Somebody needs to make an internet explorer emu thingy forDC

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 11:55 pm

Read the subject....
We need one wiht the latest drivers and sutch so we can get the most out of browsing the internet, and now that msn has it so you can only use msn and internet explorer with their internet i need one but cant make one cuz i cant program. Dose one already exist?

XDelusion · Post by **XDelusion** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:31 am

You're asking for more than what you realize, and more trouble than what you realize.

Just what I need, a program that will crash my DC every five seconds!

I wish we had a more advanced Web Browser as well, AIM, ICQ, and IRC support would be sweet as well...

...anyhow we almost got modem drivers, and some of us have Broad Band adaptors (they are being made again you know), who knows, maybe someone with coding skillz might decide to do us all a favor some day and write or port something kool for us to play with.

Polymira · Post by **Polymira** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 4:24 am

In order to run IE on the dc, you would ned to emulate so much (basicly all pc companents)...

I have NO idea what you were talking about with MSN...

AND, a port of mozilla.. or a derivative of it would be nice, but ... mozilla is bloated... long live lynx! =p

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 4:42 am

It can't be ported because we don't have the source code. If you want a better browser than the one you already have, then take a look at fatheadpi's Browser Project.

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 8:42 am

Basically, you want a homebrew web browser. Possible, but it's not likely to happen. It's pretty hard to code a web browser from scratch, and all open-source ones require more resources than the DC has. So, unless someone who likes coding browsers has a couple of months free, it'll probably never happen.

XDelusion · Post by **XDelusion** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 12:07 pm

Perhaps someday one of the browsers on the Amiga will go open source? They at least were coded as a browser should be coded, compact and resource friendly.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:55 pm

XDelusion, your avatar is huge

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 5:17 pm

Xylene wrote:XDelusion, your avatar is huge

That's the same bug that's made some avatars too small - just an issue to do with the upgrade.

XDelusion · Post by **XDelusion** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 1:01 am

All the girls tell me that.

gamecube4789 · Post by **gamecube4789** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 9:25 am

Has anyone ever heard of Trillian? It is a chatting program that lets you log onto AIM, MSN, YAHOO, ICQ all on the same buddy list....i think it is homemade and if that was open source....could we port it?

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 9:51 am

as far as i know, anyone on the internet has heard of trillian, and you say "if it was opensource" well its not, so dont even ask. kid, if you want aim so bad on dc, get coding.