Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:10:57 -0400 From: David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Jukebox Port for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20021025131057.A73390@skytrackercanada.com> In-Reply-To: <00a901c27bfc$768afb30$0301a8c0@bigdaddy>; from drew@mykitchentable.net on Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 12:59:36AM -0700 References: <003201c27ab1$e43a9600$6e2a6ba5@TAGALONG> <20021024014818.A26437@skytrackercanada.com> <00a901c27bfc$768afb30$0301a8c0@bigdaddy>
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> > I run a unix xterm window on my PC's. On any box I can run > > mp3blaster which I use to select and play my > > selections. You don't need a graphical term emulator since > > mp3blaster is ascii. > > Thanks for your suggestion. However, I'm looking for something that > anyone can use, even if they don't have *nix experience. This is why I > really like the Globcom Jukebox at http://gjukebox.sourceforge.net/. > Unfortunately, it's not in the ports tree. I'm sure that a seasoned > hacker would have no trouble getting it to compile and running on > FreeBSD but I'm still pretty green. Although I guess it couldn't hurt > to try! How else would one become a seasoned hacker? :) It looks like a neat program. The program itself looks like it is written in perl, which would run on any machine. The supporting programs, like nvramwakeup and a few others would have to be installed to freebsd. My guess is, that would be a bigger job. The down side, in my opinion to this program is speed. I would grow impatient waiting for the browser to repaint the screen for a task that I want to execute in a seconds. Regarding using mp3blaster, my 8 year-old son uses it. He doesn't even know what unix is. On my windows boxes, there is always a unix window up and running. In fact, I have the unix window execute from the startup in windows so everytime windows boots, the xterm window logs in as me and is waiting for a command. I renamed mp3blaster to simply "music". My son simply types "music" at the prompt. The menu comes up in a fraction of a second, and he can have songs playing in another 2 seconds. One of the great things I like about unix, is how many programs are not pigs, using all the resouces of the computer for elaborate and often unnecessary graphics. Good luck - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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