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April 30th, 2001, 07:45 AM
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Web browser for DOS? Does one exist?
I use a dos 6.22 based laptop for writing HTML files, and was wondering if a web-browser exists so i can check basic HTML formatting etc. before i go back and upload to my main PC.
I'm not needing something THAT up-to date just basic html tags -- although something that supports CSS would be rather usefull, I'm not expecting a dos-based CSS browser.
If anyone could drop me a line with any or all soloutions i'd appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
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April 30th, 2001, 08:13 AM
#2
If one does, I'd imagine it to be all ASCII
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April 30th, 2001, 08:15 AM
#3
Maybe try loading Win3.1 on the laptop, and finding a copy of Mosaic.
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April 30th, 2001, 08:17 AM
#4
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I know MS still has a Win3.1 version of IE. I don't know what version it is but it will certainly render web pages a lot better than a really old version of a web browser.
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May 1st, 2001, 05:49 AM
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Thanks for all the advice. I'll see if i can find someone with an old copy of win 3.11 for sale. :P
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May 1st, 2001, 06:13 AM
#6
There are a couple of DOS based web-browsers. Arachne & Lynx are probably the two most well known. They both require some type of third-party dialer, though (LAN connection tend to work better). Arache can display both text and graphics, while Lynx is a port of a Linux command line text only web browser.
Arache can be found here. http://arachne.browser.org/
And Lynx is here http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm
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May 1st, 2001, 02:59 PM
#7
Originally posted by 'Cobra':
There are a couple of DOS based web-browsers. Arachne & Lynx are probably the two most well known. They both require some type of third-party dialer, though (LAN connection tend to work better). Arache can display both text and graphics, while Lynx is a port of a Linux command line text only web browser.
Arache can be found here. http://arachne.browser.org/
And Lynx is here http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm
I'll only be using it to view local files. I'm DLing Archane now... hope it works. BTW nice site Cobra... Especially like the advice column
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November 11th, 2011, 07:53 AM
#8
Originally Posted by Raijen
I use a dos 6.22 based laptop for writing HTML files, and was wondering if a web-browser exists
Web browsers for DOS:
http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/we...rs-for-dos.htm
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November 11th, 2011, 08:02 AM
#9
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Shra, I"m starting to believe you're a DOS/command line guru. If so I'd love to see you make a new thread with a guide to tips and tricks for using it to the fullest potential
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One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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November 11th, 2011, 09:21 AM
#10
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Now what about a web browser for CP/M???
And while at it a TCP/IP stack for CP/M so we can use the browser????
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November 11th, 2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by CeeBee
Now what about a web browser for CP/M???
And while at it a TCP/IP stack for CP/M so we can use the browser????
I've heard rumors that one is in development, but the team can't decide whether to support Flash, or go with HTML 5
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November 11th, 2011, 07:10 PM
#12
I reckon a DOS browser wouldnt work online!
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November 12th, 2011, 12:58 AM
#13
Originally Posted by CeeBee
Now what about a web browser for CP/M???
And while at it a TCP/IP stack for CP/M so we can use the browser????
CP/M is not a big deal. Not exactly a big deal. There are bigger ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiki
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November 12th, 2011, 01:06 AM
#14
Originally Posted by Niclo Iste
Shra, I"m starting to believe you're a DOS/command line guru.
Not exactly. Just a little of hobbyist efforts made me run several experiments + have some discussions with other hobbyists of the question. DOS has several issues - quite dim ones for after DOS generations people. I have tried to make them less dim for me.
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November 12th, 2011, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Dude111
I reckon a DOS browser wouldnt work online!
It depends on what you mean by that. Surely, the capabilities of Arachne (the best web browser for DOS) can not give its user the full experience of the modern internet - lack of JavaScript support, lack of Flash support, weak CSS support, other issues. But major DOS web browsers do work online. Again links from the web site I have quoted already:
http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/ar...p-ethernet.htm
http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/ar...up-dial-up.htm
- Step by step and you have Arachne web browser working online. After succeeding it, all other major DOS web browsers ( http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/we...rs-for-dos.htm ) are going to work as well. Within their capability limits surely, but they will.
Anyway, to get a DOS machine online is not really a heavy issue, there are much heavier. At least by now - life strides forward and I do not know for how much time this sort of backward compatibility is to keep up.
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