[BNM] Web based browser?

[Alan Newman]

Yeah...wouldn't you need a X windows type thingy though?

- Alan


-----Original Message-----
From: joe aliferis [mailto:joe at newforms.co.uk]
Sent: 02 August 2006 10:45
To: Brighton New Media
Subject: Re: [BNM] Web based browser?


Could you not open and run a web-based browser using only TCP/IP and
perhaps SSH ?

joe



Alan Newman wrote:

>>>>Can a web based browser work? Is it even possible? Is there already such
>>>>
>>>>
>a
>thing?
>
>Wouldn't you inherently need a "browser" (or client) to actually view/use
>the internet based browser.
>
>Chicken and egg...
>
>Just to be silly, doesn't this argument logically extend to - can I have an
>internet based PC, please?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: delarge [mailto:delargerock at gmail.com]
>Sent: 02 August 2006 10:16
>To: Brighton New Media
>Subject: [BNM] Web based browser?
>
>
>Hello all
>
>As we probably know / are finding out - most useful tools for the web are
>based on the web....
>
>delicious/netvibes/gmail etc etc
>
>all freeing us from one computer - it seems the only thing that still
>doesn't seem to be going this way are browsers. At home I have a bunch of
FF
>extensions installed - but a new PC at work means a bit of an ordeal to get
>it in line with my other home set up and get me the extensions I am used
to.
>
>Can a web based browser work? Is it even possible? Is there already such a
>thing?
>
>
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