It's the start of the semester and my new media class begins with a history of the Internet and the various programs and functions which make it up (most students only think of the Web and e-mail and perhaps instant messaging). As I was putting materials together (always a bit of archeological work, it seems), I was wondering if anyone knew of any gopher sites that are still active? I know Minnesota as a very minimal gopher site still active, as does UIC, but neither includes the "Other Gopher Servers of the World" option. Does anyone still use Gopher? I can see how it could still be a very useful technology if computing power and bandwidth are an issue (and for many it is). [was just glancing through Ed Krol's "The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog" c. 1992, partly out of nostalgia, but it also presents an interesting slice-of-the-Net as it was almost 10 years ago] Just curious, Greg Wise
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