Back when I first started using torrents... I can't even remember how long it's been... Anyone remember "Sharing The Groove". Must have been around 99 or 2000.... It wasn't as simple as installing a program and off you go downloading... The whole concept wasn't as widely known as it is today, or the information readily available on what you need for a program and programs needed to decompress the flac/shn files... It literally took me a wknd on the computer constantly to get my head around it. I knew nobody that was doing it to give me advice etc... But once you get it, it's a no brainer. Today there are many clients to use... Back then there was ONE!
from the guy that invented the whole thing. Ironically, I think he went on to become an advisor to the entertainment industry on how to stop torrent downloading.