MicroWeb
DOS Web browser for 8088 class machines (by jhhoward)
retro-proxy
A https to http proxy that allow old browsers to access modern sites, with conversion and compression options. (by DrKylstein)
MicroWeb | retro-proxy | |
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19 | 8 | |
419 | 98 | |
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8.9 | 2.8 | |
11 days ago | about 2 months ago | |
C++ | JavaScript | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
MicroWeb
Posts with mentions or reviews of MicroWeb.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-06.
- MicroWeb 2.0 – DOS web browser for Intel 8088
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NetSurf Web Browser
MicroWeb[0] similarly provides a DOS web browser that works on CGA today.
0. https://github.com/jhhoward/MicroWeb
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Browsing the web on my turbo xt
Microweb, a browser designed to be run on 8088 machines
- Web browsing over WiFi with an HP 95LX palmtop computer
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Hacker News top posts: Dec 31, 2021
MicroWeb DOS web browser – for 8088 systems\ (7 comments)
- MicroWeb DOS web browser – for 8088 systems
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Browsing Reddit on an Intel 8088, using a modem from the 1960s
Thanks to jhhoward for their work on [Microweb](https://github.com/jhhoward/MicroWeb)
Thanks to jhhoward for their work on Microweb
- I made it work!!
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Checking Reddit on an Intel 8088 running Windows 1.04 on a modem from the 1960s
In another video I have the laptop connect directly to Reddit using a browser called Microweb instead, though in that case it's actually connecting to a proxy running on the server that handles translation of https to http.
retro-proxy
Posts with mentions or reviews of retro-proxy.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-25.
- Internet explorer cannot display the webpage (Windows XP, Vista)
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Just got Windows 3.11 onto the Internet! Netscape Navigator 2.02 (Google crashed the browser)
https://theoldnet.com/ https://github.com/tenox7/wrp https://github.com/DrKylstein/retro-proxy
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Taking the Color Classic online in 2022
Retro-proxy is the biggest contributor. It handles https to http, strips out javascript and css, resizes images a bit, and minifies html. It helps a lot.
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Surfing the net on the Color Classic
Net traffic is being proxied through retro-proxy to handle SSL and minifying some of the content. Details of the in-house 'ISP' I'm using can be found here.
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Best Proxy Approach for DOS Machine?
I have Linux computers and a Windows 10 mothership and have looked at https://github.com/DrKylstein/retro-proxy but there's very little documentation and I can't even tell if Retro Proxy provides a proxy address, let alone makes it available to the DOS machine.
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Browsing Reddit on an Intel 8088, using a modem from the 1960s
Also thanks to DrKylestein for [Retro Proxy](https://github.com/DrKylstein/retro-proxy)
Also thanks to DrKylestein for Retro Proxy
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The Dialup Home Lab: Featuring the Cobalt Qube 2
On the server mgetty is configured for normal tty access, but also to support /AutoPPP/, which kicks off a pppd session and allows machines to connect via PPP like any dial-up internet provider. net.ipv4.forward is set to 1, and ipfwadm is set up to forward traffic. The server acts as a router, doing NAT for the dial-up client. Works great, though I do have browservice and retro-proxy servers running on a VM to handle https -> http and/or rendering for websites too modern for older browsers.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing MicroWeb and retro-proxy you can also consider the following projects:
puppy-browser - An example implementation of a tiny Web browser for educational purposes.
browservice - Browservice: Browse the modern web on historical browsers
eurorack-cpu - A CPU implemented in a modular synthesizer
wrp - Web Rendering Proxy: Use vintage, historical, legacy browsers on modern web
qt-ultralight-browser - Ultra-lightweight web browser based on Qt Ultralight webview, powered by Ultralight HTML renderer
vintage-computer-wifi-modem - TheOldNet.com WIFI Modem Emulator
PortableGL - An implementation of OpenGL 3.x-ish in clean C
nux - Node-webkit web browser