«Matrix ASCII» - the oldest "living" hand torrent file 10 years old





Ten years ago, the Internet does not look like today. Torrent trackers such as Pirate Bay and Torrentz were just created, and Facebook and YouTube did not exist. BitTorrent technology at that time was also very young, and very few people know what it is. Nevertheless, torrent trackers are becoming increasingly popular, getting more and more users who have come to understand what advantages this technology. It was then, 10 years ago, was established fan-version of the film "The Matrix", and this fan-version of its author decided to spread through torrents.

By the way, none of the thousands of people download this torrent, over the past 10 years, has been brought to justice, as well as the creator, so that the file can swing without fear of being punished by Warner Bros., which owns rights to the film.

So, «Matrix ASCII» - the same as "The Matrix", which is made in ASCII characters green (well, it is clear why). This black-and-green video file, the value of which is now not in the idea, and that the file is already 10 years old, and the distribution is still active. This means that «Matrix ASCII» - the oldest "living" the distribution of all.

For the first time the file was posted December 20, 2003. A few weeks later (16 January 2004) was supplemented by the distribution of the cover for the DVD-style ASCII. And here site of the miracle .

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Source: habrahabr.ru/post/207056/