On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Michael Polak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > I am ready to cooperate with ASM wizards on writing really super-optimized > web browser. I have learnt lot of HTML rendering tricks which can help > them - but I need my algorithms to be rewritten in ASM, preferably 386 ASM > which would directly address memory above 1 MB. > > 2) Arachne failed to "recycle" old 386 and 486 machines all over the > world. Computer industry dropped the prices of new PCs, thanks to many > Pentium clones (AMD and Cyrix). So there were only few people who really > felt the need for DOS web browser... I don't like Windows even on Pentium > II or III, but I must admit that they are usable. Arachne was written > because Windows were not usable on 386s... > > <snip> > > But: what about browser written completely in ASM ? I can't do that, I > must warn you. But I can provide group which would start doing something > like that with lot of know how. I can make the HTML rendering code of > Arachne open sourced, like Mozilla is. > > <snip> Yes Yes Yes. This is the best news I've heard in a long time. I have always felt that the true potential of Arachne lies in such a project and that it could prove to be a major milestone in software development. You mentioned a long time ago that Arachne coded in ASM would be a great thing, but that it would be too expensive. An open-sourced project might attract the necessary talent. (If I could write ASM, I'd volunteer in a second) And there are still plenty of machines that could be easily recycled if they could run a graphical browser at a decent speed. Do it! Binky
