I actually never used Gopher before. I found about it at random: I saw someone asking for a lightweight browser. There is no lightweight browser - that supports all the JS, WebAssembly, Video Codecs… - and still’s lightweight. I started my research to find an video about “How bloated the internet is” and I found about Gemini, and finally Gopher…
In the end of the day, I never answered that question 🫠
“This web thing is cool and all, but it will never replace GOPHER.”
– Me in 1992.
I actually never used Gopher before. I found about it at random: I saw someone asking for a lightweight browser. There is no lightweight browser - that supports all the JS, WebAssembly, Video Codecs… - and still’s lightweight. I started my research to find an video about “How bloated the internet is” and I found about Gemini, and finally Gopher… In the end of the day, I never answered that question 🫠