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'''Veronica''' was a [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]], released in November 1992<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180822042146/http://www.upenn.edu:80/computing/printout/archive/v09/4/navigation.html</ref> by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]. |
'''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}} |
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== |
==Naming== |
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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>https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-history/veronica-search-engine-1992</ref> |
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}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Archie search engine|Archie]] – a search engine for finding [[FTP]] files. |
* [[Archie search engine|Archie]] – a search engine for finding [[FTP]] files. |
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* [[Jughead (search engine)|Jughead]] – an alternative [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]]. |
* [[Jughead (search engine)|Jughead]] – an alternative [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] system for the [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher protocol]]. |
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Revision as of 15:48, 22 February 2020
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
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]
See also
- 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
- ^ "Navigating the Internet - Penn Printout, Feb 1993". upenn.edu. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018.
- ^ Museum, Web Design. "Veronica search engine - 1992 | Web Design Museum". www.webdesignmuseum.org.
External links
- local-veronica source
- Search Veronica-2 an actively indexed re-implementation of Veronica. Note: This link uses the Gopher protocol so it may not work in most modern browsers.
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