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