Hi,
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms. I
want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard as
I can
The RetroChallenge blog site is here.
http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/
On 07/02/2015 03:26 PM, Terry Stewart wrote:
Hi,
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms. I
want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard as
I can
The RetroChallenge blog sit
I have been using Mosaic on my OpenVMS system, almost unusable, but fun.
It's more important in this day and age to keep up with the web publishing
standards than maintain backward compatibility. Google penalizes sites
that are not mobile friendly in their rankings. If you can't be found,
what's
> Subject: Re: How many use old browsers (e.g. =< Netscape 4 or IE 6) as their
> ONLY source of web content?
I didn't see the original of this, probably (based on the headers)
because it was sent through gmail. But, assuming the Subject: is an
accurate guide to the content, I ma
Terry,
On Jul 2, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Terry Stewart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project ….The
> question is, how many guys like us, those who dabble with old tech, are
> likely to use ancient browsers as their ONLY source of web content. I
> suspect not many. Should I worry a
Just a data point but I'll probably continue to maintain my personal page
in HTML 3.2 as long as the technology will let me get away with it :O No
need for all that fancy new-fangled stuff ... and it's nice to have at
least one ready-made demo for browsing the Web on my older machines :O
Best,
Se
Thanks for all those replies, and feedback on what the test page looked
like on various devices. Much appreciated.
I see there are various views as expected. I guess it depends on what I
want the website to do in the end. One of the reasons I'm doing this is
more to make sure the pages are ok fo
>
> The website does have a few articles and resources of interest to vintage
> computer hobbyists, which I wouldn't want to make inaccessible. The
> question is, how many guys like us, those who dabble with old tech, are
> likely to use ancient browsers as their ONLY source of web content. I
> su
Here is a simple example that replaces tables with div tags. I am in the
process of migrating this site to html5
http://dev.matlackflorist.com/test.html
Bill
On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Terry Stewart
wrote:
> Thanks for all those replies, and feedback on what the test page looked
> like o
>> On a related note, I'd be interested if anyone on the list CAN'T
>> read this page properly:
>> http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/temp.html
Well, define "properly". Lynx gives me ("| " prefix added manually for
email purposes)
| Just a test page - p
>Terry Stewart wrote:
Hi,
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms. I
want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard as
I can
The RetroChallenge blog site is here.
http://www.
On Thu, 2 Jul 2015, william degnan wrote:
> I have been using Mosaic on my OpenVMS system, almost unusable, but fun.
I have Mozilla Seamonkey on my OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 box and it is only slightly
more usable than Mosaic in this the 21st century. I would like to port
firefox to VMS but that would t
>Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Terry Stewart wrote:
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile
platforms. I
want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5
standard as
I can
T
>It loads up fine using Mozilla/5.0 or SWB V1.1-12 based on Seamonkey
1.1.12 (or
>..
>Looks grand in Lynx too. Highlighting "IBM XT" and pressing enter
downloads
>the picture and displays it using XV as expected.
Great, thanks Peter.
--
>Well, def
I can't imagine using NS 4 as my ONLY browser--I've tried, but there
will always be a web site using more modern elements that won't render
correctly.
So people use IE6 on their Windows 7/8 machines as their ONLY browsers?
Wow--I'm surprised that your employer allows that.
I'm always resear
> So people use IE6 on their Windows 7/8 machines as their ONLY
> browsers? Wow--I'm surprised that your employer allows that.
What's my (putative) employer got to do with it? My employer does not
get to tell me what I may or may not use for what little Web browsing I
do on my own time on my own
ut I
don't do non-work stuff that way.
The topic was "How many use old browsers (e.g. =< Netscape 4 or IE 6) as
their ONLY source of web content?"
If you do web browsing at work on anything other than an old browser, it
would seem that you violate the spirit of the topic.
At
On 7/3/2015 4:33 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I can't imagine using NS 4 as my ONLY browser--I've tried, but there
will always be a web site using more modern elements that won't render
correctly.
So people use IE6 on their Windows 7/8 machines as their ONLY browsers?
Wow--I'm surprised that your em
>> What's my (putative) employer got to do with it? [...]
> The topic was "How many use old browsers (e.g. =< Netscape 4 or IE 6)
> as their ONLY source of web content?"
> If you do web browsing at work on anything other than an old browser,
> it would see
On Fri, Jul 03, 2015 at 10:26:35AM +1200, Terry Stewart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
> classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms. I
> want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard as
> I can
>Loads and looks acceptable under:
>...
Thanks Tomaz,
I've finalised the site now and it's wearing it's new clothes at
http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/index.htm
Actually, it's more that it's wearing it's new undergarments as I've
haven't changed the design in any radical way. It's g
>Liam Proven wrote:
On 3 July 2015 at 18:22, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
I understand that Netscape has been replaced by Mozilla. HOWEVER,
since CHROME seems to be the most widely used, would CHROME
be able to support the retention of ALL of my old e-mails and posts
from usenet? Over the past 1
>Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Terry Stewart wrote:
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile
platforms. I
want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5
standard as
I can
The RetroChallenge blog si
On 07/03/2015 11:22 AM, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
I understand that Netscape has been replaced by Mozilla.
HOWEVER,
since CHROME seems to be the most widely used, would CHROME
be able to support the retention of ALL of my old e-mails
and posts
from usenet? Over the past 15 years, I probably hav
On 3 July 2015 at 18:22, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
> I understand that Netscape has been replaced by Mozilla. HOWEVER,
> since CHROME seems to be the most widely used, would CHROME
> be able to support the retention of ALL of my old e-mails and posts
> from usenet? Over the past 15 years, I probably
On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Terry Stewart
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
> classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms.
> I want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard
> as I can
>
>
Since
>Terry Stewart wrote:
On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Terry Stewart
wrote:
Hi,
I'm engaged in a Retrochallenge project where I'm recoding my
classic-computers.org.nz site to make it suitable for mobile platforms.
I want to modernise the code as well, making it as close to HTML5 standard
as
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