Write a short explanation of how Netflix used to work in 2000.
Netflix, which was originally founded in 1997, was up and running properly by the year 2000. At that time, the platform didn’t stream movies online but instead offered DVD rentals through the mail. 

Here’s how it worked: You would sign up for Netflix on their website with your card information and address. Then, you would pay a monthly subscription and order movies to be delivered to your house. 

You created a list of the movies you wanted to see on the Netflix website, and within the various packages, you could have anywhere from 1-4 DVDs at a time. Once you watched the movie of your choice, you would send the DVD back with a prepaid shipping label and wait for the next movie on your list to be delivered. 

At the time, Netflix offered more than 5,000 movie titles, which was considered extremely impressive. Especially compared to a local Blockbuster video store which would only have a few hundred. 

Netflix was extremely popular in 2000, and the system continued successfully until 2007 when they began offering online streaming.