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Re: lynx-dev Using Lynx to download binary files ?
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T.E.Dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev Using Lynx to download binary files ? |
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Wed, 2 Feb 100 10:25:38 -0500 (EST) |
> I could not figure out how to download a web browser like Netscape
> Communicator 4.7 given my slow 486 computer and 14,4 US Robotics modem
> given limited Internet access of 1 3/4 hrs. I attempted to download a
> new version of Netscape using my old one (Netscape 2.01).
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> Given my limit/constraint of Internet access for 1 3/4 hr. , I just
> could not download the Netscape file in it full entirety . It was to
> SLOW in the downloading process and I got cut off.
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> It dawn on me one day to try downloading Netscape using Lynx - which is
> strictly a text-based browser and which is extremely fast ! What a gem
> this little program can turn out to be !
lynx can download binary files, but will probably not be noticeably faster
than other programs in this regard. (14.4 is still 14.4)
> -Carl
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