update readme to add Chromium

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## Usage ## Usage
1. [Download a WRP binary](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/) and run it on a machine that will become your WRP gateway/server. 1. [Download a WRP binary](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/) and run it on a machine that will become your WRP gateway/server.
This machine should be pretty modern, high spec and Google Chrome Browser is required to be preinstalled. This machine should be pretty modern, high spec and Google Chrome / Chromium Browser is required to be preinstalled.
2. Point your legacy browser to `http://address:port` of WRP server. Do not set or use it as a "proxy server". 2. Point your legacy browser to `http://address:port` of WRP server. Do not set or use it as a "proxy server".
3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click **Go**. 3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click **Go**.
4. Adjust your screen width/height/scale/#colors to fit in your old browser. 4. Adjust your screen width/height/scale/#colors to fit in your old browser.
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## Minimal Requirements ## Minimal Requirements
* Server/Gateway should run on a modern hardware/os that supports memory hungry Chrome. The Google Chrome Browser must be installed. * Server/Gateway requires modern, decent spec hardware and operating system that is supported by [Go language](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/MinimumRequirements) and Chrome/Chromium Browser, which must be installed.
* Client Browser needs to support `HTML FORMs` and `ISMAP`. Typically [Mosaic 2.0](http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/enabling/mosaic/versions) would be minimum version for forms. However ISMAP was supported since 0.6B, so if you manually enter url using `?url=...`, you can use the earlier version. * Client Browser needs to support `HTML FORMs` and `ISMAP`. Typically [Mosaic 2.0](http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/enabling/mosaic/versions) would be minimum version for forms. However ISMAP was supported since 0.6B, so if you manually enter url using `?url=...`, you can use the earlier version.
## Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting