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Post #13 by Bunsen
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryDevelopment
Post DateSun, 1 Nov 2009 - 19:34
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/where-are-all-the-programmers.18887/
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I noticed a couple of interesting comments in the Slashdot thread about Classilla

One led me to discover OggFrog:

Ogg Frog 1.0 will play music files and Internet radio, decode music files to WAV / Version 1.1 will add support for encoding and tagging / 2.0 will support CD ripping, burning, backup, skins and integration with portable music players like the iPod, and natively support many different platforms and microprocessors.
That's right: Ogg Frog is a cross-platform application / Version 1.0 will support Windows, all versions of Mac OS X, with Universal Binaries for 10.4 users, Linux for PowerPC and x86, and BeOS for PowerPC and x86 as well as Haiku and BSD. 1.1 will also support the Classic Mac OS for PowerPC and 680x0 as well as the Solaris operating systems.

Supported Music Formats

Ogg Frog will play these formats right out of the box:

* Ogg Vorbis

* Native FLAC - the Free Lossless Audio Codec

* Ogg FLAC

* Speex

* WAV

* BIN

* AU

If you computer has QuickTime, Ogg Frog will be able to play:

* MP3

* AAC - also known as M4A

If your computer has Windows Media Player or the Windows Media Components for QuickTime, Ogg Frog will play:

* MP3

* WMA

You'll be able to play Internet radio streams for all the supported formats. If you compile the source code kit for the patented sound file formats, you'll be able to play AAC+ or HE-AAC streams.
I also noticed this tidbit:

I've recently hacked the 7300/7500/7600/8500/8600 Graphics Driver to support resolutions in the 1600x1200 range / I now have a 20" 1680x1050 LCD connected and working perfectly / I figured out where the timing parameters are stored in the driver, allowing other new resolutions as well (like 1440x900), and fine-tuning of the pixel rate. / Contact me if you'd like try the driver or have a different resolution.
The rest of the thread has a few interesting comments about people who are still working with and/or supporting the classic Mac OS, and why they do.