Gopher: Underground Technology

The trio of Usenet, Gopher and Email were the Internet when I first got online. I find it interesting that only Email remains: the Web made Gopher obsolete, and SPAM killed Usenet. SPAM is doing it's level best to kill Email, too, but hasn't quite got the job done yet.

More than a decade ago, gopher took the Net by storm. The Web stole its thunder soon after, but enthusiasts are still keeping it alive -- and bringing it into the future. By Lore Sjöberg.

(link) [Wired News]

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