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i,m working on a project which hits all your points, including compatibility back to netscape 2.0 and ie 3.0.


I find it curious why you are supporting such old browsers. Apart from "its cool" is there any market reason for it? Like are there really people out there using netscape 2.0? Or is it a side effect of your minimal technology? But that sounds limiting unnecessarily, you know?


a. i believe in the any browser philosphy.

b. i think every browser is worth it, and some of these classics are very nice.

c. it,s not very limiting because html and js allow for progressive enhancement.

i started out wanting to just be accessible. then i saw a cool exhibit at mfa with beige boxes, win95, netscape 3, and older web creations.

i realized it wouldn,t be that hard, i wanted to support nn3 for classic retro reasons.

then i realized that with a few tweaks, i can cover the whole range.

i really want to be able to say, yes, it will work with your device.

i have older ipads i can still use for writing now.


I think that poster was being sarcastic


no, i was not being sarcastic, and i have the screenshots and demo videos to prove it.


You mean your qdb.us project? It's cool, but I don't think it's very user friendly.


i agree, i,m still working on the ui. qdb will be upgraded to a newer version soon.




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