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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".
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- 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
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- 6Dec93, v2.2b43 -- New/Edit gopher link, corrected change of port# and gopher+
- flag
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- 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
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