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Re: PowerPC desktop -- asking for trouble?



Hello,
On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 12:30:17PM +0100, Jack Malmostoso wrote:
> > One thing that
> > comes to mind is that I may not be able to use windows
> > DLL's for video codecs. 
> 
> Right. Stuff like mplayer codecs and flash player are forbidden.

Well, for ppc (and for alpha, as a matter of fact) lots of binary
codecs (e.g., realplayer ones, but not the latest) are available for
mplayer and friends. Of course, chances are higher that you get a DLL
for an x86-based machine, but still pretty good for ppc and alpha.

Greetings

         Helge

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