ram I'll need. Thanks for the help.
> 
> >From personal experience, I can say that ogg123 and xmms run fine on a Pentium
> 166 MHz as long as you have enough RAM to prevent swapping from occuring
> during playback (depends on what else you are running).  I think a Pentium 100
> MHz would be the minimum requirement for reliable playback in Linux and the
> current decoders.

I've used xmms to decode Ogg on a P133 laptop with a slooooooow disk,
worked quite well.  I could even do stuff i nthe background, as long as
it didn't hit the disk much.

Ross Vandegrift
ross at willow.seitz.com

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