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Re:Browser Bloat (1996) by jupiter2 on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @02:45AM (#12387992)
> Assuming the original version even runs anymore, you should fire it up and see how it compares to a modern web browser.

It doesn't do too well: http://oldweb.today/

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Re:Browser Bloat (1996) by kristianc on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @05:18AM (#12388494)
Wonderful link - thanks!

Found this alarmingly prescient piece on the BBC site from 2000:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/874419.stm

'The next generation of mobile phones will make it much easier for the police to carry out covert surveillance of citizens, say civil liberty campaigners.'

Hmm, I wonder how that will play out...

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Re:Browser Bloat (1996) by 72deluxe on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @05:07AM (#12388459)
Absolutely fascinating site, thanks! I felt incredibly nostalgic loading Netscape on Mac OS and using those squidgy grey menus. Wow do I suddenly feel old and miss those old simple machines (the OS version is 7.5.5).
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