To access the OED on Archive.org, follow these steps:
Do not open Volume 1 to look for the word "Computer" (which is in Volume 3, C). The OED2 is alphabetical. Memorize the volume breakdown: oxford english dictionary pdf archive.org
Because these PDF files are often hundreds of megabytes, they can be slow to load. To make your research more efficient, use a PDF reader that supports "Optical Character Recognition" (OCR). This allows you to use the Ctrl+F function to search for specific words within the scanned pages. Without OCR, you will have to manually scroll through the pages just like you would with a physical book. To access the OED on Archive