Twenty-five years ago, a small band of programmers from the University of Minnesota ruled the internet. And then they didn’t.

The 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web passed earlier this year. Naturally, this milestone was met with truckloads of nerdy fanfare and pining for those simpler times. In three decades, the Web…

More than a decade ago, gopher took the Net by storm. The Web stole its thunder soon after, but enthusiasts are still keeping it alive -- and bringing it into the future. By Lore Sjöberg.

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The danger and irritations of the modern web have unleashed a movement dedicated to creating a safer and simpler alternative. The old Gopher networ...