Does Anyone Remember WinAmp (General File Sharing Conversation)

BaconZombie · 14-01-2009 03:34PM

Dos, Usenet and IRC channels accessed via 8086 and a 9600bps modems, those were the days....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6lqza1WNqI

SirLemonhead · 14-01-2009 03:35PM

Anyone remember Winplay3?

I used to use this before winamp and the like came about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinPlay3

stovelid · 14-01-2009 03:36PM

Dord wrote: »

Winamp is an Mp3 (and other audio/video file) player. It's also still around.

I still use it.

SoulSeek would be the client I've found as good as Audiogalaxy. Not that I use that stuff, of course.

AnonoBoy · 14-01-2009 03:36PM

ntlbell wrote: »

napster + esat no limits + auto dialer = teh awsome.

Ah jaysus those were the days. Until 'Esat No Limits' became 'Esat get the **** off our service ya bastards there are lots of limits' :mad:

ntlbell · 14-01-2009 03:36PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Dos, Usenet and IRC channels accessed via 8086 and a 9600bps modems, those were the days....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6lqza1WNqI

!latestcrappypronfilm

no slots available

waah

ntlbell · 14-01-2009 03:38PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Ah jaysus those were the days. Until 'Esat No Limits' became 'Esat get the **** off our service ya bastards there are lots of limits' :mad:

it's close to the likes of "do you remember where you were when the twin towers was hit"

one of the worst days of my life when i got that letter :mad:

ntlbell · 14-01-2009 03:39PM

stovelid wrote: »

I still use it.

SoulSeek would be the client I've found as good as Audiogalaxy. Not that I use that stuff, of course.

I still use it too, soulseek seems to fail at some point during every download

very upsetting.

and as for them feckers putting all their music in one folder...

grrr

stovelid · 14-01-2009 03:46PM

ntlbell wrote: »

soulseek seems to fail at some point during every download
very upsetting.

and as for them feckers putting all their music in one folder...

Aye. In my admittedly limited experience, I always found it to have the most decent range of music, like AG.

cython · 14-01-2009 04:19PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Winamp kicks WMP's ass.

"Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!"

Blazer · 14-01-2009 04:27PM

First came across winamp late 97 when i started working in a pc company.
Was amazed by the few songs on the pc as I'd never thought of this before.
Within about 2 weeks I discovered mp3.com and boom..I was hooked.
Remember about 3 years ago I discovered my old pc down in a tech's lab and lo and behold all the old songs were still on it.

BaconZombie · 14-01-2009 04:59PM

Acoustic Coupler FTW

Professey Chin · 14-01-2009 05:50PM

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

First came across winamp late 97 when i started working in a pc company.
Was amazed by the few songs on the pc as I'd never thought of this before.
Within about 2 weeks I discovered mp3.com and boom..I was hooked.
Remember about 3 years ago I discovered my old pc down in a tech's lab and lo and behold all the old songs were still on it.

Anything good?

m83 · 14-01-2009 06:27PM

Re: winamp

VNC player ftw

14-01-2009 07:31PM

Stephen wrote: »

Somehow I doubt the majority of stuff being shared on rapidshare is legal.

i routinely max out rapidshare storing my word documents and excel files.. they ad up to alot of gig very fast.

there's illegal stuff on it?

galwayrush · 14-01-2009 08:05PM

Back in the day, a top of the range tape recorder had a counter on it.:D

artvandulet · 14-01-2009 10:51PM

thelordofcheese wrote: »

foobar 2000 is superior.

MediaMonkey is even more superior.

And the best in its day (during the height of Napster) was Scour. anyone else remember it?

SirLemonhead · 14-01-2009 11:37PM

artvandulet wrote: »

MediaMonkey is even more superior.

And the best in its day (during the height of Napster) was Scour. anyone else remember it?

I vaguely remember it being horrible..

stovelid · 14-01-2009 11:50PM

The media payer arms race is getting out of control here.

Cormic · 14-01-2009 11:58PM

I used to use WinAmp. I use Media Player Classic now. Neat and basic and none of the rubbish that comes with some of the other players. I am looking at you WMP.

artvandulet · 15-01-2009 12:20AM

SirLemonhead wrote: »

I vaguely remember it being horrible..

I clearly remember it being great! When Kazza came out it was almost identical. Even Limewire now has a very similar interface to Scour back in 99/2000. Had more files then Napster at the time too as it wasn't just audio.
I've blocked out of my mind how long a file took to download though:D

doggone · 15-01-2009 01:04AM

Biggins wrote: »

Winamp is for music,
A great little tool
Media player sucked like hell
And Bill Gates is a fool!

That makes me on disability a rampant genius i guess. He gets people to pay thousands for PC's that ensure everyone gets a Windows Logo amd a big Tarahh wave just so they know Windows makes computers work. Then like a proper Gob****e he decides to give the bulk of his wealth away and recieves millions of letters from users of his software. Absolute Fool:eek:

Blazer · 15-01-2009 03:10PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Anything good?

It was all good

Ranging from rock/metal/pop/classical.
There was something to suit everyone on it

zilog_jones · 15-01-2009 06:01PM

I started off with Audiogalaxy - guaranteed clicks and pops in all your MP3s! Remember the day they went legit - over 6 years ago now

But who needs filesharing any more when Zavvi are selling albums for about €4?

Rsaeire · 15-01-2009 06:28PM

I couldn't see any mention, but who remembers Kazaa? God I used to love getting a new virus every other day. :rolleyes: P2P was riddled with viruses back then.

Agamemnon · 15-01-2009 07:23PM

ntlbell wrote: »

hear say.

Why would you download anything by those tossers, legally or otherwise? Then again, they did give Myleene Tits'n'Ass her first big break so I suppose we should be grateful.

I used soulseek a lot back in the day but I wouldn't have the patience for anything other than rapidshare now.

antodeco · 15-01-2009 07:37PM

Ah downloading prOn. You would wait till the shoulders in the pic loaded. Any straps, cancel the download. Took around 10 mins per image.

Me - Woah, I downloaded 1.5MB today. Loads of porn
Friend - Cool. Anything good?
Me - Yeah, loads of great pics
Friend - Can I have a copy?
Me - Ill have to delete some to fit in on the disk.

Ah, them were the days.

Does Anyone Remember WinAmp (General File Sharing Conversation)

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