Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?message-squaremessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down16
arrow-up1178arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square220fedilink
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoSimilar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoTrue. I’m probably showing my age there.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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-squareTrollivier@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 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-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI remember switching from Gopher to Pine.
minus-squarenilloclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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.
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.