Arachne was very interesting piece of software. I've been using it as my primary web/mail/news browser back in the early 90's with a IBM PC/XT and later with a 286. It was very swappy and slow, but it did run. Try do it with M$ software. Those times the 33k modem wasn't the bottle neck, it was the 512k RAM.
Tak, potrzebujesz tzw. "packet driver", czyli DOSowy sterownik do karty sieciowej. Do tego musisz indywidualnie w każdej aplikacji ustawiać TCP/IP (Twoje IP, IP routera/mostka, DNS itp.).
@OBSysteme I do believe I understood your point that sometimes you'd go back to a clean screen with no distractions. I just meant it would probe frustrating to use one of these text-only browsers these days precisely out of lack of text-only sites (except for a few remnants of old pages you find still not erased from some old server).
@OBSysteme But most present-day pages make little or no sense viewed in txt-only. You'd have to leap 10 to 15 years to browse with some coherence (as there were actually pure hypertext pages. Today you'll get captions refering to pics/videos you are not watching, flash parts missing (which can include links, buttons... necessary for the page), same with java functions... Nothing will do much sense. Well, at least you are almost sure to get to the "About this page" and "Copyright" links :-P
You should find "packet driver" for your LAN card model and install it. Then, easiest way to connect internet is to use Arachne; it has gui and setting connection is quite easy.
awesome vid
MikeDolar1 1 week ago
Put linux on it!
makinbac0n 1 week ago
I played with Arachne back in 2000 on an old 486. It's surprisingly decent.
dandanthetaximan 1 month ago
Incredible :) QC
Quaaludedude714 5 months ago
Arachne was very interesting piece of software. I've been using it as my primary web/mail/news browser back in the early 90's with a IBM PC/XT and later with a 286. It was very swappy and slow, but it did run. Try do it with M$ software. Those times the 33k modem wasn't the bottle neck, it was the 512k RAM.
Telstar85 6 months ago
A jak bawić się internetem w DOS? Specjalne sterowniki?
stroggowy666ppp 6 months ago
@stroggowy666ppp
Tak, potrzebujesz tzw. "packet driver", czyli DOSowy sterownik do karty sieciowej. Do tego musisz indywidualnie w każdej aplikacji ustawiać TCP/IP (Twoje IP, IP routera/mostka, DNS itp.).
LtSyrek 6 months ago
i would prefer arachne browser cause it wasnt boring and you can see pictures but in bobcat browser and lynx, only text
danilojrchacon 7 months ago
Where can you download arachne? I have A DOS computer and I would love that browser.
TheFunnyfilm 8 months ago
@TheFunnyfilm
Maybe at glennmcc.org
LtSyrek 8 months ago
Most of ISA and some of PCI (especially older) ethernet cards have DOS packet drivers. This can be checked in google.
LtSyrek 10 months ago
@OBSysteme
It's true. Well, there are 'lite' versions of many web pages (news etc.) intended for cell phones, which contains almost only text.
LtSyrek 1 year ago
Is this like the swithc from text based internet to internet with images?
juliuslagerlf 1 year ago
@juliuslagerlf
No, I'm using one program to browse in graphics mode (Arachne) and another in text mode (Lynx).
LtSyrek 1 year ago
@LtSyrek
Ohh... ok. :)
juliuslagerlf 1 year ago
Polak ??:D
punisher1519 1 year ago
@punisher1519
Tak. :)
LtSyrek 1 year ago
Polak ??:D
punisher1519 1 year ago
@OBSysteme I do believe I understood your point that sometimes you'd go back to a clean screen with no distractions. I just meant it would probe frustrating to use one of these text-only browsers these days precisely out of lack of text-only sites (except for a few remnants of old pages you find still not erased from some old server).
BilisNegra 1 year ago
@OBSysteme But most present-day pages make little or no sense viewed in txt-only. You'd have to leap 10 to 15 years to browse with some coherence (as there were actually pure hypertext pages. Today you'll get captions refering to pics/videos you are not watching, flash parts missing (which can include links, buttons... necessary for the page), same with java functions... Nothing will do much sense. Well, at least you are almost sure to get to the "About this page" and "Copyright" links :-P
BilisNegra 1 year ago
What will happen if you're surfing Youtube?
Can't see the videos?
hateWinVista 1 year ago
@hateWinVista
I can load Youtube, but only in text mode - no images, no flash, no videos.
LtSyrek 1 year ago
@LtSyrek
ok,thanks
hateWinVista 1 year ago
Can you get viruses when you are browsing the web in 486?
MattT1996 1 year ago
@MattT1996
Only when you download virused MS-DOS program and run it, otherwise it's impossible.
LtSyrek 1 year ago
takie gowno kiedys ciagnelo w pracowni komputerowej polsl i to jeszcze do niedawna
INeedToLiveLonger 1 year ago
I've done this too several years back with a 486 and arachne.It was fun for a while.
m9078jk3 1 year ago
can I run this from vista command prompt?
italouruguayricano 1 year ago
@italouruguayricano
I think it's not possible.
LtSyrek 1 year ago
Hehe, my 486 does Windows 95
BrownyTCat 2 years ago
cool :) how can I configure DOS with my LAN card "intel 8/16 ISA"
dushanostoich 2 years ago
You should find "packet driver" for your LAN card model and install it. Then, easiest way to connect internet is to use Arachne; it has gui and setting connection is quite easy.
LtSyrek 2 years ago
I have Arachne but I have problem with this "packet driver" can not find from where to downoad and how to install and configure it
dushanostoich 2 years ago