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Date: Wed, 01 Jun 1994 21:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rachel Carlson <aixoise@netcom.com>

The term gopher comes from the name of the U. Minn. mascot.  The gopher
software was developed at U. Minn., and since what it does is "go fer"
stuff, the pun worked.

Rachel Carlson
aixoise@netcom.com


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