[BC] Automation systems

[Tom]

Zara is good; but it wants to hog any internet connection you allow it 
(stream connections, etc.).  SPL easily outperforms it.  For one, ZARA 
has no way to protect against playing same artist back-to-back; SPL does 
(an issue for stations that have a stream - another benefit of DMCA).  I 
also didn't see any way to interface ZARA with a sat receiver - Studio 
does - in both directions - via the LPT port.

As to Win2K being obsolete...

Tell it to the US Navy.  They will NOT allow XP or <shudder> Vista 
aboard ship.  They even frown on it in the crews' personal machines.  
Too many phone-home-to-Redmond issues, for one.

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Tom Spencer
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http://radioxtz.com/
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