Download the Entire Wikimedia Database

Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by m-p-3 on Saturday March 06, 2021 @06:15PM (#26371418)

I "upgraded" the internal storage of my Kobo Glo HD (which is in fact using a 4GB MicroSD card as its onboard storage) to a 128GB. I can store the "all maxi" 82GB ZIM file on it. The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support, so I can browse Wikipedia on an eInk display and great battery life without Internet connectivity.

That would be a great post-apocalyptic knowledge archive, and it would be easy enough to recharge using a USB solar panel.

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Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by ObsoleteNerd on Saturday March 06, 2021 @11:03PM (#26373040)

I've been wanting something like this for ages. I always thought the Kindle not having the full Wikipedia archive as an optional install was a massive missed opportunity, especially back when the Kindle had the keyboard at the bottom. It would have literally been the Hitchhikers Guide as explained in the books.

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Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by lxgr on Sunday March 07, 2021 @05:20AM (#26374713)

> The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support

This is one of the nicest hidden features/easter eggs I've ever come across. Thanks for sharing this!

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Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by SahAssar on Sunday March 07, 2021 @06:39AM (#26375070)

This comment convinced me to buy a kobo.

How's the search functionality in wikipedia when used like this?

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Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by m-p-3 on Monday March 08, 2021 @09:43AM (#26386263)

You open the ZIM file as if it was an eBook, then you can use the search feature within it.

Example: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276219

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Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database by ianbooker on Sunday March 07, 2021 @05:24AM (#26374730)

Time to update XKCD: https://xkcd.com/548/

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