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Re: kidproof Local HTML browser (was Re: [kidsgames] BOUNCEkidsgames@smluc.org)



On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Christopher Sawtell wrote:

> But it's as slow as a wet week!

I've never heard THAT simile before...

> IBM's OS/2 browser does _exactly_ what you want when in "Presentation Mode".
> Menu click to get into the mode and a hot-key to get out of it.
> ( Conforms to the w3c standards too, something which no other does )
> Dust off an older PC and put OS/2 on it and let the kids go.

yes, but is there a command line version of the command?  (that is a very
strangely worded sentence.)

> 
> Seeing as IBM is supposed to be supporting Open Source I wonder if they could
> be persuaded to release the code for this so that it could be ported to Un*x
> boxes. Listening Big Blue? It's got absolutely no commercial value to you any
> more, so why not score brownie points by letting the world's children get their
> first experience of the Internet using it.

well, perhaps we should ask them, I don't think they read the kids games list
traffic :-)

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