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Re: Alsa plays only wav files



--- Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> wrote:
> On Die, 2002-09-17 at 03:35, Chris Tillman wrote:
> > 
> > <dumbquestion>
> > Why don't they just put a header on the sample
> that indicates its endianness?
> > IIRC that's how tiff works.
> > </dumbquestion>
> 
> I think endianness is defined with most if not all
> audio formats; that
> doesn't prevent apps from thinking all the world is
> little endian. :/

BTW, why was ppc designed as big engian? Just to be
incompatible?
If all the world was little endian, it would be much
easier.
Or no?

> 
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