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Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser

From: qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 07:34:15 +0000

Neo Sze Wee wrote:
>
> If I have a very old 486 with 4 ram

BL1 will work on that machine.

> will I be able to run links 2.1?

We have been running links 2.1.9 on BL2. I would be
surprised if it worked on BL1.

> I asked this because I have tried several compilations of
> links 2.x using svgalib and none of them work on console.
> I have all the libraries you mentioned here. What can
> be wrong?

The svgalib in BL1 is very old and very small. It only
does VGA and does not work with programs that try to set
higher resolutions. It also lacks some graphical routines
that were added in later versions of svgalib.

> What is vgalib?

It is a method of displaying graphics without X. BL1 uses
svgalib for displaying GIFS in links, for the minesweeper
game, for the orb screensaver and for the "Linux Inside"
logo.

Cheers,
Steven

[BL] BL and the small web browser, drinou , 04/14/2003
- Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, baslinux, 04/15/2003
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    - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, drinou , 04/16/2003
      - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, qwms-avib, 04/16/2003
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  - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, drinou , 04/18/2003
- Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, Neo Sze Wee, 04/24/2003
  - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, drinou , 04/24/2003
  - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, qwms-avib, 04/24/2003
    - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, Neo Sze Wee, 04/25/2003
      - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, Howard Eisenberger, 04/25/2003
        
        Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, sindi keesan, 04/25/2003
      - Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, qwms-avib, 04/25/2003
        
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        Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, Neo Sze Wee, 04/26/2003
        
        Re: [BL] BL and the small web browser, sindi keesan, 04/28/2003
        [BL] BL and debian , redhat packages, drinou , 04/28/2003
        Re: [BL] BL and debian , redhat packages, qwms-avib, 04/28/2003
        Re: [BL] BL and debian , redhat packages, Neo Sze Wee, 04/30/2003
        Re: [BL] BL and debian , redhat packages, drinou , 04/30/2003