> MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine.
Honestly this sounds like a pretty great way to experience the modern web on modern computers too.
Was great to see the video[0] you did (and production quality, humor, etc) showcasing MacProxy Plus. As the BlueSCSI maintainer it's always exciting to see it being used the wild in cool new things like this!
> Type a URL that doesn't exist into the address bar, and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet will interpret the domain and any query parameters to generate an imagined version of that page on the fly. Each HTTP request is serialized and sent to the AI, along with the full HTML of the last 3 pages you visited, allowing you to explore a vast, interconnected, alternate reality Internet where the only limit is your imagination.
That feature was inspired by an existing website, https://websim.ai/ . Definitely worth checking out, and a lot more feature rich than the vintage Macintosh version.
Oh this looks perfect! I kind of intended to make something like this, but now I don't have to. Looking forward to replacing my macproxy with this to try it out :)
The browser I'm using (MacWeb 2.0) has its own proxy config (you can see it in the demonstration video around 3:27), but you can also enable a proxy at the system level using Internet Config (click Firewalls, check "Use HTTP Proxy", then enter the server address and port in the text field).
It's been a while, but from what I recall with early Macs apps like mail clients and browsers would have their own proxy settings rather than any system-wide setting, so you'd set the proxy in Netscape (or whatever).
> MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine.
Honestly this sounds like a pretty great way to experience the modern web on modern computers too.
If your browser lets you configure a proxy server, it should work!
Was great to see the video[0] you did (and production quality, humor, etc) showcasing MacProxy Plus. As the BlueSCSI maintainer it's always exciting to see it being used the wild in cool new things like this!
[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1v1gWLHcOk
Thanks again for your contributions! The BlueSCSI is a fantastic little device. I've really enjoyed playing with it.
> Type a URL that doesn't exist into the address bar, and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet will interpret the domain and any query parameters to generate an imagined version of that page on the fly. Each HTTP request is serialized and sent to the AI, along with the full HTML of the last 3 pages you visited, allowing you to explore a vast, interconnected, alternate reality Internet where the only limit is your imagination.
I want to try this.
That feature was inspired by an existing website, https://websim.ai/ . Definitely worth checking out, and a lot more feature rich than the vintage Macintosh version.
thanks!
i really don't like that it wants me to login with my google credentials just to play with it.
Oh this looks perfect! I kind of intended to make something like this, but now I don't have to. Looking forward to replacing my macproxy with this to try it out :)
Thanks for checking it out! Hope it works out well for you.
How do you configure System 6 or 7 to use a proxy?
The browser I'm using (MacWeb 2.0) has its own proxy config (you can see it in the demonstration video around 3:27), but you can also enable a proxy at the system level using Internet Config (click Firewalls, check "Use HTTP Proxy", then enter the server address and port in the text field).
It's been a while, but from what I recall with early Macs apps like mail clients and browsers would have their own proxy settings rather than any system-wide setting, so you'd set the proxy in Netscape (or whatever).
Oh wow I saw this on reddit the other day. Now to find an affordable vintage mac.
If you're patient (and willing to do some repair work) you can sometimes find reasonably priced fixer-uppers on eBay.