Lightweight Linux Browser?

[Beepcake]

I've managed, after much messing about, to get DSL onto an old laptop I have (P233MMX, TFT Screen, 32Meg RAM, No CD, Floppy, PXE or USB Boot ) I really want to use it for a basic browsing/email machine, but the default browser built into DSL seems to be based on Mosaic 1.0

Are there any half decent but lightweight browsers for Linux? I think Bloaty McFirefox would send the whole thing grinding to a halt, unless anyone can tell me different?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Are you using Dillo or Netrik at the moment?

 

[Beepcake]

Dillo.. I've actually just noticed it comes with FireFox too.. it's a bit slow to startup, and flash doesn't want to work, but it's actually not too bad.

Not sure how it will fare with an email client open too though

The only hardware problems I'm having now are no sound, and the fact that I can seem to config X to work with a USB mouse, or to work with the trackpoint, but not both, which is a bit irritating.

Quite impressed I got it working at all though to be honest

 

[BillytheImpaler]

If you decide Ff is too big and you don't mind proprietary software, you might want to have a go with Opera. It's a reputation for running nicely on low-spec machines such as cell phones and the like.

 

[Beepcake]

If you decide Ff is too big and you don't mind proprietary software, you might want to have a go with Opera. It's a reputation for running nicely on low-spec machines such as cell phones and the like.

I've just tried Opera and it craaaawled compared to FF.. I guess they've done a decent job of stripping FF down a bit. I'm really rather impressed with DSL.

All I need now is a cheap PCMCIA or USB wireless thing that will work out of the box.. any suggestions?

 

[juter]

Links or Links-hacked?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Meh, if he wanted a fast text browser he could just use Netrik which is already installed.

/shrugs