Re: gopher vs. web

["Stephen E. Collins" <lmnet@web66.coled.umn.edu>]

From: Edith Fuller <efuller@teleport.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: gopher vs. web


>For me, it's a problem of speed.
>At work, I work with a Pentium--and high speed connections.
>But, at home, we're still working with a 386 and a 14.4 modem.
>Gopher and other text based systems are MUCH faster to load
>and to search.  Graphical sites and graphics themselves, no
>matter how minimal, just take TOO long for me to be willing to
>wait.

But the LM_NET archives are text only.  There is little
difference in the number of bytes transfered between
the archives on the Web and if they were in Gopher.


>Howeer, in some sites, the text-based alternative just doesn't
>make ir--ericir.syr.edu is, unfortunately, one of them!  I keep
>cycling forever when trying to get into the Virtual Library.

If you go to the LM_NET archive via the LM_NET home page at
http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/, you will encounter only a
single 2.2K graphic on that page.  And then you're right into
the archives, which are text only.

I'm still at a loss to understand the shortcoming of the
web site vs the Gopher site.  Surely it isn't on the
basis of a single 2.2K graphic.  Help?

Stephen E. Collins  sec@umn.edu
    http://web66.umn.edu/



>
>On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Stephen E. Collins wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure I understand the difficulty here, but I
>> don't think this is a "gopher vs. web" problem.   What
>> I am wondering if the root of the problems is a poor
>> implementation of the web site, or just the lack of a
>> good web client.
>>
>> For example, current versions of both Netscape and
>> Explorer allow you to e-mail any web page to anyone.
>> If you just bring up the page with the message on it,
>> you can then e-mail it.
>>
>> Is that the problem you raise or I am misunderstanding?
>> What are the other shortcomings?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Stephen E. Collins
>> http://web66.umn.edu/
>> sec@web66.umn.edu
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Va. Martin, Ketron Middle School <MARTINV@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US>
>> Date: Monday, February 02, 1998 6:14 PM
>> Subject: gopher vs. web
>>
>>
>> >Add my name to the list of those who prefer the gopher access to the
>> >archives.  It's faster, more direct access and I especially like being
to
>> >mail items to myself of others.

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