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I miss gopher, probably somewhat like folks a little older than me might say they miss dial-in BBS’s. All sorts of interesting and arcane content you could find
by TimTheTinker 9y ago
I miss gopher, probably somewhat like folks a little older than me might say they miss dial-in BBS’s. All sorts of interesting and arcane content you could find, from a myriad of sources.
Nowadays the most varied content seems to come from only a handful of sources.
- digi_owl 9y agoI think the thing is that it was damn "easy" to spin up a half-assed BBS, gopher, or even a early HTML site.
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- verri 9y agoLooking at how simple the protocol actually is, I find it hard to believe this protocol actually died because of copyright claims. The structured menu system is certainly something the modern web could use, especially now more and more people are relying on mobile devices. But I could do without the 3270 support :) Also funny to note we can find discussions dating back to pre-2000 where people rant over how “bloated” the web has become and how we should go back to gopher.