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NAS Overview

This page contains information for the Network Audio System (NAS), a network-transparent, client/server audio system originally developed at Network Computing Devices (NCD) by Jim Fulton, Greg Renda, and Dave Lemke that includes:

• sample server implementations
  • VOXware/OSS (FreeBSD, Linux, SVR4.[02], UnixWare, Microsoft Windows using Cygwin)
  • HPUX (HPPA, HP-UX 10.x, 11.x)
  • Sun Sparc/Intel Solaris 2.x, AM79C30A Digital Subscriber Controller and Sparc 10 Dual Basic Rate ISDN Interface (SunOS 4.1.[23], Solaris 2.x)
  • SGI Indigo (IRIX 5.x)
• an application programming interface library
• a variety of sample applications

The client software can also be used with several models of NCD X terminals as well as NCD's PCXware (an X server for PCs running Microsoft Windows).

Key features of the Network Audio System include:

• Device-independent audio over the network
• Lots of audio file and data formats
• Can store sounds in server for rapid replay
• Extensive mixing, separating, and manipulation of audio data
• Simultaneous use of audio devices by multiple applications
• Use by a growing number of ISVs
• Small size
• Free! No obnoxious licensing terms

Mailing Lists

• nas: This is a low volume mailing list for general discussion of NAS. To subscribe, go here. The mailing list archive can be found here