
The Internet Archive--Bricks and Mortar Version
Its 25 petabytes of data make it one of the largest repositories in cyberspace—but the archive's physical home in an old San Francisco church has become a popular public gathering place ...
Venkat Srinivasan is a writer based in San Francisco. Follow Venkat Srinivasan on Twitter @vns2
Its 25 petabytes of data make it one of the largest repositories in cyberspace—but the archive's physical home in an old San Francisco church has become a popular public gathering place ...
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