Gophers on the Internet Alice in Gopher Space Generally, disk space on any computer system is a state of apparent chaos. Links contained on these pages to information or other organizations are presented as a service and neither constitute nor imply endorsement or warranty. Computer directories on large-space servers are often in a similar state. Gopher offers hierarchical menu-driven Internet searches.
Gopher sites are an easy way to gather information.
They are probably responsible for the first big explosion of Internet users. It was no longer necessary to know UNIX and spend long hours typing cryptic path and file names. And Veronica's client-friend Archie adds file transfer protocol capability, retreiving the file and transfering it back to the researcher's computer. This process is discussed in the FTP Primer section. The Original Gopher Site is at the University of Minnesota.