[d@DCC] CBC's use of audio/video media formats.

[Jon-o Addleman]

On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 11:33:48PM -0400, Ross Jordan spake thusly:
> I am fairly certain that none of Windows 98 2000 or NT shipped with
> a media player that plays mp3s out of the box. Redhat and several other
> Linuxes do not ship an mp3 player due to patent issues. Certainly
> it is quite simple for most people to install their own player.
> But, there are still many people who are not comfortable installing
> their own software or who may use a computer in a restricted setting (lab,
> kiosk, work or whatnot) who cannot install an mp3 player.

But those old versions of windows wouldn't be able to play any digital
audio at all, beyond plain WAV files, IIRC.

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