That's very encouraging! Nice test. One thing I was thinking about this morning is about using processor intensive plugins on the slim server. Like Inguz room correction/EQ for instance. In my open baffle project, I think the digital crossover may not have enough flexibility to EQ the bass as accurately as I would like, so I was gonna add a little as needed with Inguz on the stream itself. Analog purists run for cover! I have faith in 32 bit processing.
But only IF it is fast enough to not bug me with slow response while working.
The Inguz plug-in is easy to install and configure for just EQ. But a little more involved for measuring the room for using the correction feature. Maybe you can load Inguz and see how the Celeron reacts? My 2.6GHz P4 has no problem. I am curious if the processing will then slow down browsing for new songs while something is playing with the plugin, or how long loading takes. Another key performance criteria for Inguz is how long does it take for the requested EQ change to actually happen. The documentation says it will go in to effect on the next song, but it will actually update a short time after selection, but I don't know if that time period is processor dependent. The P4 takes 5-20 seconds to make the change. Might behave differently on another OS. Let's hope so!
Nick, are there any good contact management / email programs on Linux that compare with Outlook?
Thanks
Rich