Re: LYNX-DEV New version please

[Philip Webb]

970519 Ryan Hitch (Jim) =  address@hidden  wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madam,

actually, it's an e-collective of highly skilled volunteers.

> Before I say anything else I'd like to say "WOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW - and 
> indeed Wow"  What an amazing program Lynx is!  I can browse the web and 
> get the information that I need through my modem, faster than my friends 
> can through there PC's with Ethernet cards (we're at university).

yup, lots of people say that ...

> First and foremost, Our network manager is refusing to update the copy of 
> Lynx on the university network.  His name is Alex Sharaz and we are at 
> Hull uni, his email is : address@hidden  According to him there 
> aren't enough people at the site to warrant an upgrade!!  The reason that 
> I need this software is because the same said individual refuses to 
> believe that computers not running windows exist.
> I am using an Acorn with a terminal emulation on a dialup connect. 

yup, i grew up over there & some people are VERY slow ...
maybe others will try to enlighten your sysadmin,
but you don't have to be dependent on him.
you can grab & compile your very own Lynx in your own directories (i do):
goto  lynx.browser.org  for details & come back here for help if necessary.
it's available for UNIX, VMS, Win32.

> Secondly, Are there any plans to create a Native Acorn (RISC OS) version 
> of Lynx, if you've never heard of Acorn's (you will soon), then try 
> checking out the companies home page at : http://www.acorn.co.uk.  The 
> companies top machine is a 200Mhz Risc based system (the Risc PC), it has 
> a 2ndprocessor slot to run a PC card and is totally ace.

not as far as i know, but there are others here who might know more.
 
> Finally, is there a semi-local telnet site that I can run the new version 
> from?  Sorry forgot one thing, when I get the message 'Hypertext subject 
> is not available at this time' is this down to the old version or 
> something else?  PS Our current version of Lynx is 2.1.

2-1 dates from the time of the previous Labour government (smile):
we're now upto 2-7-1, which came out around 970301.

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