NetLink Compatible Websites

Auto-Fox · Post by **Auto-Fox** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:40 pm

I'm wondering. According to a few people, there are certain sites which can still be accessed by a NetLink modem.
Can anyone make a list of these sites? It would be a great way to "test-drive" a newly purchased NetLink, or simply get more functionality out of it besides playing games.

Warp2063 · Post by **Warp2063** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:47 pm

Any site can be accessed by a NetLink modem and the PlanetWeb browser. However, most of the common web standards today didn't exist (or existed in an earlier form) back when it came out. Because of this, many(most) websites won't display as intended by the site authors. Unfortunately, unless some aspiring Saturn programmer out there develops a better web browser for it, there's not much we can do. And the system requirements for different sites are so much higher now than they were back then... it's unlikely that the Saturn would even be capable of running Flash, even if someone managed to create support for it. That and it would take forever to load anything via a 28.8kbps modem.

EliteKiller234 · Post by **EliteKiller234** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:32 am

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with Warp on that one. Saturn is best for gaming. If you have a Dreamcast or PS2, you can browse the web that way as well...

Isaac [GER] · Post by **Isaac [GER]** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:43 pm

Well, I mean its hell loading sites on a european Dreamcast with 33k modem, too. I dont think its that bad ;D Not everyone has a broadband i-net connection. (Why are you looking at me?) Browsing websites with less than 120k is just nostalgic xD

Warp2063 · Post by **Warp2063** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:57 pm

Isaac [GER] wrote:Well, I mean its hell loading sites on a european Dreamcast with 33k modem, too. I dont think its that bad ;D Not everyone has a broadband i-net connection. (Why are you looking at me?) Browsing websites with less than 120k is just nostalgic xD

Yeah, but back then you expected it, and pages were designed to require less bandwidth.

EliteKiller234 wrote:If you have a Dreamcast or PS2, you can browse the web that way as well...

Wait, you can browse the web on a PS2? I know you can on a PS3, but a PS2?

EliteKiller234 · Post by **EliteKiller234** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:02 pm

Warp2063 wrote:Wait, you can browse the web on a PS2? I know you can on a PS3, but a PS2?

Yeah, but It's better for UK users, the connection ping is off the roof for US! Mainly because the server is located in the UK lol.

Warp2063 · Post by **Warp2063** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:35 pm

I've never seen any browser software for the PS2...

JerryTerrifying · Post by **JerryTerrifying** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:16 am

Me either. Well there was the ps2 linux kit.

EliteKiller234 · Post by **EliteKiller234** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:41 am

Warp2063 wrote:I've never seen any browser software for the PS2...

That's because, it never hit the shores from Japan. EGBrowser BB is what the software is called. Then some UK web-designer made a web browser for PAL consoles, called Central Station. I never use it, because I don't live in the UK, and I get pinged out.

Warp2063 · Post by **Warp2063** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:38 am

Weird that it has to connect to a UK IP...

xDerekRx · Post by **xDerekRx** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:37 pm

EliteKiller234 wrote:Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with Warp on that one. Saturn is best for gaming. If you have a Dreamcast or PS2, you can browse the web that way as well...

I think this is understood. Viewing webpages on your Saturn would be more of a "cool look what the Saturn can do" type of thing.

Auto-Fox · Post by **Auto-Fox** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:57 am

That's pretty much what I meant.
What I'm asking is, what are the MOST compatible pages that the Saturn's PlanetWeb browser can view?

Warp2063 · Post by **Warp2063** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:46 am

Pretty much anything that is in plain HTML, with no flash, very limited/old Javascript, and no CSS. Images should probably be GIF. No large images.

xDerekRx · Post by **xDerekRx** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:23 pm

I havent used the browser yet. My brother works for a dial up ISP company so I might give it a try someday.

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