From: <fioresq1_at_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:18:37 -0400

Anna: can you give me that Link? John
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From: Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner_at_hawaiiantel.net>
To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:41 AM
Subject: Re: ipod use


> Hi John,
>
> Rockbox is not a speech program for the iPod. It is self-contained
> MP3 player software that can talk if you want it to. If you run
> Rockbox on your iPod, you will in effect have two players in
> one. One player is the original Apple player, and the other is
> Rockbox. They work differently, transfer files differently, and
> handle file formats differently. For instance, Rockbox can't play
> any protected content, meaning files that include digital rights
> management, such as most tracks purchased from the iTunes store, and
> books from Audible.com. On the other hand, Rockbox plays MP3 files
> without any gaps between them, something many iPods can't do. You
> can switch between the two at any time, so you can use whichever one
> does what you want to do at the moment. The Rockbox main page has
> links to a lot more information on this topic.
>
> Regards,
> Anna
>
Received on 2007-06-06