<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML ><HEAD ><TITLE >Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port</TITLE ><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK REL="HOME" TITLE="Linux Ecology-HOWTO" HREF="index.html"><LINK REL="PREVIOUS" TITLE="Power Saving Techniques" HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3.html"><LINK REL="NEXT" TITLE="Appendix C - Bibliography" HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-c.html"></HEAD ><BODY CLASS="appendix" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF" ><DIV CLASS="NAVHEADER" ><TABLE SUMMARY="Header navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" >Linux Ecology-HOWTO</TH ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="bottom" ></TD ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-c.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"></DIV ><DIV CLASS="appendix" ><H1 ><A NAME="ecology-howto-appendix-b" ></A >Appendix B. Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port</H1 ><P > In the German computer magazine <A HREF="http://www.heise.de/ct/" TARGET="_top" >CT</A > issue 9/1999 p. 200 and 10/1999 p. 260 I found an article about turning an old PC (from 286 upward) into a MP3 player, by using a MP3-Hardware-Decoder at the parallel port. <A HREF="http://www.mp3pump.de/english/index.html" TARGET="_top" >Authors Homepage</A > . </P ><P > Also mentioned there, is a software by <A HREF="http://leute.server.de/peichl/mpegcd.htm" TARGET="_top" >Klaus Peichl</A >, which doesn't need a hardware decoder. </P ><P > Though both programs are DOS based, I mention them here. I hadn't time to look for an according Linux solution. </P ><P > <A HREF="http://www.cajun.nu/" TARGET="_top" >Cajun</A > is a program that allows you to turn any computer (>75mhz) into a massive audio jukebox for your car or home. It uses the <A HREF="http://www.matrixorbital.com/" TARGET="_top" >MatrixOrbital</A > serial display and supports the IRman infra-red remote control interface. Soundcard output is delivered to your (car or home) stereo for amplification. The software supports a hotlist and shuffle mode. It includes FM/Video4Linux support, icecast/shoutcast support, CrystalFontz serial display support, and choice of mpg123 or xaudio for driving the sound card. </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE SUMMARY="Footer navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" ACCESSKEY="H" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="ecology-howto-appendix-c.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >Power Saving Techniques</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" > </TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Appendix C - Bibliography</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >