| Date | Mon, 14 Jan 2002 02:46:03 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [2.4.17/18pre] VM and swap - it's really unusable |
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Hi!
> > exhausted...) What sound output device DOESN'T have this much cache? (You > > mentioned USB speakers in your diary at one point, which seemed to be like > > those old "paralell port cable plus a few resistors equals sound output" > > hacks...) > > Umm no USB audio is rather good. USB sends isosynchronous, time guaranteed > sample streams down the USB bus, to the speakers where the A to D is clear > of the machine proper.
Actually usb speakers are *very* sensitive to latency, and when they drop out,they drop out for half a second... Pavel
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