lynx-dev OS-400 Version of Lynx? (fwd)

[Subir Grewal]

Eric,

I'm out of the country, but I'm forwarding your message to lynx-dev,
someone there should be able to answer your query.

Subir


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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:07:26 -0500 
From: "Laimins, Eric" <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Subject: OS-400 Version of Lynx?

Out of curiosity, has anyone ever ported Lynx to OS-400?  We are looking
for a way to get a text only browser to dumb-terminals attached to an
AS/400...

Essentially, we need to give insurance companies access to our web-site.
This poses a problem given the fact that the insurance industry is
running a series of legacy mainframe/mid-range machines.  Many of them
are running MVS (which makes Lynx attractive for our use), but many are
running OS/400.  Since most (if not all) of these companies are
terrified of the cost of putting a PC on everyone's desk, we need a text
only OS/400 browser.  Do you have any ideas?  Would porting Lynx to this
platform pose any significant problem based on your experience?  Is
there another browser out there that we could use?

Any help is greatly appreciated,
Eric Laimins
Director of Business Development
Premier Car Rental