Board:   [DoveNet] DoveNet General Chat
Subject: Re: I just installed sync
From:    Boraxman
Date:    Wed Oct 14, 2026 09:43

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 ph>   Re: Re: I just installed sync
 ph>   By:Boraxman to Neko on
 ph> Fri Oct 09 2026 08:33 am

 > After all, I use the technology to communicate with people, not just for the
 > sake of using the technology.

 ph> Heheh, it's other way round for me. Technology first, because that's
 ph> what I'm interested in. The communications part is like a byproduct.


I am interested in the technology too, but it would be empty if no one used it.


 > The Gemini community is a good example of people who are together because of
 > technology, and not an actual desire to talk to each other.

 ph> What all have you found on Gemini? And where does one look, really?
 ph> What software did you use? I mostly like reading things either from old
 ph> computer terminals or any ol' linux/unix shell, so I like the "less
 ph> graphics" idea.
 ph> ---

There are a few Gemini browsers.  A good terminal one is Amfora.  Bombadillo is
decent too.

I like Elpher, which runs in Emacs.

Where to start?

A good starting point is gemini://circumlunar.space.
Also gemini://geminiprotocol.net
and
gemini://henedy.gemi.dev
for search, but it seems down as of now.

It's mostly blogs.  There is a community.  In a way its like BBS's, people
enthusiastic about the tech coming together, but because its static pages
and not messages, conversations are done by people by people posting replies
to other posts in the form of posts on their own site.

I do maintain a Gopher site myself, which is very similar to Gemini, but older
and accessible on older machines.

Gemini requires TLS so you may not be able to use it on a 486 like Gopher.



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