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Message no. 1
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Real Data per Megapulse (was Re: Radio Spectrum)
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:16:56 +0200
According to Bira, on 4-10-05 17:28 the word on the street was...

> No one ever stated an official exact value for a megapulse, but it was
> always said that it was "a lot". I've seen some fans guessing values
> from 32MB do 1GB per Mp

I'd say the best guess is based on the fact that "extended spectrum
sound" is given as 3 Mp/minute in Shadowbeat; if you assume that
extended spectrum means uncompressed at a good sample rate, you have
about 3 Mp ≈ 9 MB, or 1 Mp = 3 MB.

But having said that, there are several other values you could use to
establish similar relative values -- if you use video, it's going to
result in a very different number, I think.

--
Gurth@******.nl - Stone Age: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours
-> Possibly NAGEE Editor & ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
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GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UB+ P(+) L++ E W++(--) N o? K w-- O
M+ PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D G+ e h! !r y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 2
From: sfeley@*****.com (Stephen Eley)
Subject: Real Data per Megapulse (was Re: Radio Spectrum)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 14:17:52 -0400
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Message no. 3
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Real Data per Megapulse (was Re: Radio Spectrum)
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:01:04 +0200
According to Stephen Eley, on 4-10-05 20:17 the word on the street was...

> No, because that 9 MB figure is already antiquated today: it's roughly
> the size of a one-minute 16-bit stereo recording at 44kHz. (I.e., CD
> quality.)

Which is, indeed, what I took as the basis for my "calculation" :)

> there are too many assumptions to take a guess at what a megapulse
> might be.

Which is why, if you want some kind of figure, have to take one
assumption and use that for your calculations. Since SR does not have
realistic tech, I took the assumption that extended-spectrum sound is
CD-quality, and normal sound is MP3-equivalent, leading to the 1 Mp = 3
MB conversion rate.

--
Gurth@******.nl - Stone Age: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours
-> Possibly NAGEE Editor & ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Site: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UB+ P(+) L++ E W++(--) N o? K w-- O
M+ PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D G+ e h! !r y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998

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