The "links" browser is a TextModeBrowser, somewhat akin to the LynxBrowser, but much newer. Unlike the LynxBrowser, it makes some attempt to render tables reasonably.
http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/
This browser has been forked several times. My favorite fork is ELinks. As of 2005-05-03 it is actively developed.