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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.
| Browser URL | www.w3.org/LineMode/ |
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| 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
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| 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
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| Device platform | Desktop |
| Rendering Engine | Text Mode |
| License | W3C Software Notice and License |
| Wikipedia Article | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Mode_Browser |
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| Screenshots | Screenshot of Line Mode Browser |