🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 2 年前Anon gives a piracy history lessonsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square211linkfedilinkarrow-up11.52Karrow-down129
arrow-up11.49Karrow-down1imageAnon gives a piracy history lessonsh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 2 年前message-square211linkfedilink
minus-squareDr. WeskerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71arrow-down2·2 年前2007? Anon is a sweet summer child.
minus-squarecobysev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 年前I’ll say. I was sailing the seas back in the late '90s. By 2007, I had amassed quite a hoard of treasure.
minus-squareshawn1122@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 年前Motherfucker was unborn while the rest of us were downloading Darude - Sandstorm on Napster.
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 年前Do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written.
minus-squarehorse_battery_staple@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 年前One word. Usenet
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 年前OP forgot Napster, as well as the p2p networks of old like WinMX, Kazaa, etc, nevermind Usenet.
minus-squarePagPag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 年前Add LimeWire and BearShare to the list for nostalgics.
minus-squareDr. WeskerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 年前Even before that, BBS, WaReZ sites, IRC. Dialup internet wasn’t a problem when RAR files could be split up for a release.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 年前IRC was a wild level of automated for its time too
minus-squareRetro_unlimited@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前There was even search terms for finding open servers on search engines such as: “parent-of” “open-directory” MP3 AVI etc
2007? Anon is a sweet summer child.
I’ll say. I was sailing the seas back in the late '90s. By 2007, I had amassed quite a hoard of treasure.
Motherfucker was unborn while the rest of us were downloading Darude - Sandstorm on Napster.
Nah, AudioGalaxy. Or DALnet.
eDonkey
Do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written.
FTPs
One word. Usenet
The first rule of Usenet is….
OP forgot Napster, as well as the p2p networks of old like WinMX, Kazaa, etc, nevermind Usenet.
Add LimeWire and BearShare to the list for nostalgics.
Even before that, BBS, WaReZ sites, IRC. Dialup internet wasn’t a problem when RAR files could be split up for a release.
IRC was a wild level of automated for its time too
Shared drives on a LAN!
There was even search terms for finding open servers on search engines such as: “parent-of” “open-directory” MP3 AVI etc