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MicroWeb 2.00 (Announce)

posted by Oso2k, 29.09.2025, 20:28

> Hello to you from a small retro web community web1.0hosting.net
> The first thing I want to say is that you have done a tremendous job, it
> deserves attention and respect
> As long as I try to gradually adapt our sites to the html3.2 standard
> (800*600),
> I have an adapter VESA for Compaq which I became back in 1997,
[SNIP]

I'd suggest evaluating the DOS version of links2 with the graphics enabled. You'll just have to invoke links in DOS with a command like

C:\links\links -g mode 800x600x64K

though I forget the exact invocation. Which Compaq or VESA video card do you have?


https://links.twibright.com/download.php

https://links.twibright.com/download/binaries/dos/links-2.30.exe

Complete thread:

• MicroWeb 0.3 Prototype Release - rr, 27.06.2021, 18:04 (Announce)
  • MicroWeb 0.3 Prototype Release - RayeR, 28.06.2021, 02:25
    • MicroWeb 0.4 Prototype Release - RayeR, 06.07.2021, 01:54
      • MicroWeb 0.5 Alpha release - dggionco, 23.07.2021, 08:57
        • MicroWeb 0.5 Alpha release - RayeR, 23.07.2021, 14:07
        • MicroWeb 0.51 Alpha release - dggionco, 13.08.2021, 13:56
          • MicroWeb 0.51 Alpha release - RayeR, 17.08.2021, 16:21
            • MicroWeb 0.53 - dggionco, 30.07.2023, 14:05
              • MicroWeb 0.53 - bocke, 19.08.2023, 12:53
                • MicroWeb 2.00 - RayeR, 18.04.2024, 02:42
                  • MicroWeb 2.00 - bocke, 18.04.2024, 11:10
                    • MicroWeb 2.00 - samwdpckr, 23.04.2024, 01:00
                      • MicroWeb 2.00 - roytam, 25.04.2024, 04:15
                      • MicroWeb 2.00 - tom, 25.04.2024, 20:13
                        • MicroWeb 2.00 - rr, 25.04.2024, 20:32
                          • MicroWeb 2.00 - turboblack, 28.09.2025, 10:33
                            • MicroWeb 2.00 - Oso2k, 29.09.2025, 20:28