DR-WebSpyder

DR-WebSpyder
Other namesEmbrowser
Developer(s)Caldera UK, Caldera Thin Clients
Initial release1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Stable release
2.5 / October 1999; 24 years ago (1999-10)
Operating systemDOS
TypeWeb browser

DR-WebSpyder is a DOS web browser, mail client and operating system runtime environment that was developed by Caldera UK[1] in 1997. It was based on the DR-DOS operating system and networking components from Novell as well as the Arachne web browser by Michal Polák of xChaos software. The system was designed to run on low-end desktop systems, but being able to boot and execute from disk as well as from ROM or network, it was also tailored for x86-based thin clients and embedded systems with or without disk drives. Using the web browser as its principal user interface,[2] it could be also used for kiosk systems and set-top boxes. It was ported to Linux in 1999 under the name Embrowser and was renamed Embedix Browser in 2000.

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