Hi Folks,
Arachne has been added to the Completely Free Software collection.
The following is cut from their regular newsletter:
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COMPLETELY FREE SOFTWARE
Arachne v1.70 -- DOS (suitable for Windows)
Arachne is a graphical Web browser which runs on DOS compatible
operating systems and includes freeware PPP dialer, WAV player, etc.
Optional downloads include MPEG video player, AVI/Quicktime/MPEG3
multimedia player, TELNET client, and 'skins'. Available in both DOS and
Linux formats, Arachne for DOS is still quite Linux-like in its setup
and documentation and is not as straight forward as most Windows-based
browsers. We couldn't properly review it because our hardware (a
Windows-only dial-up modem) was not compatible with this program. Unlike
most Windows-based browsers, Arachne needs to dial up its own PPP
connection, which is why our modem was unacceptable. For people with the
right hardware (just look at your modem box or documentation) this
browser makes a real alternative to IE and Netscape. Small and fast, it
is not weighed down with the dross of most Windows programs and lacks
nothing as far as its GUI (graphical user interface) is concerned. The
setup is, unfortunately, not quite as easy but given time, and a good
read of the documentation, you should soon have it configured. We were
disappointed that we couldn't put Arachne through its paces properly and
look forward to doing so in the future. Access this 989kB download from:
http://www.completelyFREEsoftware.com/internet_related_w31.html#archn
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Not sure why they think it should be in the Win3.1 section tho'.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
-- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Versatile Internet Client
