They have a Mac which they could use for encoding the broadcast, but the audio then needs to be sent to a server for Web delivery. Live broadcasts create temp files but do not raise the issue of storage space, unless certain events were captured and stored for their historic value. Their audience for live broadcasts could be alumni, who would presumably have slower connections and could get FM quality sound, or students on campus, who could conceivably get CD quality sound. They will consult with Scott Allen concerning costs for the Real Audio encoding software, related hardware expenses, and bandwidth requirements for delivering different levels of quality. Scott Allen has suggested that ACS might be able to set up a separate server for delivering digital audio and video.
Disk space is approx.
30 MB per hour of Audio so a 4.3GB disk would store approx. 143 Hours of Audio, according to the RealAudio Technical Support. The RealAudio server would have a network connection at 100 Mbs. 3. Mark Jacobs has already suggested that Lauinger Library might be able to store digital audio and video files. Ed Dixon suggested that certain projects might lend themselves to grant funding.