A machine that intermediates between two different networks (Internet and Bitnet, for example) and transmits information between them.
Geo
Geo Interactive Media Group is a multimedia development company specializing in education, CBT, adventure games, and new technologies. Products include banking and international trade courseware (Letters of Credit), Internet tutorial (Netcracker), Power Rangers game, Masked Rider game, Aircraft Recognition Training, Emblaze technology, etc. (See Emblaze, Emblaze creator, Emblaze player).
GIF- Graphics Interchange Format
A commonly-used format for the distribution of graphics on the Internet. If a file ends with the letters "gif", it was compressed using GIF. (See filename extension.)
GNN
A menu-based search engine with an index of files, arranged alphabetically by category. (See search engine.)
Gopher
A way of organizing and transmiting data on the Internet, via textual menus (no multimedia). Gopher preceded the World Wide Web and was first developed in 1991 at the University of Minnesota.
(See Gopher server, Gopherspace.)
Gopher server
A server that runs Gopher software, allowing users to connect to it and download any of its documents and files.
(See Gopher, server.)
Gopherspace
All Gopher servers in the world and the information they hold.