DC++ was what we used at RIT that one year I went there. Cable internet first showed up near me in 2003 or so. I graduated high school in 2005 and cable was fairly ubiquitous, but still in its infancy compared to now. Getting to college and downloading at like 25MB/s blew my mind, versus what was essentially just Kazaa, Morpheus, and Limewire before that. It also probably had a direct impact on my failing to go to classes too, as I had what was essentially unfettered access to any show or movie I wanted almost instantly.

Good times, wouldn't change it for the world.