I contacted him by email to find out more. Still to learn is how to search for information on the Internet. These are available in many locations to explore the public access file directories of hundreds of Internet computers and tell one where to find things. The Gopher and Archie documentation I have is no clearer to me than the Confer manual was eight years ago. Happily, there is a fellow downstairs at UTS who has promised to introduce me to Gopher.
Support is near at hand.
I already have collected in Sydney more than I can read during my leave. With any luck I'll soon be able to assemble more than I could digest in the rest of my lifetime. What I really need is support in learning how to handle such vast quantities of information.