Note the year, 1976. Somehow I doubt that I would have been able to
download any books from the ARPANET, or a local BBS at 300 Baud.
Firstly they weren't available, and secondly it would take forever.
On 8/10/2010 11:04 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:
On 8/11/10, P. J. Alling<[email protected]> wrote:
I was once interested in taking a course in English, (Elixzbithan Period),
History, It fulfilled a core requirement and looked interesting. The cost
of books on the reading list amounted to> $800.00 for used books, (this was
in 1976!), ...
Project Gutenberg have over 30,000 free books online.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Almost anything worth reading and old enough to be out of copyright
is likely to be there.
Not a lot of use if you're studying a field where the important books
are recent -- say computer science or even quantum physics -- but
probably great for English or history students.
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