here's what motivated me (Score 1)

Being able to read PRINT versions of the following, again and again a. Scientific American: mathematical articles with martin gardner, douglas hofstadter, and a k dewdney b. Feynman lectures on physics c. Chess and reading about chess endgames in newspapers! d. The many many many books by RUSSIAN Mathematicians and physicists which were easily available in india, were of high calibre and consistently well written and easy to understand