Nil wrote:
On 04 Apr 2019, "Bill in Co" surly_curmudgeon@earthlink wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

Nil wrote:

Unless it's quite old I can't think of a computer audio utility
that can't handle FLAC. Even most hardware players newer than
about 10 years should be able to play them... unless they are
named Apple.

Well, I do use a lot of old software, so that may be it. 10 years
seems like yesterday to me. :-)

What do you use that can't handle FLACs? Even the ancient and venerable
Winamp had no trouble with them.

To be honest, I haven't gone through the list, so it may have been somewhat
assumatory on my part, except for some simple dedicated portable mp3 players
like the one I carry with me on my walks. That said, I don't see much use
for it, since it only provides a 50% reduction in file size.

Well, wait a minute. I just checked Sound Forge 7, and it's not listed in
the file formats. According to Wiki, FLAC didn't even exist until year
2000. So FLAC is a relatively recent development. I have several audio
utilities that are older than 2000, however.