RealAudio

A program for playing {audio} over the

{Internet}.

The system is implemented as a {client/server} architecture.

The RealAudio server incorporates an {encoder} which

compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a

{web browser} {plug-in} or {add-on} (a recent version of

{Internet Explorer} apparently has built-in support for

RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the

server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound

facilities of the computer, such as a {sound card}.

A 14.4 {KBps} or better {modem} is required, and a 28.8 KBps

connection is recommended for music-quality sound.

{Home (http://www.realaudio.com/)}.

(1996-11-28)