On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Possibly DR-WebSpyder by Caldera/Lineo might be designed for such uses. Or
> possibly Michael Polak might come up with a custom version of Arachne for such
> a purpose. What about a multiuser Unix/Linux system with many terminals?
I wrote to lineo, I'll make you know their answer.
It is also possible to use a pc as a unix terminal, but what browser to
use? text+lynx (or links) is not very adeguate, although it is being
considered (I would like to allow scientific communication/teaching using
formules/diagrams), and X browser are generally heavy, not usable
without mouse and tends to open several windows. Anyhow, if you have
suggestions they are welcome.
I think that it should be quite simple to make a custom version of arachne
for kiosks (simply removing things from the usual version).
A possible speedup could be found in decoupling html rendering from web
navigation: one could rely on lynx on the server for the download of html
and images, and then render it on the kiosk. I think that there is a
windows browser that works in this way (does anybody remember its name/web
site?). Another advantage could result in converting images to the desired
format (bmp) on the server. This approach would also allow to work on
one's home directory from several kiosks, without mounting them locally
on the pc.
Franco Bagnoli
Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata "G. Sansone"
Universita' di Firenze, Via S. Marta, 3 I-50139 Firenze, Italy
tel. +39 0554796422, fax: +39 055471787
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
