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On June 1, 1999, Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning launched the peer-to-peer file-sharing platform Napster. #InternetHistory

Oh my god I miss Audiogalaxy. What an awesome service that was.

It was the best! It wasn't just a downloader, it was also a social network. You could see what folks were downloading and chat with them about the artist. My late wife would be up very early on weekends to get old Jazz tracks.

that's a nice memory to have of her. Tech from this era reminds me of my late brother too. He and I were at the tail end of the Columbia house generation and then had our minds blown by Napster.

I DJed at a 31st Dec '99 NYE party and my guests heard Bomfunk MCs "Freestyler" thanks to someone uploading it to me. What an awesome time for music it was.