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> The older code was all C based and very simple. I wasn’t fan of the new direction. Pretty sure the original author hung out in #winprog (EFnet IRC), I wasn't
by bluedino 5y ago
> The older code was all C based and very simple. I wasn’t fan of the new direction.
Pretty sure the original author hung out in #winprog (EFnet IRC), I wasn't a great Windows programmer but I remember him showing off how he created the skinnable interface and everything. I also remember spending a half hour downloading a Rob Zombie MP3, using Winamp to play it, and wondering what the big deal was :)
- spicybright 5y agoThere's something special about how limited media availability was back then. Made every track you could manage to get your hands on really special!
- nebula8804 5y agoI guess we are replicating this today with vinyl.
- ConceptJunkie 5y agoSome people are. Probably not folks who actually came up in the age of vinyl. The only plans I ever have for using my turntable again is to digitize some obscure stuff that I'll probably never find on more modern media.
- unixhero 5y agoThere is some sense of mindfulness in the physicality of listening to a vinyl record.
- spicybright 5y agoDef. It's interesting because now we have to willingly limit ourselves to get the same effect. I actually wish we tried this a bit more with news, social media, etc.
- IggleSniggle 5y agoAs a kid with plenty of time but without access to either a car or a credit card, and with plenty of experience with MIDI and a little with WAV, being about to download an mp3 was absolutely mind-blowing.