YSK the Internet Archive has a giant depository of scanned-in manuals for virtually anything you can think of that needs one, going back decades.
archive.org
Almost 3.5 million manuals scanned in.
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Almost 3.5 million manuals scanned in.
archive.org is great, but is it just me or is the site just super slow all the time?
Having a huge archive means some of the data isn't replicated many times, so you relying on a few machines to serve many people.
On top of that, the archive is a common target for denial of service attacks, if they have archive some information people would rather not exist
Indeed. Unfortunate characteristic of the Internet Archive in the age where almost everything is instantaneous. It’s a treasure we must protect to preserve the accessibility of our history.
I can get lost in there for so long. A recent rabbit hole I’ve gotten lost in is looking at old commercials that were recorded on Beta and VHS and uploaded. I also love old restored footage (~100+ years ago) that gets uploaded. It’s amazing to just watch this history, try to put yourself into the context of the time period, and vicariously experience these human beings that are either so old or long dead.
Preserve what you can, folks. Protect our history.
Also, fuck DRM and Everything-as-a-Service.