"It was first released on December 10, 1993, when a shareware copy was uploaded to an FTP server at the University of Wisconsin." I'm not saying you're wrong,

"It was first released on December 10, 1993, when a shareware copy was uploaded to an FTP server at the University of Wisconsin." I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm sure they published it later via a variety of publishers, but they made a ton off of the shareware version. Masters of Doom is a fantastic read, if you haven't read it.