Unix based, then DOSLynx is the only text-based browser that is going to function in these environments. The second advantage is its availability as free software. Finally DOSLynx, once set up properly will give a user full access to a wide range of Internet services. The disadvantages to DOSLynx are quit severe. To understand one of its major shortcomings, it is necessary to first talk briefly about how browsers make selections on the Internet.
Web browsers allow the user to move some form of pointer or cursor through a screen of text.
On most screens there will be phrases or sentences that are highlighted. When an action of some type is performed while the cursor or pointer is on a link, a command is sent that transfers the user to a new location on the Internet. A common action used to activate a link in a graphics program is to click a mouse button. In text browsers, there are often a couple of choices. DOSLynx unfortunately uses a system that interferes with other operations.