The browser is links, various versions of the 1.x series and 2.x series, with various personal changes.
I used lynx in the late 90s. Honestly, as a 24/7 text-only browser user, I think lynx may be the worst of the text-only browsers. IMO, the fact that it is so often mentioned seems to suggest most folks who mention it are not using it much and/or are unfamiliar with the full range of alternatives.
Usually the only reason someone asks "what browser" is so they can make snide comments about it, diverting the discussion away from the original point, which is that there are other browsers like this and it is possible to write them. As such it is usually against better judgment to respond. Let's see what happens this time.
What I prefer is not the point. Every user is different. The point is that people have written other, smaller, simpler browsers, I am using one, and I am able to comment here and read every submitted website just like anyone else who is using Chromium or the like to do it.
>Usually the only reason someone asks "what browser" is so they can make snide comments about it
I wasn't the person who asked, but I was also wondering and appreciate your answer for non-snide reasons. Especially in the context of the larger thread it's nice to hear what people use.
Apologies for the misunderstanding. Genuine curiousity is good! Alas, the "full range of alternatives" is not very large. Nevertheless, IMHO, one can easily do better than lynx.
It’s not, and neither is links (both are around 165 SLOC). Maybe what they meant was 5 MB of source code, but that’s not right either (even compressed the links source is bigger than that, though lynx isn’t, but who knows what version they’re using). I dunno. Without units it’s anyone’s guess.
