Then go to section 2 of this handout. You know you have a Gopher client if you find an icon that looks like a furry rodent in a hard-hat. This is actually the Gopher. Double click on the icon to start the menus. Then go to section 2 of this handout.
Gopher is organized in menu trees.
Your first view of Gopher will be the local menu, from which you can select an item. Gopher gets the next level of information, which may be another menu or may be text or other information. There is no guarantee that the item you want will be available whenever you want it. Gopher is really a global network of interconnected machines and communications links. All systems and all links all over the world are not constantly working.