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Still renders correctly in Netscape Communicator 4.76. http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png

by drmpeg 7y ago

tomcam 7y ago
What a relief. I thought I was going to have to upgrade version 5.1 or something
- qw 7y ago
  Netscape 5 was never released. They skipped that version when they decided to focus on the Gecko engine (later used in Firefox). Netscape 6 was released using the new Gecko engine.
  - gibolt 7y ago
    Thus why upgrading is complicated. Requires writing the upgrade yourself
    - jacobush 7y ago
      If jwz had his way, 5.1 would have existed.
    - bballer 7y ago
      Almost spit out my coffee that was so funny.
sjrd 7y ago
But not on mobile nor with a modern Firefox' reader mode ...
- Zardoz84 7y ago
  The Firefox mobile that I have installed on my android phone, not have any issues with this page.
etaioinshrdlu 7y ago
Do you keep a copy of old Netscape in a VM (solaris no less) just for moments like these?
- drmpeg 7y ago
  I just happened to have that screenshot. If you look at the date over the picture of the Sun, it's 24 Jan 19. The primary reason for the SPARC emulation is to run an old MPEG-2 bitstream analyzer from the 90's. http://www.w6rz.net/motionvectors.png http://www.w6rz.net/motionvectors.png
  - tempy45 7y ago
    What do you use the bitstream analyzer for? And how would you read the image it produces?
    - drmpeg 7y ago
      Back then, it was used to develop algorithms for real-time MPEG-2 encoder silicon. It can also be used to look at strategies used by other encoders (for example, ffmpeg). MPEG-2 video is still being used today, so it's still relevant. Here's another screenshot showing the options available with the tool. You can switch between the picture (shown), macroblock type, macroblock quantization, number of bits per macroblock, motion vectors (shown in the previous screenshot) and coded block pattern. http://www.w6rz.net/ss5.png http://www.w6rz.net/ss5.png
      - RedWarrior 7y ago
        Is there a reason why you cannot switch to newer tools like StreamEye?
prox 7y ago
Thats just amazing! Nice backwards compatibility !

Still renders correctly in Netscape Communicator 4.76. http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png

by drmpeg 7y ago

Still renders correctly in Netscape Communicator 4.76. http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png http://www.w6rz.net/netscape.png

tomcam 7y ago

What a relief. I thought I was going to have to upgrade version 5.1 or something

qw 7y ago
Netscape 5 was never released. They skipped that version when they decided to focus on the Gecko engine (later used in Firefox). Netscape 6 was released using the new Gecko engine.
- gibolt 7y ago
  Thus why upgrading is complicated. Requires writing the upgrade yourself
  - jacobush 7y ago
    If jwz had his way, 5.1 would have existed.
  - bballer 7y ago
    Almost spit out my coffee that was so funny.

sjrd 7y ago

But not on mobile nor with a modern Firefox' reader mode ...

Zardoz84 7y ago
The Firefox mobile that I have installed on my android phone, not have any issues with this page.

etaioinshrdlu 7y ago

Do you keep a copy of old Netscape in a VM (solaris no less) just for moments like these?

drmpeg 7y ago
I just happened to have that screenshot. If you look at the date over the picture of the Sun, it's 24 Jan 19. The primary reason for the SPARC emulation is to run an old MPEG-2 bitstream analyzer from the 90's. http://www.w6rz.net/motionvectors.png http://www.w6rz.net/motionvectors.png
- tempy45 7y ago
  What do you use the bitstream analyzer for? And how would you read the image it produces?
  - drmpeg 7y ago
    Back then, it was used to develop algorithms for real-time MPEG-2 encoder silicon. It can also be used to look at strategies used by other encoders (for example, ffmpeg). MPEG-2 video is still being used today, so it's still relevant. Here's another screenshot showing the options available with the tool. You can switch between the picture (shown), macroblock type, macroblock quantization, number of bits per macroblock, motion vectors (shown in the previous screenshot) and coded block pattern. http://www.w6rz.net/ss5.png http://www.w6rz.net/ss5.png
    - RedWarrior 7y ago
      Is there a reason why you cannot switch to newer tools like StreamEye?

prox 7y ago

Thats just amazing! Nice backwards compatibility !