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On 31 Dec 2005, at 22:14, Grant wrote: |
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> http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35816.html |
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> is about a programmer cracking the device and it says: |
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> "Johansen's efforts will enable users to escape the exclusive lock on |
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> iTunes music and stream music in AAC format (used in iTunes) from |
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> other applications." |
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> That sounds like the wrong kind of data is sent from the computer to |
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> the Airport. I just want the raw to-be-processed-by-sound-card data |
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> to be sent from the computer to the external sound card. That way I |
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> can use any digital source of music I like. |
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> Gentoo+VMware+Windows+Musicmatch+OnDemand is my favorite. |
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Hi there, |
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That article is, I think, slightly misleading. For all I know the |
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sound being transferred to the Airport Express may (or may not) have |
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some kind of AAC wrapper 'round it, but it is streaming audio - you |
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don't send filenname.mp3 to the device. |
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If you look at DVD John's homepage you'll find the the release notes |
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for his original "JustePort" software; in two examples I think you |
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can see Ogg & AAC files being piped to JustePort. I think this |
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implies that any audio can be piped to it - see how JustePort.exe |
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takes the argument "-" to indicate read from stdin? |
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http://nanocrew.net/software/justeport/ |
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This blog discusses more about the Linux port, raop-play. Although on |
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its homepage it advertises itself as a GUI music player the blog |
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author suggests that JustePort remains underneath, "to stream your |
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music to AirPort", so presumably piping is still possible. |
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http://bulknews.typepad.com/blog/2004/12/airport_express.html |
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>> http://www.usr.com/products/device/p-device-product.asp?sku=USR6003 |
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> That's much more like it, but it broadcasts from the |
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> computer+transmitter to the receiver by way of FM radio. That will |
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> hurt sound quality. |
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Indeed. It _is_ nice, cheap & simple, tho'. |
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> Have you seen anything like that that operates |
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> via 802.11? |
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> Ideally, this device would receive the to-be-processed-by-sound-card |
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> data from the laptop in the digital realm. It would then convert it |
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> to an analog signal and output it via standard RCA cables. |
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I'm sure this IS how Airport Express works. |
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Stroller |
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