Dave Eden, President
916-853-5956
daveeden@yahoo.com
www.sacpcug.org

Auburn Chapter
Nevada County Chapter
Orangevale-Folsom Chapter
Roseville Chapter
Yuba-Sutter Chapter
Beginners SIG
WordPerfect SIG

Summer has arrived, and as usual, meeting attendance has dropped while folks are away on vacation. Nevertheless, a handful of us were present to inaugurate Dave Eden as our new chapter president, and the meeting continued our long tradition of relaxed, informal get-togethers.
    Our discussions covered a wide range of PC-related subjects. One topic was brought up by a guest: he was interested in converting an old PC into a low-cost MP3 audio player built into his car. MP3 files are digital recordings of music, widely available for free over the Internet. Their quality is lower than older formats such as WAV files, but they take up less disk space; they are compressed with a "lossy" algorithm.

    Our guest figured that it would be possible to convert a Pentium-class PC into an MP3 player for under $200, and that it would hold plenty of MP3 files. We discussed the technical challenges involved. It was fun to talk about.
    Come on down to our July meeting for more fun talks; but make a special note that it will be held on the fourth Thursday, July 22, not the fourth Wednesday.

—Tim Feldman

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