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Old 06-27-2008, 01:39 AM   #1
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How many of you know that before there was MobileRead.com there was Turic.com. I didn't till I checked out the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Here are a few screen shots from the past. I kind of like the old logo and tagline in the second pic.
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Old 06-27-2008, 03:13 AM   #2
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Old 06-27-2008, 05:43 AM   #3
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Old 06-27-2008, 03:34 PM   #4
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Oh, no -- don't think of it as painful! I am in awe that you started this forum that far back. Wow!
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Old 06-27-2008, 03:50 PM   #5
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:00 PM   #6
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Old 06-27-2008, 08:10 PM   #7
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aw alex, you look so young... 73 karma points, you were a mere boy.
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