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G0FTD > DOS 03.10.03 17:30l 103 Lines 2769 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : C80525G0FTD
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Subj: DOS Lynx txt web browser found
Path: DB0AAB<DB0PV<DB0FSG<DB0RGB<OK0PPL<RZ6HXA<SP7MGD<IK6PYS<VK3TE<ON0AR<
ZL2BAU<GB7BHM<GB7COV<GB7KHW<GB7CIP<GB7SXE
Sent: 021219/2131Z @:GB7SXE.#38.GBR.EU #:57348 [Hastings] FBB7.00i $:C80525G0FT
From: G0FTD@GB7SXE.#38.GBR.EU
To : DOS@WW
With reference to my previous bulletin request - I can now say I found it.
All one needs to do to get an old pc on the internet (basic) is:-
1) Download a packet driver from www.opus.co.tt/dave called LSPPP.
(make sure the BOOTP option is setup)
2) Download and run Lynx.
Thats it.
For interest and the url here is an extract from it's readme.txt
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DOSLYNX V0.8 ALPHA RELEASE INFORMATION
Introduction
This is an alpha release of DosLynx for DOS compatible computers written
by Garrett Arch Blythe for The University of Kansas.
DosLynx is a distributed hypertext browser with some World Wide Web
capabilities.
DosLynx is copyrighted by the University of Kansas and is free for
instructional and research educational use. Non-educational use will be
licensed at a later date.
DosLynx is available in its source and binary forms.
System Requirements
One of DosLynx's goals is to provide support for as many DOS users as
possible. We have scaled DosLynx towards this end.
The known system requirements are:
CPU 8086 compatible.
Memory 512 kilobytes free or more recommended.
Hard Drive
Required. 2 megabytes free or more recommended.
Monitor
Monochrome, Black and White, and Color supported.
Graphics capability
Optional.
Mouse Optional.
Network
None, or Class 1 (ethernet) packet driver connected to
a TCP/IP network. You may, of course, emulate a Class 1 packet
driver if you have the required software for your particular
system (i.e. PPP, ODI, SLIP, etc).
DosLynx is known not to work on the following systems:
DOS Versions below 3.0 will not work properly.
Obtaining DosLynx
DosLynx v0.8a is available via binary anonymous FTP at ftp2.cc.ukans.edu
in the pub/WWW/DosLynx directory. DosLynx version 0.8 alpha will be the
file named DLX0_8A.EXE which is a self-extracting archive.
URL notation is ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/WWW/DosLynx/DLX0_8A.EXE
DosLynx will be updated periodically as new changes are made to the
application. You will be able to find the new versions via binary
anonymous FTP to ftp2.cc.ukans.edu in the pub/WWW/DosLynx directory
under an appropriately named archive.
URL notation for the directory is
ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/WWW/DosLynx/
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Out of interest I have the above system running direct to my Nokia 7110
via a serial cable and an old 486 25Mhz laptop.
Hope this is of interest to anyone interested in using junk pc's :-)
73 - Andy, G0FTD @ GB7SXE
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