This is based on a file originally downloaded from

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/gc.yuen/RA.lha

It was altered according to the instructions given by jh@netcom.com, and recompiled
with GCC.

To use it, you'll need

1)  An Amiga (what else would you want?)
2)  A recent ixemul.library (I use 47.2)
3)  A sampleplayer capable of handling 16-bit, signed raw data, such as:
   a) Play16
   b) AHI

Instructions:

1)  Download a .ra file from your favorite source.  It has to be one meant
for playback over a 14.4 modem (don't ask me, I have no idea why, other than that
the compression algorithms must be different).
2)  Open a shell window.
3)  If you're using Play16, type

    RA myrafile.ra >tempfile
    Play16 tempfile RAW SIGNED BITS 16 FREQ 8000

Or, if you want to use AHI, you can type

    RA xmasshow.ra >AUDIO:B/16/F/8000/T/SIGNED

Voila!  You should now be listening to a RealAudio file on your Amiga!

Good luck, and enjoy!

Note:  I take no credit whatsoever for this.  I didn't write it, although I wish
that I did.  I just changed a couple of lines, following posted instructions, and
compiled it.

Changes:
1.1   Fixed so that it works with PIPE: for concurrent downloading and playing.
        Thanks Francis!!!
      Changed main()'s return type to int.
      Added an AmigaDOS version string to the beginning.