Re: [LUG] Public Web Browser

[andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 09:28:46AM +0000, andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I have an old Pentium 90 which I would like to use as public web
> > browser.
> 
> Sound like a terminal to me. Do you have a beefier server on the
> network? 

Had a play with terminals before - unsucessfully :(
 
> > (I don't quite understand Linux as well as I'd like to).
> 
> WHich pose an interesting problme setting up a terminal.

My brain cann't cope with that again
(I haven't got the time to learn at the moment either)
 
> >   What is a good (low resource) window manager
> 
> fvwm2, vtwm or twm, not that that will really matter if you are using
> it as a terminal.


Might have a bash at the Linux Kiosk HowTo again
(that uses fvwm2)
 
> >   What is a good (low resource) browser
> >   (that windows users will find familliar)
> I'd balance ease of use with ability to render web pages. So, mozilla
> is not a bad choice, assuming it's run on another machine.

That's what I wanted to use
 
> How good is the graphics card in you PC btw?

S3 TRIO64V+
Runs in 16-bit mode, at 800x600 and no higher!!

I think I might retire the P90 to a text terminal, and buy a better spec PC
(the P90 was going to be a firewall when I got ADSL,
but I got a router/modem for not alot more than a modem
and it'll do firewalling too)

cheers

--
Andy Weir
Electronics Engineer


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