Mail Archives: opendos/2002/10/30/17:13:43
In mail (today) you write:
> My main computer has died (electrical problems), and I don't know
> when I will have the money to get it fixed. In the meantime, I
> resurrected an old computer running MS-DOS 5. It does have a modem and
> comm package, so at least I am able to dial into my ISP Linux shell
> account with a terminal emulator and read mail and news. However, I
> have no graphical web browser.
Arachne. It's better with a mouse, but it *can* be used without one.
http://arachne.cz
> This old machine (and I mean old) is an 80386sx machine with only
> 5MB of memory, some of which is used for a randisk. Is there such a
> thing as a graphical web browser that can run on such a crippled
> machine? If so, can it establish a PPP connection on its own, so to
> speak? Finally, the mouse port on this tired old box is dead, so I
> would need something that can be controlled with cursor keys.
It'll be *slow*, especially with so little RAM. But it'll work.
Do you have a spare serial port? There *are* serial mice. For that
matter, old Bus Mouse cards are easy to find. And the mice are only a
bit harder to find.
I could send you one for a few bucks over the cost of shipping.
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow{G})
shadow AT krypton DOT rain DOT com <--preferred
leonard AT qiclab DOT scn DOT rain DOT com <--last resort
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