If you go back far enough, you didn't even need to download a specific mining software, just download the Bitcoin client at the time and you could generate bitc

If you go back far enough, you didn't even need to download a specific mining software, just download the Bitcoin client at the time and you could generate bitcoin (or mine) using it. So crazy to think about now in hindsight. Back then you had to really try hard to find someone that would accept any amount of them.