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    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Sun Sep 27 10:19:33 2020
    RE: low memory web browsers
    BY: All

    it seems microsoft is making windows 32 bit unsustainable where they drive us to the 64 bit version. I am wondering if there is any good low memory friendly web browsers aside from using a text browser.


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 28 18:10:45 2020
    On 27/09/2020 1:19 p.m., Matt Munson : All wrote:


    it seems microsoft is making windows 32 bit unsustainable
    where they drive us to the 64 bit version. I am wondering
    if there is any good low memory friendly web browsers
    aside from using a text browser.

    32-bit will be a problem in 2038. MS has not purposely planned it
    that way. It will affect all 32-bit OSes. I don't expect to have
    any 32-bit pcs operating at that time. But it may affect the folks
    who engage in retro/vintage computing.


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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 28 14:06:20 2020
    On 27 Sep 2020, Matt Munson said the following...

    I am wondering if there is any good low memory friendly web browsers
    aside from using a text browser.

    I would give Opera or Firefox a try.

    Depending on which site you read, one of these two always wins out over
    Chrome.

    That being said, you may also want to give the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium a try. I've been seeing some interesting benchmarks for this
    browser:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/

    Jay

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  • From LEE GREEN@1:102/401 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 28 13:47:26 2020
    it seems microsoft is making windows 32 bit unsustainable where they drive us
    to the 64 bit version. I am wondering if there is any good low memory friendly
    web browsers aside from using a text browser.

    I've been wanting to try out the new Chromium based browser from the
    makers (Piriform.com) of CCleaner, Dfraggler, Speccy, and Recuva but I
    haven't had the time. Let us know your results if you give it a try.

    No ads
    No tracking
    No junk
    Built-in security

    https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/browser

    I don't know why they don't mention it on their website of products.
    I don't know if it's 32/64bit they don't mention that.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to MATT MUNSON on Mon Sep 28 15:23:00 2020
    it seems microsoft is making windows 32 bit unsustainable where they drive us >to the 64 bit version. I am wondering if there is any good low memory friendly >web browsers aside from using a text browser.

    Is there a links2 version for Windows? I use it on a linux machine. There
    are some things it does not handle well, but it will render more than just text. Like I can go to the google home page and not notice much of a difference between it on links2 and it on chrome (other than some of the "advertising" type plugin stuff does not show up, which I like). It will display the doodles, for example.

    OTOH, I am pretty sure it does not work with youtube.

    Mike


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  • From Ben Collver@1:2320/105 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 28 21:15:24 2020
    Re: low memory web browsers
    By: Mike Powell to MATT MUNSON on Mon Sep 28 2020 15:23:00

    Is there a links2 version for Windows? I use it on a linux machine. There are some things it does not handle well, but it will render more than just text.

    Yes, there is a links2 for Windows: http://links.twibright.com/download/binaries/win32/

    For Youtube, you can use VLC and Youtube-dl: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html

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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to August Abolins on Mon Sep 28 21:30:38 2020
    RE: Re: low memory web browsers
    BY: August Abolins(2:221/360)


    32-bit will be a problem in 2038. MS has not purposely planned it
    that way. It will affect all 32-bit OSes. I don't expect to have
    any 32-bit pcs operating at that time. But it may affect the folks
    who engage in retro/vintage computing.
    We'll likely need 64 bit OS2 :)


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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Matt Munson on Fri Oct 2 21:39:44 2020
    Hello Matt!

    28 Sep 2020 21:30, Matt Munson wrote to August Abolins:

    any 32-bit pcs operating at that time. But it may affect the folks
    who engage in retro/vintage computing.
    We'll likely need 64 bit OS2 :)

    or linux ?


    Regards Benny

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