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small DOS browser
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 09:05:09 Pacific OS: MS-DOS 4 CPU/Ram: AMD D8088 4.77Mhz / 640K
Comment:
I need a small (preferibly text) DOS browser. It needs to meet these requirments......
*needs to run on an 8088 at 4.77Mhz with 640K RAM *needs to be able to run off a 720K diskette *needs to be able to connect via LAN with a NIC *needs to be able to run on a CGA monitor
I have actually gotten my XT online using this FTP program, I didnt even know my NIC worked in a 8-bit slot.
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 09:34:10 Pacific
Reply:
Try Lynx for DOS:
http://lynx.browser.org/
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Response Number 2
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 09:56:16 Pacific
Reply:
***Needs to run off 720KB disk***
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Response Number 3
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 10:33:54 Pacific
Reply:
720KB is not a problem for the *lite* version of Lynx. Just the following files should be OK for Lynx Lite:
LYNX.EXE LYNX.CFG WATTCP.CFG
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Response Number 4
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 10:37:21 Pacific
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The size of LYNX.exe is about 700KB after compression. And the size of LYNX.CFG and WATTCP.CFG are much smaller than LYNX.exe and can be modified easily. So it just fits on a 720KB floppy disk.
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Response Number 5
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 11:36:09 Pacific
Reply:
how do I compress them? and will this run off an LAN with my packer driver loaded?
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Response Number 6
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 11:52:06 Pacific
Reply:
now I see. I was looking at the Win32 version which was 1.12MB for Lynx.exe. Im gonna try this out right now
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Response Number 7
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 12:02:28 Pacific
Reply:
I get the error "no DPMI" with Lynx "lite" and with this AIM DOS client.
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Response Number 8
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 12:34:13 Pacific
Reply:
Hi IBM Warpster,
Try this compressed LYNX.EXE, which is 708KB in size:
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 13:07:52 Pacific
Reply:
1) how will I fit the other two files on it. lynx.cfg is 80K.
2)what about my DMPI problem in the previous post?
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Response Number 10
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 13:13:35 Pacific
Reply:
IBMWarpster,
You used a different (wrong) one in Response #7, so what's why you got that error message. Try the one I uploaded in Response #9 instead (have you tried that one yet?).
Lynx.cfg is 20-80KB by default. However, over 90% of its contents are comments (starting with the symbol "#"), which can be removed easily.
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Response Number 11
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 17:28:31 Pacific
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When I run the lynx.exe you gave me, it just blinks. is it loading or what?
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Response Number 12
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 17:53:13 Pacific
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So, are the files LYNX.CFG and WATTCP.CFG in the same path as LYNX.EXE? And is the correct packet driver loaded? If not, Lynx won't run, of course!
I have tested it a couple of times and have confirmed this would work if you run it CORRECTLY!!
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Response Number 13
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 18:29:58 Pacific
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well, could you paste in your lynx.cfg in here? Im using the files from lynx 386 2.8.2, should this work?
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Response Number 14
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 19:07:22 Pacific
Reply:
IBMWarpster,
It looks like you are very unfamiliar with all these things. OK, to make things simpler for you, just make the file lynx.cfg 0 byte (but don't delete it!). I have tested this too and it works on my system. However, for an ancient system, perhaps Lynx won't work. I have never had such an old machine before.
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Response Number 15
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 10, 2004 at 19:21:27 Pacific
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You know of any other DOS text browser that fits on a 720K diskette and will run off LAN with a packet driver?
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Response Number 16
Name: Wengier Date: February 10, 2004 at 19:30:48 Pacific
Reply:
http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/bobcat.htm
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Response Number 17
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 11, 2004 at 10:10:15 Pacific
Reply:
that one doesnt run off LAN though
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Response Number 18
Name: Wengier Date: February 11, 2004 at 12:32:41 Pacific
Reply:
"run off LAN with a packet driver"
In fact, generally you can't run off LAN with a packet driver at all. The correct MLID/ODI or NDIS driver rather than the packet driver is required to "run off LAN".
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Response Number 19
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 11, 2004 at 13:22:47 Pacific
Reply:
So, BobCat will run off an Ethernet Connection?
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Response Number 20
Name: Wengier Date: February 11, 2004 at 14:07:10 Pacific
Reply:
"So, BobCat will run off an Ethernet Connection?"
Yes, like most other Internet programs for DOS, it will, via the packet driver interface.
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Response Number 21
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 11, 2004 at 14:56:59 Pacific
Reply:
yay.
Now, to get my Apple//e online!
I think the only think my Apple//e can do is maby some BBSing with a 300baud modem. HeH!
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Response Number 22
Name: IBMWarpster Date: February 11, 2004 at 18:57:32 Pacific
Reply:
Just made a Lite version of bobcat, with just the bobcat folder and took some stuff outof it like help files and other stuff that wasnt needed for just HTTP stuff. hopefully it works.
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