Archie was not actually a search engine like those that you use today. But at the time, it was a program many Internet users were happy to have. The program basically downloaded directory listings for all of the files that were stored on anonymous FTP sites in a given network of computers. Those listingswere then [...]
What do you do when you need to find something on the Internet..? In most cases, you pop over to one of the major search engines and type in the term or phrase that you are looking for and then click through the results, right? But of course search engines weren’t always around. In its [...]
Okay, so you know the basic concept of a search engine. Type a word or phrase into a search box and click a button. Wait a few seconds, and references to thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of pages will appear. Then all you have to do is click through those pages to find what you [...]
