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by mdp2021 1252 days ago
> excited to see another link to [Project Gutenberg] ... they ...

It is a bit different. They started it, they started it all. The Project started in 1971, when Michael S. Hart as a student was offered computer use and realized it was a good idea to digitize texts, for preservation and distribution.

Project Gutenberg is one of the foremost Cultural Preservation and Promotion Projects of the XX Century.