It isn't the CPU cycles that are in short supply it is the RAM. When X, netscape and whatever else is running, the RAM is what is sucked up, not the CPU.
I had the same skipping problem and was able to fix it by using the -b option to increase the memory buffer size when using mpg123. I actually found that 4MB or more of buffer was usually necessary for flawless play.
So mark that two votes for increasing the buffer size.
Good to see that IBM and the rest of the corporate world are still just a bunch of greedy whores.
Anyhow, what every happened to that massive alliance with SCO to turn out the premium OS for Merced? Looks like IBM is trying their damndest to make sure they are selling some kind of hardware with any OS.
I find it interesting watching all the HW makers starting to become SW agnostic. Didn't it used to be the other way around?
I bet the dean of the engineering department would love to see that cmdrtaco got nothing out of his private college education. It is sad to see someone who should be full of knowledge and promise is jaded about their experience.
I think whether college is a 'good thing' or not is a question that has a lot of interesting answers. But it mainly boils down to two significant factors: 1. The quality of your college. Who is to say that Hope is any good or that it's computer science department has anything going for it. 2. The amount of effort and time you put into your college experience. No doubt Rob spent a lot more time working on slashdot then he did studying for his classes. Granted it seems like time well spent. But who is to say that constructive energy couldn't have raised his opinion of his college experience if he had spent that time on his classes.
Remember that most of those people you admire in the open source community all have college degrees and almost all of the internet was spawned from university projects so do not so quickly dismiss the college experience. It is more important then just it's social aspects although that is a big selling point. Next time you decide to discuss this topic think about what you put into your college education because ultimately you are the person who learned something while you were there.
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This is a good way to go. A nice free PPC assembler. You may want to see the very excellent cross compiler FAQ:
http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/
Lots of info on how to build the tools for any target gcc supports.
It isn't the CPU cycles that are in short supply it is the RAM. When X, netscape and whatever else is running, the RAM is what is sucked up, not the CPU.
I had the same skipping problem and was able to fix it by using the -b option to increase the memory buffer size when using mpg123. I actually found that 4MB or more of buffer was usually necessary for flawless play.
So mark that two votes for increasing the buffer size.
Good to see that IBM and the rest of the corporate world are still just a bunch of greedy whores.
Anyhow, what every happened to that massive alliance with SCO to turn out the premium OS for Merced? Looks like IBM is trying their damndest to make sure they are selling some kind of hardware with any OS.
I find it interesting watching all the HW makers starting to become SW agnostic. Didn't it used to be the other way around?
I bet the dean of the engineering department would love to see that cmdrtaco got nothing out of his private college education. It is sad to see someone who should be full of knowledge and promise is jaded about their experience.
I think whether college is a 'good thing' or not is a question that has a lot of interesting answers. But it mainly boils down to two significant factors:
1. The quality of your college. Who is to say that Hope is any good or that it's computer science department has anything going for it.
2. The amount of effort and time you put into your college experience. No doubt Rob spent a lot more time working on slashdot then he did studying for his classes. Granted it seems like time well spent. But who is to say that constructive energy couldn't have raised his opinion of his college experience if he had spent that time on his classes.
Remember that most of those people you admire in the open source community all have college degrees and almost all of the internet was spawned from university projects so do not so quickly dismiss the college experience. It is more important then just it's social aspects although that is a big selling point. Next time you decide to discuss this topic think about what you put into your college education because ultimately you are the person who learned something while you were there.