Word: realaudio
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...line JavaScript just fine.) In reality, this is a small price to pay, since most stand-alone Java applets on the Web today are nothing more than stock or score tickers or flashy design. In addition, many specialized plug-ins are incompatible with the program, although the majors-RealAudio, Quicktime, etc.-work just fine...
...RealAudio, introduced in mid-1995 by Progressive Networks, changed the dynamic of sound on the Internet. Unlike previous sound formats, which emphasized quality at all costs, RealAudio was designed to sacrifice some sound quality for the sake of expediency. Instead of Internet sound being restricted to short sound clips, multiple-hour programs and even live broadcasts now became possible, and you could download only as much as you wanted to listen...
Initially, there were few providers of RealAudio files. ABC and NPR were early adopters, but there was little else to listen to. And the novelty of hearing Bob Edwards' smooth baritone garbled by RealAudio faded fast when you could hear the same programming better via a $10 radio...
Today, however, there are hundreds of Web sites presenting RealAudio programming. One of the most fascinating is the AudioNet site (www.audionet.com), which has links to everything from live sporting events to live Internet broadcasts of your favorite hometown radio station...
Like the first release of RealAudio, there are some problems with the quality of RealVideo broadcasts, and sites frequently don't work quite right. In fact, video takes up so much band width that you have to have an ISDN or direct connection (like our Harvard connectivity) and a Pentium or PowerPC-based computer...