# Odd random thoughts

## More then gopher, but less then modern html/css/js

So I'm old.  My first computer was a Commodor VIC-20, and first experance of 
internet type stuff was dialing into BBS back in the early 80's.  Or using one
of the public terminals at the library to get into the few gopher systems. Which
to 12 or 13 year old me, thought that was just the coolest thing ever.  So I'm
guessing that one reason I like Gemini so much, is that there is a sense of
nostilga to it.  But also my dislike of what the modern day consumsion of
information on the internet has turned into.

From that time I had a few other computers, till I got to college and got to use
a trully multi-user system.  A Digital Equipment Corp VAX 6520, and two
MicroVax's that the computer science department ran.  And while the school had a
couple graphical workstations.  Also most all comuter access was done over text
terminals.  VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's.  This as the late 80's.  It was all
text based, and wonderful.

Why is this important?  Well I like to think that what you read is more
important, then how you read it or how it's displayed.  Which is something that
modern web stuff seems to like to make you think is more imporant.  Where they
like to show you little bit sized chuncks, that get them more views and clicks,
because you have to keep clicking to just read more of the content.  And yes, I
understand how this all came about.  

Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they
where ever designed to do.From that time I had a few other computers, till I got
to college and got to use a trully multi-user system.  A Digital Equipment Corp
VAX 6520, and two MicroVax's that the computer science department ran.  And
while the school had a couple graphical workstations.  Also most all comuter
access was done over text terminals.  VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's.  This as
the late 80's.  It was all text based, and wonderful.
nfo

Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they
where ever designed to do.  There are so many layers, frameworks, and libraries
that must be loaded, that everything is bloated beyond imagein.  Or maybe it's
we are asking web browsers to do more then they should ever be asked?  I had to
stop running chrome because the insane amount of memory it would take up.  I
hate to say it, but even the new Microsoft Edge does better on memory.  I ended
up tring FireFox (talk about going full circle) and it seems pretty good.  But
this isn't supposed to be about web browsers.  This is supposed to be about why
I think the Gemini Protocal is COOL.

* Share info easily.  If you can write markdown, you can create a gemini .gmi
 file.  Really doesn't getting any simpler then that.
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