@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agoWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?message-square207fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down16
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minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink3•6 months agoSimilar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
minus-squareTrollivierlinkfedilink2•edit-26 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-squareDdCno1linkfedilink2•6 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 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.
Similar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
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…
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 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.