• bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        14 days ago

        Is resume just client/server support for byte serving requests? Pretty sure that was around with HTTP/1.1 in the late 90s, but my memory of it was client support in Netscape for downloads wasn’t really there, so most people probably never used it.

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          13 days ago

          idk the technical specifics on it but standards were mostly loosely followed suggestions back then. i still run in to issues today with some downloads not even knowing the total size. i just remember being on dial up and hoping if i let it go all night i wouldn’t have to start anew in the morning.

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      14 days ago

      GetRight ftw. I just googled it and it’s still a thing.

      Now, burning CDs at 2x speed on windows 98 was a chore. Converting a whole disc with of mp3’s and not breathing on your computer for 40 minutes so it didn’t freeze and ruin an expensive CDR sucked.