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Show HN: MacSurf, a web browser port of Netsurf for Mac OS 9 with native TLS (github.com)
3 points by mplsllc 20 days ago
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What a cool project! The homepage for this is really quite slick, and gives me some nostalgia for the Mac OS 9 days (maybe it's just the font choices in places):

https://macsurf.org/

While I tend not to use Mac OS 9 much anymore, I do have a Pismo G3 that runs it and still has a 9.x install, so I might give this a go sometime. I'm definitely interested in being able to make old machines useful.

NetSurf itself is also very cool. I often run it even on my modern ThinkPad X1 machines when checking the compatibility of my websites, or just for a calmer browsing experience.

Too bad it’s not both TLS 1.2 and 1.3… and yet… holy shit.

I have a 2002 mirrored drive door G4 with dual 1.25Ghz CPUs - the last fully compatible with 9.2.2 directly on the iron - and I’ll be eagerly trying this browser out when I set it up later this year.

YET for sure, I will be working on that as well. I've done well with not assuming what is possible so far, so I will keep that attitude.
I can now say it's also 1.3.
Man, I would love an up to date version of Cyberdog!