can be played with RealPlayer simply by a click on the link.
RealPlayer is a software application for listening to audio or music from CDs or the Internet. RealPlayer is the second most widely-used Internet-based software application in the world. It is produced by Real Networks, Inc., Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. It can be downloaded from the internet using the links given below on this page.
With RealPlayer one can listen to music or radio station broadcasts streaming from the Internet without waiting for the complete music file to download. More information on streaming is available below.
Several versions of RealPlayer are available for PCs, MACs, Unix or Linux systems. The latest PC versions available are called RealOne Player, which is FREE, and RealOne Player Plus, which has a one-time cost of $19.95. The Plus version comes with added features. Previous versions of RealPlayer are still available for older computer systems. RealPlayer 8 Basic is FREE and is recommended for the MAC and Windows 3.1, 95 and 98 for the PC. Further details for both RealOne Player and older versions are given below.
Minimum System Requirements for RealOne Player and RealOne
Player Plus:
- 233MHz Intel Pentium II processor
- 64MB of RAM
- 28.8Kpbs modem (audio only)
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- 65,000-color video display card set to display at 800x600 (video)
- Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP
- IE 5.0 or later
Recommended System Requirements for RealOne Player and RealOne
Player Plus:
- 300 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or greater (supports simultaneous record/playback features)
- 128MB of RAM
- 56Kpbs modem
- Full Duplex sound card and speakers
- 65,000-color video display card set to display at 800x600 or higher (video)
- Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP
- IE 5.0 or later
To Download RealOne Player (FREE) or RealOne Player Plus ($19.95): Go to http://www.real.com/realone/index.html and click on Free RealOne Player at the lower left of the page.
RealPlayer 8 Basic is FREE and is recommended. To find older versions of RealPlayer (e.g., for MAC or Windows 95), go to http://www.real.com/, then select SERVICES AND SUPPORT near the bottom of the page, then, at the top of the Support page click on DOWNLOADS. You should be able to select RealPlayer 8 for any operating system (MAC, Windows or for Unix and Linux) by selecting the link RealPlayer 8 for "Media player for UNIX and Linux customers". As of the date of this writeup, the link RealPlayer 8 for "Media player for Macintosh customers" incorrectly sent the user to the RealOne Player page.
Clicking on the RealPlayer 8 link for "Media player for UNIX and Linux customers" will give you a form page. After you enter all fields, click on Go to download and instructions page to select the download server, then follow the directions for downloading and installing. For a MAC, the file is approximately 7 MB.
Streaming audio of music or radio station broadcasts can be heard with RealPlayer on either MAC, PC, Unix or Linux systems. The short music clips (indicated by can be played with RealPlayer simply by a click on the link.
RealPlayer can be set up for streaming so that the music starts without waiting for the complete file to be downloaded on a low-bandwidth internet connection such as a 28K or 56K dial-up line. On a MAC or PC, open RealPlayer, then select View, Preferences, Connection (tab), Buffered play, then insert a number between 4 and 20 in the line "Buffer at least __ seconds before playing" and click OK. Some experimentation may be necessary to find the best value. For best results, the browser memory may have to be increased to allow both RealPlayer and the browser to work at the same time.
If you do not have enough memory for both RealPlayer and your browser, you must first download the music file(s) with the browser, close the browser, then start RealPlayer to play the music. In this case, you will not be able to take advantage of the streaming feature.