# FMOD History and story

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473>\
**Category:** Other\
**Created:** [February 18, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473 "2020-02-18T18:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![brett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/brett/32/261_2.png) [@brett](https://qa.fmod.com/u/brett)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473/2 "2020-02-19T02:48:16Z")

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Hi ,  
Some articles have asked about this , but the basic info is it is short for Firelight Module player.  
FMOD 1.0 was originally a .mod / .s3m / .xm / .it module player and nothing more! (DOS / Gravis Ultrasound only)

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