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Thank you so much for this amazing resource. One of my projects is a hyper-compatible framework that builds websites that span the compatibility spectrum from N

Thank you so much for this amazing resource. One of my projects is a hyper-compatible framework that builds websites that span the compatibility spectrum from Netscape 3.x to today's browsers, and this is very helpful.

OuterVale 27d ago
Oh, that is so great to hear. Glad to provide it! While writing I was very much thinking about it from the perspective of stripping things out, rather than incorporating legacy code for legacy contexts. Really interesting to think about that line of usage.
- forgotmypw17 27d ago
  I still generally avoid browser-specific hacks like these, aiming for lowest-common-denominator most-minimal HTML that still satisfies most browsers. However, now and then there's just no avoiding it. I am continuously in awe of the Web's decentralized and open nature that allows something like this to happen-- for one reasonably complex file/application to be compatible with 30 years of co-evolving client software written by many different developers and teams, much of it no longer supported.
hefner1456 24d ago
Dont forget the Sega Dreamcast Planet Web:)
- forgotmypw17 24d ago
  Based on what I just looked up, PlanetWeb 1.0-2.0 and 3.0 support HTML 3.2 and HTML 4.0, respectively, so it should work... I have not tested with this browser specifically, and it has no close relatives, but I've tested with enough mainstream and less mainstream browsers from that era to say this pretty confidently.
  - hefner1456 24d ago
    there are cool some features that let you scroll text or have a custom logo on the vmu and other cool stuff. Here are some links I keep around if your curious. https://web.archive.org/web/20241003101005/https://www.angelfire.com/pa3/VAMPMAN/krypt_dcinfo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20241003101005/https://www.angel... https://web.archive.org/web/20031205061600/http://dreamcast.planetweb.com/community/homepages/dcdesign.html https://web.archive.org/web/20031205061600/http://dreamcast.... https://web.archive.org/web/20181029115530/https://dreamcastarena.com/how-to-create-dreamcast-website-friendly https://web.archive.org/web/20181029115530/https://dreamcast... https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16378 https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16378 http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/infinitedream_HTTP_USER_AGENT.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/infinitedream_HTTP_USER_AGENT.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/jeffma_useragent.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/jeffma_useragent.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/browsermatrix.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/browsermatrix.html https://dreamcast.wiki/Development https://dreamcast.wiki/Development https://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47902 https://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47902 https://web.archive.org/web/20250713015510/http://pc.psilocybindreams.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250713015510/http://pc.psilocy... https://web.archive.org/web/20000521015744/http://tools.planetweb.com/wmhelp.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000521015744/http://tools.plan...

OuterVale 27d ago

Oh, that is so great to hear. Glad to provide it! While writing I was very much thinking about it from the perspective of stripping things out, rather than incorporating legacy code for legacy contexts. Really interesting to think about that line of usage.

forgotmypw17 27d ago
I still generally avoid browser-specific hacks like these, aiming for lowest-common-denominator most-minimal HTML that still satisfies most browsers. However, now and then there's just no avoiding it. I am continuously in awe of the Web's decentralized and open nature that allows something like this to happen-- for one reasonably complex file/application to be compatible with 30 years of co-evolving client software written by many different developers and teams, much of it no longer supported.

hefner1456 24d ago

Dont forget the Sega Dreamcast Planet Web:)

forgotmypw17 24d ago
Based on what I just looked up, PlanetWeb 1.0-2.0 and 3.0 support HTML 3.2 and HTML 4.0, respectively, so it should work... I have not tested with this browser specifically, and it has no close relatives, but I've tested with enough mainstream and less mainstream browsers from that era to say this pretty confidently.
- hefner1456 24d ago
  there are cool some features that let you scroll text or have a custom logo on the vmu and other cool stuff. Here are some links I keep around if your curious. https://web.archive.org/web/20241003101005/https://www.angelfire.com/pa3/VAMPMAN/krypt_dcinfo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20241003101005/https://www.angel... https://web.archive.org/web/20031205061600/http://dreamcast.planetweb.com/community/homepages/dcdesign.html https://web.archive.org/web/20031205061600/http://dreamcast.... https://web.archive.org/web/20181029115530/https://dreamcastarena.com/how-to-create-dreamcast-website-friendly https://web.archive.org/web/20181029115530/https://dreamcast... https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16378 https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16378 http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/infinitedream_HTTP_USER_AGENT.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/infinitedream_HTTP_USER_AGENT.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/jeffma_useragent.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/jeffma_useragent.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/browsermatrix.html http://kamui.cool/zz_lab/browsermatrix.html https://dreamcast.wiki/Development https://dreamcast.wiki/Development https://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47902 https://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47902 https://web.archive.org/web/20250713015510/http://pc.psilocybindreams.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250713015510/http://pc.psilocy... https://web.archive.org/web/20000521015744/http://tools.planetweb.com/wmhelp.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000521015744/http://tools.plan...