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Peer-To-Peer Browsing Was The Breakthrough
- Napster let users browse other people's music folders and download files directly from their PCs.
- That simple peer-to-peer idea defined Napster's core and made it revolutionary in 1999-2001.
From A Yukon BBS To The Wider Internet
- Niko recalled first using a Tandy 386 and dialing into a tiny local BBS in the Yukon.
- That early experience showed how isolating geography made the internet feel like an escape.
Napster Turned Computers Into Social Tools
- Napster catalyzed a shift making computers social tools, not just utilities.
- That social shift drove broad consumer demand for persistent, user-friendly online services.