Gopher Survey Results

By Joe Heck ·

TML message #6401From bundle 521

Well - the survey is in (for as long as I'm going to collect it this time).

The survey was _primarily_ for determining if it would be worth setting up a
Gopher or WWW Server for TML,etc lists. The basics of it are: yeah, most
likely it'd be used. Thanks to those who responded - I'm going to have to
assume it's a reasonable sample although it's only 28. Here's the results:

                         SURVEY SAYS:

Gopher                            WWW (Mosaic)
I do    I can   Don't   What      I do    I can   Don't   What
Use it, use it, use it, is it?,   Use it, use it, use it, is it?,
 12       12      3       1         6       6      14       2

Total Reponses: 28
Do use Gopher:  43%               Do use WWW:   21%
Can use Gopher: 86%               Can use WWW:  43%

For those that are interested, I did some 'veronica' searches on Gopher (I
use it more than WWW/Mosaic I'm afraid), and I found bookmarks pointing to
the various traveller archives already. In order to make it a little easier
for you guys who love Gopher (or are willing to use it through WWW), I have
a _basic_ gopher server with the links already listed. You are welcome to
drop through my server to get to the primary archives. And yes, James, I
guess you can include this in your "TML FAQ list". :)

the gopher link is 'ghost.cc.missouri.edu'. Please note, this is NOT an
official archive site - I just keep my project information (i.e. CAT) there.

I may try to set something more up down the road, but I have to get a couple
irons out of the fire first.

Enjoy!

 joe                          University of Missouri - Columbia
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