I agree, someone who can speak to dos browsers please? most of the other programs I use, say for word processing, and the like do not run in Linux, otherwise I would not have asked my specific question. Again, the goal is to clear the permissions process one goes through when connecting via Ethernet or wireless to a public Internet setup. much of this post is not on point, but my original question is here I am sure. Karen
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Eric Auer wrote: > > Hi Karen, > > you have MS DOS on your IBM Thinkpad 560 with 3c562 network card. > You use SSH2DOS and plan to use any DOS web browser like Arachne, > Lynx or similar. You need something which works with your screen > reader software. Of course you could use Linux with Brltty which > several mainstream distros support by default. For all browsers, > it does not make a real difference whether you use MS DOS or use > FreeDOS. However, FreeDOS has better support for modern hardware > and is of course free software. Also, MS no longer supports DOS. > > As you use a network card, browsers like Arachne will only need > a packet driver. They use libraries like WATTCP / WATT32 and do > their own DHCP setup as far as I remember so no separate PPP/IP > package should be necessary. > > I do not know about ebrowse. Some Linux text oriented browsers > like w3m, links or elinks may be available in DOS ports. Would > be nice to have somebody else say a few words about DOS text > web browsers in this thread who has experience with them. > > Regards, Eric > > PS: Brltty can also drive speech software, no Braille necessary. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes > not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as > part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. > Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. > Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
