Gopher

So I have a desire to keep old technology alive and kicking.  Nostaliga I suppose...........

http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/

Gopher is a well-known information access protocol that predates the World Wide Web, developed at the University of Minnesota during the early 1990s. What is Gopher? (Gopher-hosted, via the Public Proxy)

This proxy is for Gopher resources only -- using it to access websites won't work and is logged!

As the Gopher protocol enters its second decade of existence, its support among many major browsers has declined or has been expunged entirely (Microsoft Internet Explorer), if the browser even ever supported it at all (Opera and Safari never have).

To allow Gopherspace to continue to be usefully accessible in the coming years, since it's still definitely a viable and useful (not to mention lightweight and efficient) information distribution protocol, the Public Proxy offers a standards-based, effective Gopher<->HTTP gateway to facilitate access even when your web browser doesn't.

Is Gopher still relevant?

Most people who "get" Gopher are already using it and instinctively understand why Gopher is still useful and handy. On the other hand, people who inhabit the Web generation after Gopher's decline only see Gopherspace as a prototype Web or a historical curiosity, not a world in its own right -- and more to the point, being only such a "prototype," there is the wide belief that Gopher plays no relevant role in today's Internet and is therefore unnecessary. This has led to many regrettable consequences, such as the neglect of servers and clients, or even active removal of support.