Well, you don't really need to run planet (or even a gui at all), you could put debian in and then just apt-get install the icecast server, you don't actually need a sound card for the server, only the client needs a sound card. http://www.brianredfern.org On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Jane DT wrote: > Hello, > > We are in need of some advice about (i) whether our existing hardware is > suitable for installing planet, mainly for streaming purposes. (ii) > recommendation of a cheap soundcard. any advice would be very gratefully > received. > > We are running a community show on a local radio in an open space right > now, and are broadcasting on FM, via the stream. mp3/ogg. The stream is > 64k. That is really the entire purpose of a machine we are thinking about > installing here. There is a machine that we can dedicate than this: it > would have no other purpose really. > > We would like to install ccrma, but have the following system, and wonder > if it can cope, and whether ccrma is capable of dealing with it: > > it is a double processor: 2x133, 64mb. can this cope with live 64k > encoding? and can the RH planet ccmra cope with the double processor? > > We are a volunteer grassroots project and have a very little budget (our > equipmednt is donated, hence the system above). Could someone advise on a > sound card for under $50? (either for this machine or another) > > thanks very much for any help! > please could you mail me directly as well as the list (its very hectic > here as we're on this every day at he moment). > > jane > > >
