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For Houseparty, Fry's Electronics, and dozens more, 2021 was the end of the line. Take a trip down memory lane with the technology and services that closed up shop this year. ....
You probably remember it as Tucows.com, an essential source of shareware downloads for the early Web Share One of the web’s early software download bazaars, Tucows.com, has closed. Originally named “The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software” and launched in 1993, the site came along just as the web erupted into the public imagination and as shareware became a popular tactic for software distribution and marketing. Initially running from a single PC in a library, the site’s thousands of downloads were accessible without n00b-intimidating FTP tools. As web publishing became easier and search engines made it easier to find software from its source, the site’s utility declined. But for a good few years Tucows was a reliable source of the myriad utilities needed to access and use the early web, or to help stabilise a Windows 95 PC. ....
Tucows Downloads Closes Down After Almost Three Decades of Catering Safe Software Download Photo : Screenshot from Tucows Official YouTube Channel Tucows has announced that it has shut down its software download site, famously known as the Tucows Downloads after nearly three decades of being a popular and established download website. Engadget has reported that the CEO of Tucows himself, Elliot Noss, made the announcement, wherein he mentioned and described the website as an old one. He also added that such old sites are experiencing maintenance challenges, which could result into a risk on keeping it up to date. The Fall of Tucows Downloads ....