Tech HistoryFix 3 min read
No, Napster Wasn't the First File-Sharing Service
BBSes, Usenet, FTP, and IRC were moving files between strangers a decade or more before Napster's 1999 launch. What Napster actually added.
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Tech HistoryNews 3 min read
Napster Launches, Built by a College Student in a Massachusetts Office
How Napster's June 1999 launch paired a central search index with peer-to-peer transfers—and why its short life permanently changed digital music.
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Napster and the Reordering of the Entire Music Industry
How Napster's centralized index enabled peer-to-peer music sharing, triggered landmark litigation, and forced the recording industry toward digital distribution.
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