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!

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    14 days ago

    People used to call the Reference Desk at their local public library to ask a question and get an answer.