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To: Texas Fossil
-- You are not alone. I still use Lynx to view Drudge. --

I use lynx for about 90% of my browsing. Firefox for sites that depend on javascript or otherwise reject connecting with lynx. I've spoofed the "User Agent" field so sites think I'm using Firefox when I'm really using lynx, but that won't get around the javascript.

I prefer the text-only presentation. It's fast in a few ways. Websites load quicker, rendering is more or less instant, and reading is smoother without the distraction of odd paragraph layout.

I have a pseudo-tab arrangement for lynx too. I open four instances of lynx under one invocation of screen, and switch between the lynx instances with "Alt-number."

Almost a Luddite ;-)

52 posted on 10/02/2015 6:00:14 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

I appreciate efficient code. (I’m non programmer)

I remember how it was when I built my first PC back in 1982.

You gave a command and it was instantly executed. Now you have to wait on WinDoz. (running Debian with XFCE on this box now)

First ran Linux back in 1994. Was an UMSDOS version of Slackware. Non-GUI version. Very fast, very efficient. You set all the configuration up with an editor. Back in dark ages. hee hee hee


53 posted on 10/02/2015 7:38:18 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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