{{- /* categories.tmpl ~ the categories template is for the files, browse categories menu. */ -}} {{- define "content" }} {{- $titleClass := " h3" }} {{- $otherClass := " h5" }} {{- $cardClass := " h-100"}} {{- $rels := index . "counter" }} {{- $linkClass := "card-link text-nowrap"}} {{- /* note row-cols-sm-* is the smallest row-cols value */}} {{- $rowCols := "row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-5 g-3 p-3 g-md-0 p-md-0"}}
Cracktros and loaders are mini adverts created by cracking groups to announce their releases to the community. Initially, these inserted ads launched whenever the cracked software was in use.
Runs onAs software repackaging by Scene groups became more complicated, there was a need to develop installation programs that walk the users through installing their ill-gotten wares.
Browse the installersDemoscene productions are artistic apps that generate visuals and audio to show the creators' programming, audio, and graphic abilities. Early demo productions developed within warez scene before they distanced themselves and spun into their own community.
Browse the demos {{- if .stats }}Text files are generally in every scene release. Often, they are stylised with text art and arranged in a standard format. In the early days, these texts included detailed group information, but now they focus more on the describing the software.
Browse the nfo filesA proof of a release is usually a photograph to verify that physical media sold in retail stores is the source of the warez release.
Browse the proofs {{- if .stats }}Stylized ANSI text art was commonly created for the theming and advertising of Bulletin Board Systems.
Browse the ansi filesBulletin Board System swere like proto-websites that offered message forums, real-time chat, and file sharing but used a text user interface and ran on the landline telephone network. Users had to use their PCs or microcomputers with a modem peripheral to dial and connect to the individual boards.
Browse the advertsFTP sites eventually supplanted BBS boards as The Scene moved onto the Internet in the early to mid-1990s. The utilitarian sites were more efficient at organizing and transferring files but lacked the social features of the earlier boards.
Browse the adverts {{- if .stats }}Before the web and social media existed, groups and individuals used to exchange ideas and write articles on their communities in digitally distributed magazines and newsletters.
Browse theCurated file packs are collections of files with a common theme.
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Scene databases are often private datasets of cracked software titles, release dates and associated groups. Due to their scope and size, these sets are often incomplete and sometimes inaccurate.
Browse the databasesThe vast majority of scene releases involve text and documents. Plain text files have the advantage of being platform-agnostic and small in file size.
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