lack of Audio Support in applications is frustrating to say the least

 
> - If i attempt to use AudioStreams on my NT workstation, i can get
> maybe one or two successful playbacks per reboot, after which
> my sound card is completely locked up (no system sounds, etc.).
>
> - The lack of AudioSupport in applications is frustrating.
> (flame on:)
> Audio as part of the Applet package?
> Why isn't Audio modeled the same way as Images, created
> from files, using the toolkit instead of the applet?
> We are not happy about having to completely replace the
> audio support in Java. We cannot wait for the proposed
> multimedia stuff to come sometime this summer or fall.
> We do not want to fight you folks, but we need to sell products!
> (flame off)


kara.kytle@Eng 1997-08-18