links/link2 have graphical modes as well [0].
[0] http://links.twibright.com/user_en.html#subch-running_in_graphics_mode On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:02 AM, John Hupp <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/18/2015 11:17 PM, Rugxulo wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Keep in mind that I'm not very savvy about networking, so this is just >> links (no pun intended!) to various things! >> >> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM, John Hupp <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I installed Arachne on the current rig (Pentium 150, 64MB) and found >>> that Google search returns a blank page, and DuckDuckGo produces some sort >>> of loop. >>> I found a post or two on Vogons.org noting the same. >> I don't know. Presumably Google is just pushing (too) hard these days >> for everything to be HTTPS/SSL + Javascript and similar (which Arachne >> doesn't support, IIRC). Heck, even YouTube and Gmail (partially) whine >> about Iceweasel 22.0, which (AFAIK) is barely two years old. >> >>> Ready to settle for the speed and stability of text mode, I turned next >>> to Lynx, but I couldn't seem to get a good download of Lynx 2.8.7. >> I've not tried it, but iBiblio has this: >> >> 1). http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/net/lynx/2.8.7/ >> >> There's also a newer 2.8.8 build by Juan for DJGPP (under >> /beta/v2tk/), but it sounds very complicated to setup, so I never >> bothered. >> >> 2). https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.os.msdos.djgpp/flY264GkHV8 >> >>> So I tried Dillo, which is graphical. Though it thrashes the hard drive >>> a fair amount, it did work in a quick checkout. This was v3.02b from >>> http://nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos.googlecode.com/files/DILLODOS-302b.zip, >>> written by Georg Potthast. >> It's also available here: >> >> 3). >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/fltk-dos/files/Applications/Binary%20versions%20of%20FLTK%20applications/ >> >> You could also try D+ (which evolved from Dillo-Win32, which I think >> was loosely based upon Georg's work as well): >> >> 4). http://sourceforge.net/projects/dplus-browser/files/Releases/dplus-0.5b/ >> >>> Perhaps someone here will have more to say on the topic of web browsers. >> One of the better choices these days would be Links2: >> >> 5). http://links.twibright.com/ >> 6). http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/net/links/ >> 7). http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board_entry.php?id=14199 >> >> IIRC, the "lite" .EXE lacks both HTTPS/SSL and graphical support, >> unlike the full version. > > The Ibiblio Lynx is just another mirror of the source, not a ready-to-go > binary. > > At a glance, I didn't see anything to indicate how D+ is differentiated > from or better than the latest Dillo, so I didn't try it. > > I did try Links2. In just a quick test, it seemed to be a functional > text mode browser. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
