WinPlay3

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WinPlay3
Developer(s)Fraunhofer IIS
Initial releaseSeptember 9, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-09-09)[citation needed]
Stable release
2.3 beta 5 / May 23, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-05-23)[1]
Written inC
Trialware
Websitehttp://www.iis.fhg.de:80/departs/amm/layer3/winplay3/

WinPlay3 was the first

Fraunhofer IIS ("Institute for Integrated Circuits"),[5] creators of the MP3 format, on September 9, 1995.[6] The latest version was released on May 23, 1997.[1] Since then, the Fraunhofer Society has removed any trace and mention of WinPlay3 from their web sites. However, the software remains available by utilizing the Web Archive, or one of the links below.[2][7][8]

The program became popular thanks to the

FTP-based warez sites. Rabid Neurosis emerged shortly afterwards, after which the scene exploded.[citation needed
]

Until the release of

486DX
processor running at 66 MHz for real-time playback, which at the time was fairly high.

References

  1. ^ a b Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (1999). "WinPlay3 / MPEG Layer-3 Player for Power Macintosh - Real-time MPEG Layer-3 Players". Archived from the original on 1999-04-24. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  2. ^ a b "1995: (...) In the same year, Fraunhofer provides a first PC based Layer 3 codec as shareware."—"The mp3 history". Fraunhofer IIS. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ "WinPlay3". The Sonic Spot. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  4. ^ Zeller, Jürgen; Sieler, Martin. "Using ISO/MPEG Audio to provide Low and High Quality audio services in real-time". Erlangen Germany: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. Archived from the original on 1997-07-04. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  6. ^ "ReallyRareWares - FHG IIS WinPlay3".
  7. ^ "Your search—winplay3 site:[...]—did not match any documents." Google searches: [1][2][3]. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
  8. ^ The About window of the installed program contains this (outdated) URL.
  9. ^ "1996_DACMP3.nfo". scenerules.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  10. ISBN 978-1-119-24988-7
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External links

  • FhG IIS WinPlay3 on Really Rare Wares (September 1995 through May 1997) (16- and 32-bit versions)
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