IBrowse 2.4 is it dead - Page 2

Bamiga2002 · 03 December 2014, 13:23

Well it works, but it looks...white

daxb · 03 December 2014, 13:40

I can confirm that the froum works/looks good with IB2.4 (image loading disabled here for faster load). However, I don`t know how it shall look. The mobile mode was very bad when I tried compared to normal mode.

Sir_Lucas · 03 January 2016, 18:55

I hope someday IBrowse 2.5 or better IBrowse 3.0 sees the 68k world. Now that Vampire is availbale and fast it makes more sense

What's your opinion guys?

zekstra · 04 January 2016, 15:28

There's no point to code IBrowse for m68k cpus, because they are not powerfull enough.
Javascript is painfully slow. I haven't checked html5 stuff because I sold my 060 long time ago.
Anything below 060@66 is pointless.
I think it's time to go with new Amigas. They are the future.
Let we maintain good memories of old ones.
Cheers!

Sir_Lucas · 04 January 2016, 17:58

Well, Vampire is a good example of a device being faster than the fastest 060/80 turbo board. I believe it's just a start. Things are going to be better from now on. So, there is still hope in 68k world.

Retrofan · 04 January 2016, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir_Lucas

Well, Vampire is a good example of a device being faster than the fastest 060/80 turbo board. I believe it's just a start. Things are going to be better from now on. So, there is still hope in 68k world.

+1. And also WinUAE could perfectly run html5 on IBrowse 68k.

zekstra · 05 January 2016, 09:44

Vampire upgrade might be extended life for m68k machines, but it's A600 upgrade.
What about A1200? Or other Amigas...
I viewed some youtube compares, A1200+accelerator vs A600+Vampire.
It seems like none wins.
I don't think it is possible to optimise SW for Vampire. As I saw (maybe I'm wrong) it is LC040 core @150MHz.
Personally, I'd love to have it for my A1200.

BTW, It's NEW HARDWARE. It'll last more than any old Blizzy or Apollo.

Sir_Lucas · 05 January 2016, 20:55

Have you seen this one?

I'd love to see new IBrowse 2.5 running Vampire.

zekstra · 06 January 2016, 08:49

Very powerfull A600.
My 060 with Mediator 1200TX+9250 did the same job in AOS3.9.
Anyway, new hardware is always welcome.

Price is more than affordable.

jPV · 07 January 2016, 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devlin

Out of curiousity - I own a boxed version of IBrowse - is the key provided with that the sort that would be compatible with the latest current version?

I had second hand boxed IBrowse (1.x) and there were upgrade offers to 2.x. I did upgrade it and got second keyfile... so, with upgraded version you have two keyfiles, IBrowse1Key and IBrowse2Key, in your dir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Well it works, but it looks...white

EAB never worked that well with IBrowse, and that's why I didn't register here until late days, and then really started to use only after getting OWB for MorphOS

I rather used other Amiga sites which did work fine with IBrowse until then.

jPV · 14 March 2016, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrawberryF

IBrowse is good but so outdated that many sites fail to display.

Lack of CSS support is the biggest reason. Before CSS times it was pretty good with all sites, but then suddenly when CSS became popular, it obsoleted IBrowse quite drastically.

And adding CSS support would require a total rewrite of the rendering engine.. and would real 68k CPUs be fast enough for it? So...

But anyway, GUI and feature wise IBrowse is a real gem, and luckily Odyssey on next gen systems cloned the best features of it, so browsing feels like home on new systems

Retrofan · 04 June 2017, 16:31

Quote:

1 Apr 2017 IBrowse 2.5 FAQ and History Log - No fools here :-)
As we move closer towards a new IBrowse release, we've updated the FAQ a little and uploaded an unedited history log of all the changes made since IBrowse 2.4 was released (these will both be updated at various times in the future as development continues).

http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/faq.php

Edit: BTW, with the latest AmiSSL now it is possible to manage your Gmail account on the miggy using IBrowse.

Sir_Lucas · 04 June 2017, 18:42

Yes, that's right. I've been testing that myself as well. Here's the proof.

trixster · 09 June 2017, 11:21

It's a shame netsurf on 68k is still so slow even with fast 060 and rtg

Sir_Lucas · 12 June 2017, 09:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

It's a shame netsurf on 68k is still so slow even with fast 060 and rtg

Yes, it is. Hopefully, it gets faster in the future. In the meantime I look forward to IBrowse 2.5

Mr-Z · 12 June 2017, 09:18

I'm still on the Ibrowse mailinglist and from time to time it is still being used.
From what I've read 2.5 will not include any major updates like CSS and all.
2.5 will be more of a cleanup so Ibrowse is easier to port to different Amiga systems.

Sir_Lucas · 12 June 2017, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr-Z

I'm still on the Ibrowse mailinglist and from time to time it is still being used.
From what I've read 2.5 will not include any major updates like CSS and all.
2.5 will be more of a cleanup so Ibrowse is easier to port to different Amiga systems.

Well, that's always something. From what I've read there's going to be a release for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4.x

http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/faq.php

https://twitter.com/IBrowseAmiga

Retrofan · 12 June 2017, 12:18

http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/history.php

trixster · 25 June 2017, 01:37

This'll come out the day after phase5 guy re-releases a bunch of accelerators, and the week before Elbox ship the sharkppc...

Retrofan · 25 June 2017, 02:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

This'll come out the day after phase5 guy re-releases a bunch of accelerators, and the week before Elbox ship the sharkppc...

Do you want this thread to be closed?. Please let us -believers- be.

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03 December 2014, 13:23	#21
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Well it works, but it looks...white

03 December 2014, 13:40	#22
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	I can confirm that the froum works/looks good with IB2.4 (image loading disabled here for faster load). However, I don`t know how it shall look. The mobile mode was very bad when I tried compared to normal mode.

03 January 2016, 18:55	#23
Sir_Lucas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 668	I hope someday IBrowse 2.5 or better IBrowse 3.0 sees the 68k world. Now that Vampire is availbale and fast it makes more sense What's your opinion guys?

04 January 2016, 15:28	#24
zekstra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pozarevac/Serbia Age: 45 Posts: 16	There's no point to code IBrowse for m68k cpus, because they are not powerfull enough. Javascript is painfully slow. I haven't checked html5 stuff because I sold my 060 long time ago. Anything below 060@66 is pointless. I think it's time to go with new Amigas. They are the future. Let we maintain good memories of old ones. Cheers!

04 January 2016, 17:58	#25
Sir_Lucas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 668	Well, Vampire is a good example of a device being faster than the fastest 060/80 turbo board. I believe it's just a start. Things are going to be better from now on. So, there is still hope in 68k world.

05 January 2016, 09:44	#27
zekstra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pozarevac/Serbia Age: 45 Posts: 16	Vampire upgrade might be extended life for m68k machines, but it's A600 upgrade. What about A1200? Or other Amigas... I viewed some youtube compares, A1200+accelerator vs A600+Vampire. It seems like none wins. I don't think it is possible to optimise SW for Vampire. As I saw (maybe I'm wrong) it is LC040 core @150MHz. Personally, I'd love to have it for my A1200. BTW, It's NEW HARDWARE. It'll last more than any old Blizzy or Apollo.

05 January 2016, 20:55	#28
Sir_Lucas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 668	Have you seen this one? I'd love to see new IBrowse 2.5 running Vampire.

06 January 2016, 08:49	#29
zekstra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pozarevac/Serbia Age: 45 Posts: 16	Very powerfull A600. My 060 with Mediator 1200TX+9250 did the same job in AOS3.9. Anyway, new hardware is always welcome. Price is more than affordable.

04 June 2017, 18:42	#33
Sir_Lucas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 668	Yes, that's right. I've been testing that myself as well. Here's the proof.

09 June 2017, 11:21	#34
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	It's a shame netsurf on 68k is still so slow even with fast 060 and rtg

12 June 2017, 09:18	#36
Mr-Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Netherlands Posts: 80	I'm still on the Ibrowse mailinglist and from time to time it is still being used. From what I've read 2.5 will not include any major updates like CSS and all. 2.5 will be more of a cleanup so Ibrowse is easier to port to different Amiga systems.

12 June 2017, 12:18	#38
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/history.php

25 June 2017, 01:37	#39
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	This'll come out the day after phase5 guy re-releases a bunch of accelerators, and the week before Elbox ship the sharkppc...

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