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Arachne (web browser)
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<p>Arachne is an <a href="/facts/Internet_suite/AbvBfIgH">Internet suite</a> containing a graphical <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browser</a>, <a href="/facts/Email_client/pQdW9HtC">email client</a>, and dialer. Originally, Arachne was developed by Michal Polák under his xChaos label, a name he later changed into Arachne Labs. It was written in <a href="/facts/C_/Ky2No763">C</a> and compiled using <a href="/facts/Borland/crI5pTzW">Borland</a> C++ 3.1. Arachne has since been released under the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a> as Arachne GPL. </p><p>Arachne primarily runs on <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a>-based operating systems, but there are also builds available for <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. The Linux version of Arachne utilizes SVGALib, allowing it to function without requiring a display server. </p>