🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoAnon gives a piracy history lessonsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.31Karrow-down1imageAnon gives a piracy history lessonsh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agomessage-square214fedilink
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up26·3 days agoOP forgot Napster, as well as the p2p networks of old like WinMX, Kazaa, etc, nevermind Usenet.
minus-squarePagPag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 days agoAdd LimeWire and BearShare to the list for nostalgics.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 days agoEven 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-up8·3 days agoIRC was a wild level of automated for its time too
minus-squareRetro_unlimited@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoThere was even search terms for finding open servers on search engines such as: “parent-of” “open-directory” MP3 AVI etc
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