Line Mode Browser

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The Line Mode Browser (also known as LMB, WWWLib, or just www) is the second web browser ever created.

Line Mode Browser is a web browser that runs on Desktop devices.

About Line Mode Browser

Browser URL www.w3.org/LineMode/
Development Status Idle
The browser doesn't seem regularly developed, but a new version might still be released at some point
It is a historic project, not actively developed but it seems to still occasionally get updates so that it still runs
Launched 1991
Last Updated 2017
Operating Systems BSD, Linux, Unix-like, macOS, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS Classic, MS-DOS
Also MVS, DECStation/ultrix, Apollo/Domain, IBM RS6000
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Text Mode
License W3C Software Notice and License
Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Mode_Browser
Screenshots Screenshot of Line Mode Browser