I might sound like a n00b...

[GuruGary]

I believe there are Lynx binaries for real-mode DOS, and for CMD under Windows ... as well as the Linux TTY versions and more.

[Xeratul]

I think you could download the Arachne DOS web browser, but I've never really used it before though. Of course it's not a really a function of DOS that would load a webpage, it's just a program that can run in DOS.

[Google]

you can access a website! through a batch file!:

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start http://www.google.ca

[Backdated]

You cannot access any website from any OS without a browser. MS DOS has no built in browser.
If you are using "DOS" within XP or NT, then that is not DOS, it is merely an emulator.

[Google]

If you make a batch file like this, it works:

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@echo off
start http://www.google.ca
exit !!!!!!!!!

[Xeratul]

If you make a batch file like this, it works:

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@echo off
start http://www.google.ca
exit !!!!!!!!!

That's not getting a webpage in DOS that's just opening iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer), and opening google Canada.

[GX1_Man]

I'm outta here!  


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