IP-PUB - Infopeople Public Service Archive: Re: Notification: message ignored

Re: Notification: message ignored

Infopeople PUB List (ippubman@library.berkeley.edu)
Thu, 1 Aug 1996 16:44:23 -0700

> Sender: Bill Wallner <wallnerw@cts.com>
> Subject: Re: Lynx software
>
> On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, Infopeople PUB List wrote:
>
> > Sender: Chris Stensvold <libthou1@CERF.NET>
> > Subject: Lynx software
> >
> > I have spent some time trying to download a copy of the Lynx software for
> > our Discovery terminal, with no luck. I have tried several sites. When
> > I tried to unzip the files there were error messages. It appeared that
> > what I received was corrupted or incomplete. I tried downloading both
> > from a terminal with dial-up access and a networked terminal.
> > When I asked one of our
> > community partners to try for a good copy, he came back saying he found 5
> > sites but they had been "shut down" - he believed because the software is no
> > longer being supported. I tried to find a copy I could purchase,
> > unsuccessfully. Our network consultant was unable to provide the software
> > either. Is it true that Lynx will not be updated and is no longer available?
> >
>
> Chris,
>
> Have you tried <http://www.nyu.edu/pages/wsn/subir/lynx.html>?
>
> All kinds of info, including release of version 2.5. Activity as recent as
> May '96. So, it appears to be far from dead.
>
> Bill Wallner (San Diego)
>
> PS: I applaud your recognizing the benefits of a line mode browser. It is
> much faster than any GUI and offers what most people want from a library
> - words! I was disappointed when it was pulled from our system.