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In my memory Napster was before torrents? Did the idea for torrents, receiving pieces of the same file from multiple peers, come from Napster?
by liketochill 4y ago
In my memory Napster was before torrents? Did the idea for torrents, receiving pieces of the same file from multiple peers, come from Napster?
- lodovic 4y agoNapster was first, but it was called peer to peer (p2p) then. Bittorrent improved on it.
- Scoundreller 4y agoDoing some research, there was a very small period of overlap. The ability for Napster to resume was a much later feature. You had to find someone sharing the exact same filename, and I don't think they made it easy. I can't remember if they eventually allowed multi-source downloading. Independent Napster servers did continue to operate after the fall of Napster Inc as a service. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napster-but-not-all-other-download-servers/54173 https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napster-but-not-all-other-... I recall using Napigator which provided a browse of official and independent napster servers and then modified your HOSTS file so your client would connect to the independent server instead of Napster Inc servers. https://www.gwern.net/docs/technology/2018-07-25-johnbackus-howdecentralizationevolves.html https://www.gwern.net/docs/technology/2018-07-25-johnbackus-...