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Jake - 2022-01-21 8:00 PM
Yeah, I usually use netfront more for the readable fonts but IE is actually faster, I think.
Jake
I don't know where to download netfront... I still remember that old cease and desist issue in 2007
... so I doubt its here.
Regarding the retro-browser
WRP: fairly good for static sites with few pics. works well with HPCFactor and Wikipedia.
Since it doesn't use the PIE web proxy option, it is more work to enter url in a text box and there are tricks such as by appending URL's such as : https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xyz ...where xyz is what you wish to view. For this site :
https://hpcfactor/forums brings up forum page.
Many pages are too much if taken as a whole... especially for stock J720 with 32Mb..they are GIF image files with an overlay map of the links.
Here's the setup for WRP on the RasPi:
from the following from site:
https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/
download:
wrp-arm-linux (to downloads folder)
then in xterminal
cd /Downloads
and make it executable:
sudo chmod +x wrp-arm-linux
For the J720 32Mb I suggest start it with this in terminal:
./wrp-arm-linux -g 640x0x64
this sizes the screen to 640 with full length webpage and 64k dittered colors... use 256 if better quality desired, etc.
(or -g 640x18000x64 and use x-factor of 0.9 or less to shrink pixels if above won't render... play around till it works for you, you can change it on the fly for specific web pages if needed
).
Also, in PIE4 under view/options: max out the cache size... seems to help with large web pages.
I have tried this with Aironet 340 open wifi to...open esp8266 wifi-repeater
(192.168.4.1
) to WPA2 to home router assigned ip... to RasPi wpa2 on home router. It works with lags and chokes up on big pages... but gets you online again with limitation. Should work with WinCE 2.0, J680, MP800 etc... expect slower and more restrictions... I will report back.
I've also used the NE2000 ethernet to the IOGear ethernet2Wifi adapter which is direct WPA2 to home router and thus RasPi. Faster but bulkier with dongles, cables, adapter + battery or ac power.
I will try out Jakes Retro-browser on my Windows 10 laptop... its way faster than any RasPi... and report back.
The retro-browser programs are a very useful addition, it's great to have access to Wikipedia again, and HPCFactor using our old Aironet 340 wifi cards + esp8266... combined with instant "on/off"... but as you might surmise that does not compare to the full featured devuan-to-RasPi alternative, from which this is being posted.
(as some might say: Perfection is the enemy of Good
).
joval from a J720/devuan/ ethernet2wpa2_wifi /RasPi 3B+/Firefox Hybrid HPC... again
Edited by joval 2022-01-22 6:04 PM