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'''Veronica''' is a [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]], developed in 1992 by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]. |
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'''Veronica''' was a [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]], released in November 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.upenn.edu/computing/printout/archive/v09/4/navigation.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822042146/http://www.upenn.edu:80/computing/printout/archive/v09/4/navigation.html|title=Navigating the Internet - Penn Printout, Feb 1993|archivedate=August 22, 2018|website=upenn.edu}}</ref> by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]. |
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During its existence, Veronica was a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of Gopher servers. The Veronica database could be searched from most major Gopher menus. Although the original Veronica database is no longer accessible,{{when|date=May 2018}} various local Veronica installations and at least one complete rewrite ("Veronica-2") still exist.{{elucidate|date=January 2017}}{{clarify|date=January 2017}} |
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==Naming== |
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The name, although officially an acronym for "Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computer Archives", was chosen to match that of the [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] search service known as [[Archie search engine|Archie]] — [[Veronica Lodge]] being the name of another character from the [[Archie Comics]]. |
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The search engine was named after the character [[Veronica Lodge]] from [[Archie Comics]], an intentional analogy with the naming of the [[Archie search engine]], a search engine for [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP servers]]. A [[backronym]] for Veronica is "Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computer Archives".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-history/veronica-search-engine-1992|title=Veronica search engine - 1992 | Web Design Museum|first=Web Design|last=Museum|website=www.webdesignmuseum.org|date=10 March 2023 }}</ref> <ref>[https://archive.org/download/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_328/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_328_-_Gopher_When_Adversarial_Interoperability_Burrowed_Under_the_Gatekeepers_Fortresses.mp3 Cory Doctorow], at about 12:37 Cory states in his podcast what Veronica stands for.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Jughead (search engine)|Jughead]] |
* [[Jughead (search engine)|Jughead]] – an alternative [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]]. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://hal3000.cx:70/Software/Unix/local.veronica.tar.gz local-veronica source] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928175808/http://hal3000.cx:70/Software/Unix/local.veronica.tar.gz local-veronica source] |
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* [https://gopherproxy.meulie.net/gopher.floodgap.com/1/v2 Search Veronica-2] an actively indexed re-implementation of Veronica. |
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 24 June 2024
Veronica was a search engine system for the Gopher protocol, released in November 1992[1] by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the University of Nevada, Reno.
During its existence, Veronica was a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of Gopher servers. The Veronica database could be searched from most major Gopher menus. Although the original Veronica database is no longer accessible,[when?] various local Veronica installations and at least one complete rewrite ("Veronica-2") still exist.[further explanation needed][clarification needed]
Naming[edit]
The search engine was named after the character Veronica Lodge from Archie Comics, an intentional analogy with the naming of the Archie search engine, a search engine for FTP servers. A backronym for Veronica is "Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computer Archives".[2] [3]
See also[edit]
- Archie – a search engine for finding FTP files.
- Jughead – an alternative search engine system for the Gopher protocol.
- WAIS – another client-server text searching system of the same era.
References[edit]
- ^ "Navigating the Internet - Penn Printout, Feb 1993". upenn.edu. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018.
- ^ Museum, Web Design (10 March 2023). "Veronica search engine - 1992 | Web Design Museum". www.webdesignmuseum.org.
- ^ Cory Doctorow, at about 12:37 Cory states in his podcast what Veronica stands for.
External links[edit]
- local-veronica source
- Search Veronica-2 an actively indexed re-implementation of Veronica.
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