TLDR
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Jason Scott wrapped up a decade-long manual preservation project, depositing ~13,000 manuals to the Internet Archive.
Key Takeaways
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The project concluded around May 10, 2026 with a “Manuals Plus: The Wrap-Up” post.
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~13,000 manuals are now publicly available on the Internet Archive.
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The effort spanned just over ten years, driven by Jason Scott and Archive Team.
Hacker News Comment Review
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Commenters highlight the scale: ~3,500 manuals added per year, roughly 3.5 per day sustained over a decade.
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Consensus credits Jason Scott and Archive Team as unusually dedicated long-term contributors to free public information access.
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