how good is lynx for internet surffing?

[krishnakant Mane]

On 28/09/06, Karen Lewellen <klewellen at shellworld.net> wrote:
> Hi there,
> Granted I am still creating my Linux stand alone box, so have only used
> Lynx, via a shell and otherwise, of the two programs you mentioned in your
> question?
> My opinion is that it depends on your goals.
> I find Linux perfectly fine for more than 90% of my needs, with the other
> 5% being managed by links and e-links, and the last 5%  split in half
> between what I will be better able to manage with a stand alone Linux
> setup, and between what cannot be done by a screen reading setup at all.
> This is me though.
> What specific internet goals do you have?
> Karen
my most important need is to read my emails.  I have my account mostly
on gmail and yahoo.
I read a lot of documentation on line and even store the same.
I will visit a lot of web sites with little or no graphics.
Krishnakant.