Seriously, have you considered using lynx or gopher? They can be really fast for research. I don't know, I think that you should give um a shot. They may be old but they are still useful.

Gopher can be downloaded at: ftp://boombox.micro.umb.edu/pub/gopher

Lynx for windows can be downloaded at:
www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm

Have fun.