Gemini websites are pretty much the old web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)
replyBoth in terms of comprehensiveness and in terms of functionality.
Geminispace is a very chill place. It’s definitely not a replacement for the web, but if you can handle the compromises, it feels like both the past and the future.
replySo, apparently you don't use google maps (or any other mapping website)
replyThat could be a web app.
replyThe data that google maps is caching in my browser is more than Google World needed disc space back then. So why not just use Google World for that?
replyI read epubs, and html pages derived from texinfo and mandoc. When I see websites that just break down when you disable JS (I do it with ublock), I always feel a pang of sadness. Unless you’re Figma, Google doc, or OpenStreetMap…, which rely heavily on local state, JS should only be required for small island of interaction.
replyYou talk about 1995 but I wouldn't even go back to 1999. Dialup was so painful. It advertised 56 know but in practice I never even say 48...
replyThat seems like a separate thing. You can send 199x-era HTML over a gigabit connection.
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