Comments by "Steven Gill" (@stevengill1736) on "The Rapid Start (u0026 End) of the CD" video.

  1. Here too - plus a bunch of compressed movie DVDs....dunno if my disc player even works anymore.... what's next after streaming? Telepathic music? 😊
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  2. Actually the start of the mp3 revolution was long before Napster - as soon as Fraunhofer made the command line driven codec available computer enthusiasts were generating mp3s and trading them on IRCs or newsgroups. It was quite a lively scene, although it sped up when Napster, Limewire, etc simplified trading. Then of course torrent files started, so entire catalogs, not just albums could be traded, and then with the start of torrent indexers like The Pirate Bay, the rest, as you pointed out, was history. I don't know if it fits with your venue, but mp3 tech is another funny wrinkle in computer technology - do people even bother with audio file compression anymore? SSDs are so common now, storage is cheap and anyone can afford to store music or video....but then again, streaming has become ubiquitous, so local storage is theoretically unnecessary. Actually, I don't know anything about streaming tech, although I've heard it comprises a gigantic part of internet traffic, with all that entails in energy and water consumption. Maybe another story for your fascinating channel - thanks again for your efforts! Cheers....
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