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There were a few using telnet before the web gained wider traction. For example, CDNow started out that way in 1994.
by mleo 2y ago
There were a few using telnet before the web gained wider traction. For example, CDNow started out that way in 1994.
- brk 2y agoI remember ordering a CD via CDNow and a very rudimentary SMS interface on my phone around 1996. It took about 10 minutes to go through the entire process, but I did it while at the movies with my wife, waiting for the previews to start and we both thought it was just SO advanced.
- keepamovin 2y agoThat is an epically cool story from the early days of the Internet / web. Thanks for sharing!
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoA brief reminder that SMS has nothing to do with the internet (TCP/IP) or the web (HTTP).
- rrr_oh_man 2y agoNetflix also was founded in 2007, not 1997.
- obruchez 2y agoThat's how I ordered my first CDs online: via a Telnet interface. It sounds crazy 30 years later.
- kloch 2y agoI bought a CD from CDNOW over Telnet in the early 90's! I also remember telnet BBS's became popular for a few years when I was in college 91-93.