Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:34:04 -0700 (MST)
From: Thomas A Webb <tawebb AT earthlink DOT net>
Subject: Re: Graphical WWW Browser for DOS?
To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
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Arachne is your best bet.. I use it on older machines, and it works fine,
supports most functions well. It fits on a floppy, so you can download it
and carry it home from someone elses machine.. 


On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:37:01 -0500 (EST) "Paul O. BARTLETT" <bartlett AT smart DOT net> wrote:

>     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.
> 
>     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.
> 
>     Thanks very much.
> 


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