What app plays this stream? - OS2

I tried visiting this site and hooking into one of the streams, but
Firefox wants to download the stream to disk. Can anyone determine what
the file format is, and what app is needed for it?

http://music.formatlab.net/

Thanks.

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Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
I am a pineapple * http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:49:34 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:

> I tried visiting this site and hooking into one of the streams, but
> Firefox wants to download the stream to disk. Can anyone determine what
> the file format is, and what app is needed for it?
>
> http://music.formatlab.net/
>
> Thanks.

Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer plugin,
format is video/x-ms-asf

Wayne
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Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

Wayne wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:49:34 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:
>
>
>>I tried visiting this site and hooking into one of the streams, but
>>Firefox wants to download the stream to disk. Can anyone determine what
>>the file format is, and what app is needed for it?
>>
>>http://music.formatlab.net/
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>
> Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer plugin,
> format is video/x-ms-asf
>
> Wayne

Don't listen to Wayne! He uses Linux and try to find friends here.

To reach your goal, at first you must install WarpVision 1.0 RC2,
WinCodecs (ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui) and Odin
(http://www.os2warp.org/odin/2005/odi...release-xp.zip).

To hook into the streams you can put WarpVision Plugins to
Mozilla/Firefox or apply MediaPlayerConnectivity
(membres.lycos.fr/sethnakht) for Firefox.

That's all. Here is no problem to hear the stream media.

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:54:02 +0200, Alex wrote:

>>>I tried visiting this site and hooking into one of the streams, but
>>>Firefox wants to download the stream to disk. Can anyone determine what
>>>the file format is, and what app is needed for it?
>>>
>>>http://music.formatlab.net/
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer plugin,
>> format is video/x-ms-asf
>>
>> Wayne
>
> Don't listen to Wayne! He uses Linux and try to find friends here

Duh! You are an idiot! An OS is just a tool like anything else. I don't
need to find friends anywhere, I have plenty, Mac users, Linux users,
Windows users and non PC users! The OP asked a question and I was in a
position to answer. If you couldn't answer the question you needn't
have butted your oar in. Now, buzz off, grow up and get a life!

Wayne
--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:53:26 +0900, Wayne wrote:

> Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer
> plugin, format is video/x-ms-asf

Thanks, but this is an OS/2 forum. I haven't gotten to the point where
I'm using Linux *quite* yet. Soon, perhaps.

Doesn't the "ms" in "video/x-ms-asf" stand for "MicroSoft"?

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Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
I am a pineapple * http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:54:02 +0200, Alex wrote:

> Don't listen to Wayne! He uses Linux and try to find friends here.

I'm sure he was trying to help.

> To reach your goal, at first you must install WarpVision 1.0 RC2,
> WinCodecs (ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui) and Odin
> (http://www.os2warp.org/odin/2005/odi...release-xp.zip).

How's WarpVision's performance on an antique PC like mine?
(Pentium 200MMX, 128 MB RAM)

Seems to me I tried installing it once and couldn't get it to do
anything, but that was a long time ago.

--
Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
I am a pineapple * http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:35:42 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:

>> Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer plugin,
>> format is video/x-ms-asf
>
> Thanks, but this is an OS/2 forum. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm
> using Linux *quite* yet. Soon, perhaps.
>
> Doesn't the "ms" in "video/x-ms-asf" stand for "MicroSoft"?

You wanted to know the format, didn't you? Does it matter what OS is used
to find out?

Anyway, you may possibly be able to stream it with Warpvision, although
it usually crashed after 2 minutes or so for me. You may have to install
Odin and the windows codecs though. Otherwise you're SOL.

Wayne
--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:13:59 +0900, Wayne wrote:

> Duh! You are an idiot!

Now, boys... play nice.

> If you couldn't answer the question you needn't have butted
> your oar in. Now, buzz off, grow up and get a life!

But he *did* answer, and it was an OS/2 answer. Relax, guy. It's only
ones and zeroes. Someday I'll probably need Linux advice and I'd like
to know I can follow yours.

--
Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
I am a pineapple * http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:38:55 +0900, Wayne wrote:

> > Doesn't the "ms" in "video/x-ms-asf" stand for "MicroSoft"?
>
> You wanted to know the format, didn't you? Does it matter what OS is
> used to find out?

In Microsoft's case, yes, it often does matter. They're quite fond of
locking up their formats and making it difficult for users of
intelligent OSes to access them.

Do you happen to know what program is typically used to create such
files as "video/x-ms-asf"? And when you opened it, did you get a video
stream, or just audio?

> Otherwise you're SOL.

If I am, I am. I was only experimenting anyway. Since I'm on dialup,
streaming radio is out of my reach.

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Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
I am a pineapple * http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:40:48 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:

>> If you couldn't answer the question you needn't have butted your oar
>> in. Now, buzz off, grow up and get a life!
>
> But he *did* answer, and it was an OS/2 answer. Relax, guy. It's only ones
> and zeroes. Someday I'll probably need Linux advice and I'd like to know I
> can follow yours.

I didn't read that far down. After I read his stupid remark I didn't
bother. He reminded me of the person who wrote this:

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006...computers.html

The twit doesn't even know I have OS/2 installed on another machine which
is incapable of connecting to the internet and I have no space on this
machine for it as I need to get things done which it can't handle like
copy old videos of my kids from tape to disk to DVD.

Wayne
--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:47:06 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:

>> You wanted to know the format, didn't you? Does it matter what OS is
>> used to find out?
>
> In Microsoft's case, yes, it often does matter. They're quite fond of
> locking up their formats and making it difficult for users of intelligent
> OSes to access them.

Lucky for me I wansn't on my kids expee box then!

> Do you happen to know what program is typically used to create such files
> as "video/x-ms-asf"? And when you opened it, did you get a video stream,
> or just audio?

I only got audio, but I didn't run it for long as I was copying a tape
while burning a DVD to free up disk space and didn't want to overtax this
old machine!

>> Otherwise you're SOL.
>
> If I am, I am. I was only experimenting anyway. Since I'm on dialup,
> streaming radio is out of my reach.

I feel your pain. When I got ADSL I felt free :-)

There are a lot of MP3 streamimg sites and some OGG ones too which are
supported very well on OS/2. Depends on your taste in music :-) A must
have is Z!, which I'm sure you have installed. I remember PM123 was OK
But last time I tried it seemed to have a small bug, maybe it's fixed.

Wayne
--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

Wayne wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:40:48 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:
>
>
>>> If you couldn't answer the question you needn't have butted your oar
>>> in. Now, buzz off, grow up and get a life!
>>
>>But he *did* answer, and it was an OS/2 answer. Relax, guy. It's only ones
>>and zeroes. Someday I'll probably need Linux advice and I'd like to know I
>>can follow yours.
>
>
> I didn't read that far down. After I read his stupid remark I didn't
> bother. He reminded me of the person who wrote this:
>
> http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006...computers.html
>
> The twit doesn't even know I have OS/2 installed on another machine which
> is incapable of connecting to the internet and I have no space on this
> machine for it as I need to get things done which it can't handle like
> copy old videos of my kids from tape to disk to DVD.
>
> Wayne

I recorded the old videos (VHS) and burned DVDs all with eCS.
My kids are very happy.

Wayne wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:35:42 +0000, Michael DeBusk wrote:
>
>
>>> Tried it here with Linux and it loaded with the Firefox Mplayer plugin,
>>> format is video/x-ms-asf
>>
>>Thanks, but this is an OS/2 forum. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm
>>using Linux *quite* yet. Soon, perhaps.
>>
>>Doesn't the "ms" in "video/x-ms-asf" stand for "MicroSoft"?
>
>
> You wanted to know the format, didn't you? Does it matter what OS is used
> to find out?
>
> Anyway, you may possibly be able to stream it with Warpvision, although
> it usually crashed after 2 minutes or so for me. You may have to install
> Odin and the windows codecs though. Otherwise you're SOL.
>
> Wayne

Although WarpVision is not yet perfect (RC2 still), but I can apply
stream videos and audios for sometimes, not only 2 minutes, maybe much
longer than you think....

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:09:38 +0200, Alex wrote:

> I recorded the old videos (VHS) and burned DVDs all with eCS. My kids are
> very happy.

I didn't mention VHS! I said videos, from a video camera.

Wayne
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Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

Wayne wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:09:38 +0200, Alex wrote:
>
>
>>I recorded the old videos (VHS) and burned DVDs all with eCS. My kids are
>>very happy.
>
>
> I didn't mention VHS! I said videos, from a video camera.
>
> Wayne

An analog solution: TV Card and EmperoarTV. Recorde and burn DVDs!

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:35:16 +0200, Alex wrote:

> An analog solution: TV Card and EmperoarTV. Recorde and burn DVDs!

Right, so I'm supposed to spend even more money on an OS that is no
longer sold by it's creator and will not be supported after the end
of this year, Even Serenity will not not buy a support contract at
the end of this year. What kind of mug do you take me for? I've got
this really nice bridge I want to sell, are you interested?

--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:53:48 +0900, Wayne wrote:
> I didn't read that far down. After I read his stupid remark I didn't
> bother. He reminded me of the person who wrote this:
>
> http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006...computers.html

After a quick look, surely that's gotta be a joke site? Nobody can
possibly be THAT stupid, uninformed, bigoted and conformant to every
single extreme anti-American stereotype in the lexicon... right?

....right?

(Continuing to hold some faith in humanity...)


Anyway, Wayne, as long as you use any OS/2 at all, your perspective is
perfectly acceptable here.

BTW, you still in Japan? I've just ported a Japanese-English dictionary
program to OS/2, in case you find that interesting...

--
Alex Taylor
http://www.cs-club.org/~alex

Remove hat to reply (reply-to address).

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:54:02 -0500, Alex Taylor wrote:

>> http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006...computers.html
>
> After a quick look, surely that's gotta be a joke site? Nobody can
> possibly be THAT stupid, uninformed, bigoted and conformant to every
> single extreme anti-American stereotype in the lexicon... right?
>
> ...right?
>
> (Continuing to hold some faith in humanity...)

I really don't know, perhaps I'm getting a tad too cynical :-)

> Anyway, Wayne, as long as you use any OS/2 at all, your perspective is
> perfectly acceptable here.
>
> BTW, you still in Japan? I've just ported a Japanese-English dictionary
> program to OS/2, in case you find that interesting...

Oh,yes, I'm still here. After 18 years on this visa (5 x 3 years plus 3
x 1 year) I'm going to try to apply for permanent residence. It's slightly
better than sleeping under a bridge in London!

Are you basing it on Jim Breen's dictionaries? I'd be more interested in
going the other way (J > E)

Wayne
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Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:07:09 +0900, Wayne wrote:

> Are you basing it on Jim Breen's dictionaries? I'd be more interested in
> going the other way (J > E)

Duh! Drinking beer and watching Doctor Who! Brain fart, I meant E>J!

Wayne
--
Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:54:02 -0500, Alex Taylor wrote:

> Anyway, Wayne, as long as you use any OS/2 at all, your perspective is
> perfectly acceptable here.

To be honest, there are only two apps I really use it for and one is
StarOffice. I made up my (business) cards on it and they do not import
well into OpenOffice. It was easier to have OS/2 on an old PC for that.
I've tried making them up from scratch but I set up the template for
Japanese size cards and it works well in SO. Also, I made up some teaching
material on Lotus Wordpro. Rather that mess about converting it to Word or
RTF and losing the formatting I kept it for the same reason. Another point
is because the teaching material is only text I can use an ancient Epson
dot matrix ribbon printer! :-)

Wayne
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Registered Linux user #375994
http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/