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Which software was ahead of its time? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Windows94@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

KDX Peer to Peer and cross platform "sharing". loved the custom interface options. lucked into a few good servers that had hard to find vinyl shares.

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

KDX as a concept actually had a "predecessor", Hotline, that was one of the best Mac OS warez scenes in its prime.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications

[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

thats a trip! I remember that but it was all but over before my time. I had some Corracho servers I connected to for a time as well. Very slow, but stable.