@Interstellar_1 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agoWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?message-square222arrow-up1186arrow-down16
arrow-up1180arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?@Interstellar_1 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agomessage-square222
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink2•3 months agoSimilar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
minus-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoTrue. I’m probably showing my age there.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink1•3 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-squareTrollivierlinkfedilink1•edit-23 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@RizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•3 months agoI remember switching from Gopher to Pine.
minus-square@nilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 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.