@Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 7 months agoWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?message-square219fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down16
arrow-up1179arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?@Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 7 months agomessage-square219fedilink
minus-square@krash@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•7 months agoGemini is encrypted by default, but they both share a lot of similarities.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink2•7 months agoSimilar idea, but entirely new. I don’t think many people even here know what Gopher is.
minus-squareTrollivierlinkfedilink1•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-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoTrue. I’m probably showing my age there.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink1•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-square@RizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•7 months agoI remember switching from Gopher to Pine.
minus-square@nilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•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.
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.
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.