The best replacement for links is lynx.

The best alternatives to links are rated as following:
★★★★★  lynx
★★★★  buttons
★★★  elinks
★★  relative links
★★  patties
★★  golf course
★★  soft links
★★  rechts
★★  w3m
★  hard links
★  resources
★  absolute links
★  external links
★  linkages
★  hyperlinks
★  absolute
★  tony matterhorn
★  acn
  slim jim
  golf courses
  attachments
  torrents
  parkland
  favorites

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Speaking about links, one probably shouldn't forget about images.

Other search terms related to links and their ratings are:
★★★★★ images
★★★ anchor text
★★ google
★ reciprocal
★ stp
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