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[01] WHAT IS GOPHER AND GOPHERSPACE?
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GOPHER is a network protocol that enables multiple servers
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to create a single, uniform filesystem that transcends system
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architecure and operating systems (GOPHERSPACE). With GOPHER,
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information holds the most value. Since presentation is uniform
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across GOPHERSPACE, the user does not encounter any challenges
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in 'learning' a new site. Because of its simplicity and its
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emphasis on the importance of informational texts, GOPHER is
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ideal for those who are visually impared.
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A GOPHER client can be called from SDF by typing 'gopher'. A URL
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(Uniform Resource Locator) can be given as an argument. The client
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itself is a document examiner. You can use it to search text documents
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or download files. Clients under X11, Macintosh and other systems
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can view pictures, and stream audio / video.
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Many people think the http protocol has deprecated gopher, but that
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just isn't true. Where do you think GOPHERs live? underground.
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When you build your GOPHERSPACE on SDF, you are contributing to an
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underground network of systems that still believe in the gopher
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protocol. There is no commercialism, no banner ads, no spam, no
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pop-up ads. GOPHER gives you what you want: information and files
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(in any form) without the silliness of HTML and clumsiness of websites.
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No HTML development is needed to contribute to GOPHERSPACE.. since
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sites are uniform, all you need to do is upload or create your files.
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