text browser availability for "primitive" PCs?

[Grace Garbe]

Yes, there are DOS versions of Lynx (which was originally developed at U. 
Kansas).  Lynx was developed for use on VAX and UNIX machines, so if your 
patron has a shell account somewhere he probably already has Lynx access by
typing "Lynx" at the shell prompt.
 
A quick search in Infoseek Ultra yields the following sites:  
	
	1. DOS System requirements - 
ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/WWW/DosLynx/readme.htm#Introduction
	2. ftp site for downloading -
ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/WWW/DosLynx/
	3. A list of DOS Web Browsers - 
http://alfredo.wustl.edu/~hugh/dos-www.html

Personally, I would rather disable the graphics in Netscape than put up 
with the convoluted way Lynx works.


Grace Garbe
Garcia Consulting, Inc.
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On Mon, 7 Oct 1996 sshone at dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us wrote:

>    Do you know of a place on the Internet where we might be able to 
> download Lynx or another text based browser for my patron.  He has 
> been calling all week and I haven't been able to give him an intelligent
> answer.  Everything I read about Lynx says that it was written to use 
> on a Vax system.  Does that mean that it won't work on a home PC?  Or 
> is there another text based browser??  The patron has a 286 with a 
> 14.4 modem and windows 3.1.  He has a black and white monitor.