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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 02:32:52 JST Evan Prodromou

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   • Richard MacManus

   @ricmac It's been a long time! If I remember right, it worked as a Netscape plugin -- you had to have the software installed or content wouldn't work. It used a streaming audio setup -- they had to have a server on the remote end. I think there were some Internet radio stations that used the format.

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     Richard MacManus (ricmac@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 02:32:53 JST Richard MacManus

     Does anyone remember using RealAudio in early 1996? I'm researching this era of the web currently, but I'm struggling to remember what it was like using RealAudio...other than it was pretty buggy! So if anyone has memories from late 95 or early 96, sing out please. The attached image is from Mary Meeker's 1996 "The Internet Report" (via https://www.businessinsider.com/the-coolest-web-sites-from-1996-2016-4). #internethistory