@[email protected] to [email protected] • 9 months agoWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?message-square206fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down16
arrow-up1175arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•9 months agoGemini is encrypted by default, but they both share a lot of similarities.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink3•9 months agoSimilar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink2•9 months agoI considered mentioning it, but I’ve been accused of being far older than I am, simply because I know about things from the past, so I skipped it.
minus-squareTrollivierlinkfedilink2•edit-29 months agoI remember seeing it mentioned here and there in 96, 97 when I first got access to internet. I was never curious enough to dig further. I just know it’s another protocol…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoI used Gopher a bit, but we were just looking for free games, and usually ended up on a big college FTP server. Then Netscape changed it all. Eventually Hotline came along and was our favorite way to get warez.
So, it’s Gopher?
Gemini is encrypted by default, but they both share a lot of similarities.
Similar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
True. I’m probably showing my age there.
I considered mentioning it, but I’ve been accused of being far older than I am, simply because I know about things from the past, so I skipped it.
I remember seeing it mentioned here and there in 96, 97 when I first got access to internet. I was never curious enough to dig further. I just know it’s another protocol…
I remember switching from Gopher to Pine.
I used Gopher a bit, but we were just looking for free games, and usually ended up on a big college FTP server.
Then Netscape changed it all.
Eventually Hotline came along and was our favorite way to get warez.