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Winamp 2.05 Released

Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.05. Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player.

Winamp 2.05 Released is the story on November 16, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.05. Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player.

Winamp supports MP3, MP2, CD, MOD, WAV and other audio formats, custom interfaces called skins and audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. If you have been waiting to try it, patch it, or finally see it on a shelf, this is your nudge.