I think I'll stick with windows, much easier to work with those things 
should I ever want to.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: internet radio without winblow$?


> Jim Stevenson writes:
>> Ccrane sells internet radios that work through a broad band wireless
>> connection
>> that receive internet radio.
>> Ccrane says they are not accessible, and require on screen menus.
>>
>> Have any of you been able to work them?
>>
>> Does anyone else sell internet radios that do not require Winblow$?
>>
>> dos or linux or a stand alone box would be fine.
>
> If you set up a system with Linux and get the ALSA sound
> working, a whole lot of possibilities open up.  You can install
> mplayer and listen to internet radio to your heart's content.
> Some web sites are infected with javascript to the point of
> uselessness, but mplayer seems to be able to receive all the
> Windows Media, QuickTime and RealAudio streams as soon as you
> can get the resource file for the stream.  That is usually the
> problem if there is going to be one.
>
> I listen to the BBC, Radio Australia and a few other
> Internet feeds via mplayer and life is good.
>
> I don't know of any appliances that are accessible but
> the computer sure is and it plays Internet radio just fine.
>
> The main thing is that you must get a working Linux
> system with the ALSA or Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
> modules for your sound card working.  All the other neat things
> such as mplayer, bladeenc for converting .wav files to mp3, and
> mpg123 an mp3 player, expect working alsa so you have to get
> that going first.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> Systems Engineer
> OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group