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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:50:59 -0800
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Subject: Re: Portable MP3 players compatible with Linux?
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From: martine@cs.washington.edu

On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:20:47AM -0800, Michael J. Lu wrote:
> When you say that the UI displays tracks in the order that they're on
> the FS, do you mean that it just displays everything without looking at
> the ID3 tags? In other words, a navigatable directory listing as opposed
> to the categorial system used on the iPod?

It simply displays the files as they're organized on the device.  You
browse directories and such to select songs.  I think it displays ID3
info of tracks if they have it, though.

There's no categorial system like the iPod, anyway.

(I've never understood the use of that-- I can't imagine thinking "I
want to listen to 'rock' right now... damn, I wish my music player was
smart enough to only play rock tracks".)

-- 
      Evan Martin
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