Subject:ACIDPlanet and MS Windows Media Technologies

Posted by: johnvulich

Date:5/6/1999 12:21:53 AM

Why does ACIDPlanet use Microsoft's Windows Media
Technologies? Is there some advantage over Real Audio that
I am unaware of? I would very much like to participate in
ACIDPlanet but I am very hesitant to download the MS
software unless there is some other compelling reason to do
so.

JV

Subject:Re: ACIDPlanet and MS Windows Media Technologies

Reply by: DePerch

Date:5/16/1999 12:00:00 AM

I also have been unable to listen to the posted music at
ACIDPlanet. SFoundry suggested I download and install
Windows Media Tools (wmtools.exe). I did but my computer
locked up as I tried to install wmtools.exe during setup.
Twice! I managed to uninstall it without incident, I think.

However there is other music posted at Acid Casualties
Division website that plays well with Real Player. No
problems at all. I'm sticking to Real Audio.

John Vulich wrote:
>>Why does ACIDPlanet use Microsoft's Windows Media
>>Technologies? Is there some advantage over Real Audio
that
>>I am unaware of? I would very much like to participate in
>>ACIDPlanet but I am very hesitant to download the MS
>>software unless there is some other compelling reason to
do
>>so.
>>
>>JV