They started out in the undefined, pre-internet, post-shareware fog of the early 1990s, where they learned plenty about large-scale business and protecting artist integrity.

The poster-children of ’90s shareware, id Software (who you may know courtesy of a little game called Doom), began working under contract for a company called Softdisk, cranking out games like ...

Shareware—the business model behind the earliest indie viral software—became the default business model. It just took a few decades of technology change, and tweaks to what we’re sharing, to ...

Pecans are classified as tree nuts, which are one of the nine major food allergens as defined in law. The others are milk, ...

It’s common for some shareware makers to issue pre-release beta versions of their software to let early adopters iron out kinks and to help get feedback on new features and interface designs.

Zathras, That wasn't very helpful since the Quake Shareware CD has FAAAARRR more than Quake shareware on it. It had ALL of the software that ID was currently selling, FULL copies too.

After more than 20 years in operation, once popular software payments processor Kagi yesterday announced on its home page that it has shut down effectively immediately. Longtime Mac users are ...

The Shareware Age A brief history of the PC's first reinvention. Image credit: Eurogamer Feature by Robin Clarke Contributor Updated on May 24, 2009 ...