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Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by chrsw »

Older software like this runs extremely fast on my newest hardware. Switching to lightweight native apps is sometimes more of a speedup than dropping >$3000 on new a workstation class laptop.

Of course, you usually need the latest hardware to eat through modern workloads. But aside from that, I sometimes forget clearing out software bloat is a much more effective way to gain performance, productivity and improvements to the overall user experience.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by mavhc »

alrlroipsp wrote: post #8
yardie wrote: post #4

When Winamp was popular Macs were <5% of the market. I hope they release a version for macos. I don't think the current developers own the IP to Macamp.

Today, the mac market share is Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2021/chromebooks-outsold-macs-world...

50% increase in Mac usage share!

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by geerlingguy »

yardie wrote: post #4

When Winamp was popular Macs were <5% of the market. I hope they release a version for macos. I don't think the current developers own the IP to Macamp.

SoundJam MP owned the Mac side of the market back then. Until Apple bought it out and converted it into iTunes (which was surprisingly good the first few versions, back when it focused on ripping and playing back music and wasn't stuffed with stores, video content, multiple library management UIs, Podcasts, etc.).

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by echelon_musk »

yardie wrote: post #4

When Winamp was popular Macs were <5% of the market. I hope they release a version for macos. I don't think the current developers own the IP to Macamp.

Audacious [0] works on macOS through brew and supports Winamp 2.x skins.

I'm using it right now, here's a screenshot: https://imgur.com/NQ5y9Hi

[0] https://audacious-media-player.org/

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by pdntspa »

Markoff wrote: post #5

It's still actively developed just under different name https://getwacup.com I think it's my longest used app in desktop already since previous millennium, followed by TCMD and IrfanView. edit: tried to install new Winamp and unlike WACUP ir requires me to install also Microsoft Visual C++ which also requires computer restart, all of this to use dumb music player? not very user friendly, no other app in desktop misse…

Now that Winamp has resumed development what place does WACUP have?

I wanted to like WACUP but found it very crashy.

Re: Winamp 5.9

#20

Post by acidburnNSA »

ethbr0 wrote: post #6

I'll just leave this here to stoke the flames of nostalgia: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Winamp2.PNG

I've said this a few times on here but I'll say it again. Starting from 86Box, archive.org, and winworld, I've been building a VM of my 1996 Gateway 2000 with Windows 95 and re-installing all the old goodies. I also did a find on my mp3 library and found everything last modified before 1999 and loaded them up on there as well. So now I can actually go into a super realistic VM experience in full screen and use Winamp 2 just like I remember. It's a very satisfying type of active nostalgia.

I have Encarta 96, MS Bob, Windows Entertainment Pack (including SkiFree), Arcade (Asteroids/Missile Command/Centipede/Tempest), MS Golf 2, Cooking with Julia Child, Tonka Construction, Winamp, Netscape Navigator, Space Cadet Pinball, MS Works, etc. Even My Briefcase is there!

I turned on a sound profile so there are little jungle clicks everywhere. Mystify your Mind works great as a screensaver. The Microsoft Windows Sound still is clicky when it runs during boot. Great times.

Anyway Winamp 2 works like a charm and the j-hotkey still is unsurpassed in my experience for rapidly searching a music collection.

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