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Encyclopedia > Nectarine (radio)
Nectarine radio website as of 2005.

Nectarine is a free 24/7 internet radio station playing demoscene music, it started streaming on March 1, 2000. The radio is based in France, streaming from Paris, with several relay servers in different countries such as USA, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Nectarine was founded by Christophe Le Sage (b. 15 August 1972), one of the men behind the demoscene web portal Orange Juice. Nectarine radio website This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Nectarine radio website This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Web radio (or Internet radio) is a broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... The demoscene is a computer subculture that came to prominence during the rise of the 16/32-bit micros (the Atari ST and the Amiga), but demos first appeared during the 8-bit era on computers such as the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. ... Look up Data stream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Streaming media is media that is consumed (read, heard, viewed) while it is being delivered. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Web portals are sites on the World Wide Web that typically provide personalized capabilities to their visitors. ... Orange Juice is a website known as the demoscene information center, sponsor of Nectarine demoscene web radio. ...

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A free web radio

Following the demoscene freedom of sharing, non-commercial, spirit, Nectarine is 100% free (no commercial advertisements) web radio. The music broadcasted on Nectarine has been written since the 1980s by musicians during their free time and is or is considered copyleft. As it is written on Nectarine website: you can in NO CIRCUMSTANCES sell this music or include any part of it in a commercial project without first gaining the permission of the author. The demoscene is a computer subculture that came to prominence during the rise of the 16/32-bit micros (the Atari ST and the Amiga), but demos first appeared during the 8-bit era on computers such as the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. ... Web radio (or Internet radio) is a broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Leisure is time spent in non-compulsory activities. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ...


Trivia

  • Streaming server is a Pentium III 550 based computer running under Windows 2000.
  • Web server is P4 1.6A based, running IIS5 under Windows 2000 Server.
  • The main streams are hosted by Poliris
  • Streaming is made through Nectastream system v2.0.
  • As of January 21, 2006, the #1 song on Nectarine was "Stardust Memories" by Jester/Sanity (Volker Tripp, Germany). This is a somewhat uncommon #1, as "Enigma" by Firefox and TIP of Phenomena (Jimmy Fredriksson/Sweden and Robert Ling/Sweden), "Second Reality II" by Purple Motion/Future Crew (Jonne Valtonen, Finland), "Onward Ride" by Jugi/Complex (Jugi Kaartinen/Finland), and "Turrican 2 Title" by Chris Huelsbeck are more frequent #1 songs.

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See also

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Orange Juice is a website known as the demoscene information center, sponsor of Nectarine demoscene web radio. ...

External links

  • Nectarine
  • The ARTS Episode 10 Features a 20 minute interview with an admin of Nectarine radio. (MP3 audio)

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Nectarine (radio) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (253 words)
The radio is based in Paris, France, with several relay servers in countries such as USA, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Nectarine was founded by Christophe Le Sage (b.
The music broadcast on Nectarine dates from 1980s and on, written by musicians during their free time; it is generally considered freely distributable non-commercially, as commercial use is prohibited without explicit permission from the author.
easycook.com~Nectarines and Recipes (230 words)
The nectarine is not a cross between a peach and a plum.
Nectarines may grow from peach stones and peaches from nectarine stones.
Nectarines are most abundant during July and August, and are selected, stored and used the same as peaches.
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