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[–] BeBopaLula@piefed.ca 18 points 4 days ago (7 children)

I seemed to have no issue back in the day finding what I needed. Just not as easy.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Honestly though, you could never be certain how accurate it was. You could be certain it was probably several years out of date.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My parents got my sisters and ~~I~~me the digital Encyclopedia Britannica and purchased any available updates. Pretty fucking sweet, looking back on it.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Far more trustworthy than today. For books to be published they had to be reviewed and accepted by a publisher and then they were copy-edited for accuracy and consistency. Not like now where you can write any pile of crap you want (or have an AI generate it) and self-publish it to Amazon or whatever.

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