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dub3's pixel tribute to Distributed Proofreaders in 2000: a Dot-com-era digital library
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2000 page

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Distributed Proofreaders (2000)

Now with 40% more bandwidth.

Cost
3 RAM
Power
4
Rarity
Common
Family
Tech
Era
Dot-com (1999 to 2002)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +1 RAM next round.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

RAM is what you spend to play cards.

It costs 3 RAM to play and brings 4 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.

The site, in 2000

A web-based project where volunteers proofread draft e-texts together for Project Gutenberg.

Many people work on each book, so the errors in the scanned text get caught by different eyes. As of December 2025 the site had digitised 50,000 titles.

Dot-com era, 1999 to 2002. Glossy buttons, big money and a bug called Y2K. Some of these companies were worth billions for about a fortnight.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2000 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2000, then plays a short scene. Want Distributed Proofreaders in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.