Re: Re[2]: Linux on N.P.R.

[Scott Yellig <syellig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>      One way to download it yourself would be to change your options 
>      for your helpers in Netscrape.  Set your "Action" to Save to Disk 
>      for Real Audio stuff.
Its not going to be that simple. RAM files are nothing more than files
which let the realaudio player know information about where the realaudio
server is, and what file to ask it for. (realaudio doesnt use http)

As far as i know, the free players dont let you save audio samples to
disk. SO, we have a couple possibilities that i can see.

the 'best' way would be to fine out the spec on how realaudio
communicates, and write a dummy client that just writes stuff to disk
instead of playing it. However, im sure RA doesnt just go publishing their
communications specs, so this would be difficult.

Another choice would be to purchase the professional version (or whatever
they call the non-free client) and use that to download things you wish to
keep. This isnt great since its not free (and this is just my memory,
those clients might not have this functionality either)

Yet another way is a real hack thats sitting in the back of my mind. Heres
what im thinking:
	Remove /dev/audio or /dev/dsp and make it a zero length normal
file. then, if the RA player is stupid, and doesnt need to do ioctl();'s
on the device, then it would simply write a *.au or dsp style normal file,
which could be copied (and then the device could be remade). The downside
to this is that it might jsut not work at all :)

Anyone else have some other ideas? (something obvious im not seeing? :)

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> Subject: Re: Linux on N.P.R.
> Author:  Bruce Smith <bruce@armintl.com> at Internet-America
> Date:    4/10/98 09:09 AM
> 
> 
> > >         Just an an interesting tidbit,  National Public Radio's All Thing 
> > > Considered did a rather postive spot on Linux Wednesday evening.  Where
> > > they acknowedged Linux as a legitimate threat to the Microsoft
> > > monopoly and refered to Linux Trovalds as a "Giant Among Men."  They also 
> > > listed several significant corporations that are using the technology.
> > >
> >
> > http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/archives/1998/980408.atc.html
>      
> Great story!!!
>      
> Does anyone know how to download/save a copy of the audio on a local 
> hard drive, short of sticking a microphone in front of the speaker? 
> I've tried, without any luck.   :(
>      
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> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com 
> System Administrator / Network Administrator 
> Armstrong International, Inc.
> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
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