Filed under: Macintosh, Open Source, Browsers
Hot new Mozilla browser released for ... Mac OS 9?
by Jay Hathaway Jul 10th 2009 at 7:00AM
Here at Download Squad, we're always excited to report on the latest browsers. In recent months, we've seen some impressive updates to Firefox, Safari and Opera, and the debut of Chrome. Those are all great, but do any of them run on Mac OS 9? Classilla, a Mozilla variant, brings the hottest new browser technology to an unsupported (but fondly remembered) old OS. Classilla comes from the recognition that old PowerMacs could still have some life in them if they had a browser that supported current web technologies. Instead of Mozilla's current Gecko rendering engine, Classilla uses Clecko, an engine that forked off from Gecko when Mozilla stopped developing for the Mac OS 9/Classic environment. Although you won't be able to view every webpage in Classilla, it's an open source project that aims to continue updating for better security and standards-compliance.
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Jordan said 11:47AM on 7-10-2009
Great. The 2 people out there using OS9 can now have an updated browser.
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Mark said 12:28PM on 7-10-2009
What a pointless comment. Do you honestly believe that no one out there still has a classic Mac up and running? I still use my Powerbook 1400c, so having an up to date browser is pretty nice.
Jordan said 11:49AM on 7-10-2009
Great. The 2 people out there using OS9 can now have an updated browser.
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macsobel said 1:51PM on 7-10-2009
I'm really glad for this. This let's my old Powermac G3 useful while letting me fill up the rest of the space with classic games!
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