Lynx (web browser) facts for kids
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| Original author(s) | Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe, Charles Rezac |
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| Developer(s) | Thomas Dickey |
| Initial release | 1992 |
| Written in | ISO C |
| Operating system | Unix-like, DOS, Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Text-based web browser |
| License | GNU GPLv2 |
Lynx is a customizable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals. As of January 2019[update], it is the oldest web browser still in general use and active development, having started in 1992.
History
Lynx was a product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic Computing Services of the University of Kansas. It was first created in 1992 by a team of students and staff at the university (Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe and Charles Rezac) as a hypertext browser. It was used only to distribute campus information as part of a Campus-Wide Information Server. It was also used for browsing the Gopher space.
Images for kids
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Lynx and Firefox rendering the same page
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Icon for OS/2 port
See also
In Spanish: Lynx (navegador) para niños
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