Re:Hacking the Nintendo DSi Browser
by mod50ack on Friday March 03, 2023 @04:17PM
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The DSi Browser was an updated version of that original DS Browser. Don't know if it was based on the old port, or if it was redone. The DSi was more capable than the original DS, and the browser had to be redone because the old GBA-slot RAM cart was no longer supported. They switched the base to a considerably newer version of Opera. As a major advantage, the browser actually shipped with the DSi, making it much more useful than the two-cartridge getup necessary for the original DS (which, in the end, very few people ended up getting for that system).
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Re:Hacking the Nintendo DSi Browser
by Wowfunhappy on Friday March 03, 2023 @05:55PM
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The DSi browser was also actually good. I preferred it (by a mile) to the 3DS browser. Actually, I liked it more than the browser on my iPod Touch, because it used the dual screens to make it easier to browse websites formatted for desktops. (Responsive design wasn't a thing yet).
The original DS browser, by contrast, was an unbelievably slow nightmare. I'm sure they did what they could with the hardware that was available. But the result was barely usable.