Re: Portable MP3 & MD players?

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From: satch
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 09:46

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On Fri, 08 Nov 2002 00:03:32 +1100, Mark wrote:

> As I am thinking of buying one and don't want to waste my money on one 
> that won't work in linux. Does anyone know which portable MP3 & MD 
> players work in mandrake?  
> 
> There seems to be a lack of information about which ones work.  As far 
> as I can find not many r compatible.  
> 
> I was thinking of maybe a Sony MD player (MZN707S) or Iriver MP3 (IFP-180).
> 
> As far as I can find out none of the recent models work as they need 
> specific drivers built into the kernel for the device which are not 
> available yet.  In other words they aren't simply plug & play usb devices.
> 
> Any help or suggestion will be appreciated.
> 
> Mark
dude buddy, ,well
I have a rio600 (picked it up for $30) anyway it works great! although
it's a command line only deal, ,thinking of writing a little perl script
to make things easier but it's real easy to use anyway. Pick one up as
it's pretty fun.

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