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2000 - 2005
WinMX
“WinMX provided peer-to-peer searching and file transfers through a distinctive Windows client.”
- Birth year
- 2000
- Shutdown year
- 2005
- Lifespan
- 5 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Category
- File Sharing
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What Was It?
WinMX provided peer-to-peer searching and file transfers through a distinctive Windows client. Availability depended on the other users and networks reachable at the time.
The official company's closure is the endpoint recorded here, while community efforts gave the software and network a separate life beyond that event.
The Story
- 2000 The product era documented here begins in 2000. WinMX provided peer-to-peer searching and file transfers through a distinctive Windows client.
- 2005 The original company and official network infrastructure closed in 2005; community-maintained networks continued separately.
How It Died
The original company and official network infrastructure closed in 2005; community-maintained networks continued separately.
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