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GopherApp is an Internet information service program for Macintosh
computers. It provides a Finder-like link to the range of Internet
Gopher services.
This release is a stable version 2 that includes fuller support for
Gopher+ ASK forms than other current gopher+ clients, and support for
multiple view formats. It includes multithreaded operations, for
handling several network connections at once. Network interface code
has been optimized for both speedy use, and good operation on slow
dialup links.
To use GopherApp, your Mac must have a network connection to the
Internet, and it must have MacTCP installed. You may obtain GopherApp
thru anonymous ftp to ftp.bio.indiana.edu, in folder /util/gopher
/gopherapp, as gopherapp++.hqx. You may also obtain updates using Gopher
to this same IUBio archive (ftp.bio.indiana.edu). Look for a folder called "IUBio
Software+Data/GopherApp".
GopherApp is written by Don Gilbert, using the MacApp extensible
Macintosh programming framework from Apple Computer. It was derived
from a subset of a biosequence analysis program called SeqApp.
GopherApp.Help is a plain text file which may be read from your favorite
wordprocessor. If you have problems getting GopherApp to launch,
please read GopherApp.Help. GopherApp should work on all Mac models
from Mac+, with System 7 and System 6 software (see section below).
Comments, bug reports and suggestions for new features may be addressed
via e-mail to Software@Bio.Indiana.Edu
-- Don Gilbert
History
6Dec93, v2.2b43 -- New/Edit gopher link, corrected change of port# and gopher+
flag
29Nov93, v2.2b40 -- Update w/ various bug fixes and cosmetic changes (2 parts to
prefs dialog now). Added initial code for reading PICT and GIF images (this still
has bugs). Program still bombs or fails in some cases.
9 Nov 93, v 2.1b117 Stable beta release, still has known bugs but
usable. Built on the pointer-based MacApp v 3.1a. A lot of bugs from
the v 2.0b release have been chased out. User-interface changes
include:
+ view links by size, date, name, host, ...
+ "New gopher hole" is simplified way to connect to new gopher
+ "Find home of link" for Veronica users & other cases to locate root
server for any given gopher link
+ Matching gopher data to Mac applications has been cleaned up w/ Choose
Application button in New & Edit gopher links
+ Mapping of Gopher+ types to Mac types (in Prefs) changed & simplified.
+ Network preference "Use quickest gopher+ method" is for dialup
internet or other slow network links. Cuts amount of data fetched with
each directory.
+ Get Info from link
+ Mail link maintainer
+ added support for moo-V and Note gopher types
Non-interface changes
+ TCP code extensively revised
+ multithreading processes cleaned up