Re: Early Earth likely had continents, was habitable, according to new study


"Aidan Karley" <doIlookDAFTenoughTOpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> In article <OqAgf.566056$x96.561049@attbi_s72>, George wrote:
>> Unfortunately, when I go to the web
>> site where the realnetworks file is located, and then try to download
>> the
>> files, I get a file that has the .ram extension, but it is only 1KB
>> long.
>> No audio file at all.
>>
> I think that the .ram file is a simple text pointer to the location
> of
> the data stream. (Stream format information too?)
>
> Where did I file that FAQ (BTW, having everything "local" is one of
> the
> main reasons I use VA - it's design and methodology date back to
> expensive
> dial-up and is still highly relavent when I spend weeks at a time with
> only
> intermittent network access, if any)? Got it:
>> From: "alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc" <alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc>
>> Subject: Faq for recording BBC radio shows
>> Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc
>> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:00:19 +0000
>>
>> Faq for recording BBC radio shows
>>
>> There are many ways of recording BBC programs.
>>
>> INSIDE THE UK
>>
> [SNIP]
>> OUTSIDE THE UK
>>
>> For those outside the UK, BBC broadcasts are only available via the
>> real-time RealAudio streams or, for many shows, the RealAudio "Listen
>> Again" files available for 7 days (in some cases longer) after the
>> broadcast.
>>
>> There are a number of programs to record sound from RealAudio
>> streams. The two which get the most mention are Total Recorder
>> [Windows-only, http://www.highcriteria.com] and Audio Hijack
>> [Mac-only, http://www.rogueamoeba.com]. They both have 'regular' and
>> 'pro' versions.
>>
>> There is also freeware that has been recommended for this use.
>> rawavrecorder <http://www.geocities.com/rawavrecorder/> will play RA
>> files or streaming audio, and optionally save in .wav format.
>>
>> autiocorder
>> <http://www.download.com/AutioRecorder/3000-2169-10260749.html> has a
>> timer, and will record any audio output by the sound card as a .wav,
>> or will convert to .mp3 with bladeenc (included).
>>
>> Another set of tools that might prove useful are discontinued
>> products from Streambox.
>>
>> Streambox VCR can be found via Google.
>>
>> Whereas the software mentioned earlier records in real time,
>> Streambox VCR can download the RealAudio files stored on the BBC
>> server for its Listen Again page. If you feed in the correct URL
>> (e.g. rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio4/arts/ram/afternoonplay_fri.ra),
>
> ^^^^^ I think this is the contents of a .RAM file. ^^^^
>
>> the file will be downloaded in a fraction of the time needed for the
>> actual play.
>>
>> The resulting RealAudio file can be played directly on a computer,
>> but most portable players will require it to be converted to another
>> format. This can be done using any of the audio capture software
>> mentioned earlier (i.e. in real time) or using a piece of software
>> that has been discontinued for legal reasons but which lives on in
>> cyberspace and can be found via Google.
>>
>> Many people prefer to use Real Alternative instead of RealPlayer
>> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
>>
> ^^^^^^ Interesting to you?
>
>> PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY OF THE SOFTWARE MENTIONED ABOVE IS USED AT YOUR OWN
>> RISK.
>>
>
> Your mileage may vary. IANAL. The cheque is in the post. <G>
>
> --
> Aidan Karley,
> Aberdeen, Scotland,
> Location: 57°10'11" N, 02°08'43" W (sub-tropical Aberdeen), 0.021233

Thanks, Aiden. Real Alternative worked for me. I found one of the
alternative listed above to be quite amusing. That would be the
rawavrecroder. At first, if seemed like it would be the one I could use.
Then I read the readme file, which explained that in order to use that
program, I needed to have realnetworks installed, because this programed
needed some of the dll files from real networks. Well, if I had
realnetworks installed, I wouldn't need rawavrecroder, now would I?
Anyway, Real Alternative is working for me, so again, thanks for your help
and patience, Aiden.

George


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