FilesWire
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FilesWire is a Web-based peer-to-peer file sharing
(P2P) client for the Java Platform, which uses a combination of the G3 network and the Gnutella
network to locate files as well as share files. FilesWire is closed source but can be used directly from the FilesWire website without having to pay a fee or register any user related credentials.
; FilesWire is able to run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine
installed.
Other features include:
Peer-to-peer file sharing
P2P or Peer-to-peer file sharing allows users to download files such as music, movies, and games using a P2P software client that searches for other connected computers. The "peers" are computer systems connected to each other through internet. Thus, the only requirements for a computer to join...
(P2P) client for the Java Platform, which uses a combination of the G3 network and the Gnutella
Gnutella
Gnutella is a large peer-to-peer network which, at the time of its creation, was the first decentralized peer-to-peer network of its kind, leading to other, later networks adopting the model...
network to locate files as well as share files. FilesWire is closed source but can be used directly from the FilesWire website without having to pay a fee or register any user related credentials.
Features
FilesWire is the first notable Web-based P2P file-sharing client. Users are not required to download or install the FilesWire client; instead users start the FilesWire client directly in their browsers and can begin sharing content almost instantly. The most recent release of FilesWire is compatible with all modern java-enabled browsers and written in the Java programming languageJava (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
; FilesWire is able to run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine
Java Virtual Machine
A Java virtual machine is a virtual machine capable of executing Java bytecode. It is the code execution component of the Java software platform. Sun Microsystems stated that there are over 4.5 billion JVM-enabled devices.-Overview:...
installed.
Other features include:
- Support for multi-threaded downloads. (download up to 20 resources at the same time)
- Full Download Manager (view and manage current downloads)
- Integrated Media Player (listen to your downloads direct from the fileswire application)
- Download Preview (preview audio downloads before they are complete)
- Cross Browser Support (i.e., Firefox and Opera are all supported)
Limitations
- FilesWire does not currently provide multiple source downloads for a single resource. This means if a download is interrupted it most likely will not resume.
- There also appear to be very few movie resources on the network.