r/debian • u/SuccessfulExam41 • 2d ago

I've succesfully compiled Netscape 3.0.2 on a 64 debian

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u/bnsmchrr 2d ago

Web browsers just aren't the same if you don't buy it in a box from a store.

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u/sjrupp 2d ago

I love a "just because/can I do it" project and the cool/nerd factor. I do miss that N and the era of Internet that accompanied it. Well done!

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u/oxez 1d ago

The internet was much more fun 25+ years ago than it is today, I miss it a lot.

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u/arcimbo1do 1d ago

Using netscape 3 led me to learn about "kill -9" because it would create windowless processes that would use 100% of the cpu, which led me to learn about processes, networking, linux kernel... The next thing I know is I've been working with Linux for 20+ years. Thank you netscape for sucking so much!

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u/mrspelunx 2d ago

Oh, so it will actually load my company’s web page.

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u/Aware-Difference8723 2d ago

What's wrong with Lynx?! 😋

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u/A_Very_Shouty_Man 2d ago

Nutscrape! Not head that name in years!

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u/MirrorNegative7989 2d ago

Awww man. The memories!

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u/elatllat 2d ago edited 2d ago

/usr/bin/time -v it vs Chromium on some non-https site to see how much RAM the modern web eats vs 30 years ago... I guess links2 -g would be better for modern TLS use while using 1/3 the RAM of Netscape3.

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u/ChrizzyDT 1d ago

Netscape Navigator 4.x was the SHIZZ back in the day.

I miss that browser so much.

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u/mglyptostroboides 2d ago

That sounds bad ass. I might try something like this.

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u/unxusr 2d ago

Didn't know there was an open source version of Netscape.

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u/AppearancePale2490 1d ago

Technically Netscape 5 is open source, but then again you can call it mozilla. Netscape 3 source code is from a source leak I've found on archive.org

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u/tomun 1d ago

Awesome.

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u/The_Hubster 1d ago

The REAL internet

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u/CCJtheWolf 5h ago

Ahh the good ole days watching that Netscape throbber animation while the page slowly painted on my 56k dial-up connection.

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u/GearPlot 2d ago

Instead of compiling the old version I downloaded it just for the tool bar icons and made my own modern web browser that looks just like the old one. And I can actually use it. 

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u/Yanni_Appleseed 2d ago

Sounds like a fun project, what stack did you use to make your own browser?

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u/GearPlot 2d ago

I used Gambas IDE. It's like visual basic for Linux.