For example, it is difficult to persuade a particular funding agency to provide finance for an information project which may only be accessed by a few persons. Nonetheless, it is undeniable that the production of resources in printed form is becoming more difficult with the continually increasing cost of printing. Let us at least have a look at what is possible. At the end of my paper in Geneva I briefly mentioned Gopher. This is a text-based information system originally developed in the University of Minnesota.
Gopher is a good example of the client-server system.
This can sometimes take a while as you browse around trying to find the data resources you need. The difficulty with such systems is finding where information exists. Most gopher servers point at specific information in other servers, but there are now some gopher servers which are configured to point to particular bits of information around the world, which simplify access. An alternative are some of the searching methods closely associated with Gopher. Something similar to Gopher is Hytelnet.