Gopher is a protocol that allows users to retrieve documents and files over the internet. Developed in 1991 at the University of Minnesota, it offered a simpler, text-based alternative to the web.
Gopher - n. 1. Any of various short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Geomyidae...
2. (Amer. colloq.) Native or inhabitant of Minnesota: the Gopher State.
3. (Amer. colloq.) One who runs errands, does odd-jobs...
4. (computer tech.) Software following a simple protocol for burrowing through a TCP/IP internet.
For more technical information, you can read RFC 1436, which defines the Gopher protocol.
Gopher follows a client-server model...
Here are some screenshots of this website running on a Gopher client...
