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Received: from desk.jdksoftware.com ([204.239.197.238]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id OAA03681 for <executor@nacm.com>; Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:53:51 -0700 Received: (from jeffk@localhost) by desk.jdksoftware.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) id OAA09717; Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:55:31 -0700 Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:55:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Koftinoff <jeffk@awinc.com> X-Sender: jeffk@desk.jdksoftware.com To: executor@nacm.com Subject: Re: Quicktime In-Reply-To: <9510242106.AA05931@opus.MIT.EDU> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.951024145135.9712A-100000@desk.jdksoftware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk On Tue, 24 Oct 1995 jered@MIT.EDU wrote: > > With regards to QuickTime, I recall that there was one free animation file > > viewer available for X11 that supported playing QuickTime movies. > > > > Apple complained that they were violating a patent or something - So the > > authors had to REMOVE the quicktime support from their application! > > I haven't heard that story before (although I wouldn't put Apple past it). > However, XAnim can play .MOV files just fine. The current beta versions > are great, they'll play MPEG, QuickTime, MS .AVI, and several other formats > with sound, and on all bit depth displays. Sorry, I don't know the URL for > XAnim. Actually, you're right - I checked and it wasn't quicktime in general, it was the Radius Cinepak encoded AVI and Quicktime files. Sorry Apple. Maybe in Executor 3.0 there could be integration with XAnim somehow. > > Apple's latest scam, 'Apple Notebook Disks.' You pay $4 extra per box to > get 3.5" floppies that are 'precision-crafted to Apple factory specifications.' > Sigh. The next step is to have 'your notebook warrenty is void if you don't use our expensive disks' jeff ------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Jeff Koftinoff --- jeffk@awinc.com --------- --- http://www.xmission.com/~seer/jdksoftware/ --- -------------------------------------------------------