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>                   Re: LYNX-DEV extension languages for Lynx
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>     * Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV extension languages for Lynx
>     * From: Matt Ackeret <address@hidden>
>     * Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:48:19 -0800 (PST)
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>On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, David Combs wrote:
>>If we rewrite Lynx from scratch, lets at least
>>do it in JAVA (assuming that java will eventually
>>work on dos -- without "windows"-display stuff.
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>If you have some magical Java that runs on a UNIX system with a tty interface,
>great.
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>Otherwise, it seems like you're *totally* trying to go beyond the scope of
>Lynx.
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>Sure, many people use it because it's quick, and un-fluffy, but I *started*
>using it because it was the only browser that would work from my dial-up
>account.  (I use it sometimes from work on this telnet session I leave
>open, and more rarely use MacLynx.. but mostly I use it when it's
>the *only* choice.)

I use lynx, especially the DJGPP 386 MS-DOS port because it does a better
job of converting html to ascii text far better than the bloated,slow,
java & active x infested crapware from Netcrap and MickySoft. I also use it
BECAUSE it doesn't support silliness like shockwave and the like.