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Text News

Text News, Gopher only, text only, readable news

txtn.ws

#gopher#text news#gopher client#plain text

28points
5comments
#1,037of 2,195 in 2019
Top 48%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Idea: 0 for, 1 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Requests

  • Make the news available via a Gopher link as well as the web page

    From 1 comment
    • That is good that they have that. Would there be the possibility to change the link you posted to gopher? (Of course, even if you do not have support in your web browser you can…
      zzo38computer on HN

Questions

  • Where to find a good introduction to Gopher and when to use it

    From 1 comment
    • I've been interested in looking into Gopher for a while. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good introduction into Gopher, when you would use it, etc?
      eindiran on HN

Alternatives named

  • gopher.zone overview site

    From 1 comment
    • This is a good overview site: https://gopher.zone/ - but is more targeted in publishing on gopher. Just gopher clients are listed on https://txtn.ws and there on the page are…
      jandeboevrie on HN
  • Lynx and DiggieDog Gopher clients

    From 1 comment
    • One way to get started is by creating a shell account on sdf.org and then using the provided script to create your personal gopher space: ``` $ mkgopher ``` Then you can start…
      davegauer on HN

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