Thread: Ages old debate of reading vs. listening to books
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Old 12-10-2018, 09:15 AM   #135
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
My first memories of reading ebooks were text format on a CP/M system which also ran a BBS system (originally using CBBS).

I remember some ebooks from Project Gutenberg being published using file distribution through BBS systems in the late 70's/early 80's.
I was pretty active on BBS systems in the 70's and 80's but I don't recall any books there. Maybe they were there and I didn't notice them. I don't think they can have been discussed much or I'm sure I would have noticed them.

[edit] I just realized this sounds skeptical. It's not. I was surprised by your comments about books on BBS and I was expressing that surprise. I don't doubt you at all.

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