I would imagine it was harder to get information on topics as you would’ve had to buy/borrow encyclopedias to do.

Were there proprietary predecessor websites?

Tell me about the dark ages!

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    We used encyclopedias, first physical, then virtual.

    Also, there was the public library (which was, and still is, awesome).