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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by c-linkage on Sunday March 16, 2025 @08:59AM (#43378685)
OP never said that the web was terminal based. He said it was text-based. Text should render fine either in a terminal or on a graphical canvas.
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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by johnkizer on Sunday March 16, 2025 @10:37AM (#43379410)
That doesn't necessarily hold true with rich text, though...
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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday March 16, 2025 @11:03AM (#43379603)
Heading formats can be well represented on an VT320. HTML didn't have color text at the start.
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