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echo: tech
to: ROY J. TELLASON
from: WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
date: 2005-05-02 06:50:00
subject: Freebies

-> -> WC> I found an upgrade shop near here that offers a few
-> -> WC> "whiteboxes" for sale now and then. Not too
far and I need
-> -> WC> to check them out. My specs are at least 5 slots and 512
-> -> WC> Meg RAM. 

-> -> WC> I can't load their web page as they use Microsoft web page
-> -> WC> creation tools that use non-standard HTML :-( 

-> -> Try using LINKS or LINKS2. I'd be very surprised if KNOPPIX did
-> -> not include that. It's a text-only browser but it retains a
-> -> good deal of the HTML layout (tables etc.) from the page and
-> -> can display individual graphics if you wish to see one. Kinda
-> -> slick really. :-) 

-> WC> Not sure about LINKS but it's got LYNX.
-> WC> Anyway easy enough to find out as it opens a menu
-> WC> of browsers when I select "internet"

-> WC> Mozilla told me nothing, Konquoror told me the exact non-compliant
-> WC> HTML instruction.                                
-> WC> Even named the HTML standard it violated.
-> WC> I'll give it a shot, thanks.

-> WC> Tried Dillo too and it wouldn't load either.

-> This is where "view source" comes in handy,  if you know
anything about how
-> HTML is supposed to look.  It ain't that hard,  mostly,  though the contorted
-> crap that some software comes up with is another story...

Well Konquoror gave me the faulty, non-compliant command.

I've messed with HTML a bit and it looks dead simple.

BTW neigther LINKS nor LYNX would open the site :-(

Charles got in with a later release of Firefox amd a reload. 
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