XKCD's Netscape Navigator Requirements

Conversation started Nov 26, 2020 at 21:57.

bertieb

Nov 26, 2020 21:57

I always wonder if anyone's tried browsing his site in a browser conforming to his strange, conflicting recommendations

> xkcd.com is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an Apple IIGS at a screen resolution of 1024x1. Please enable your ad blockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing.

bwDraco

Nov 26, 2020 22:19

lol

Hennes

Nov 26, 2020 22:37

grin. I did not notice that.

bwDraco

Nov 26, 2020 22:59

@bertieb That's actually been around for a long time...

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northerner

Nov 27, 2020 04:56

Some sources say there are 6 control flags in TCP, where others say 9. Which one is it? Is 6 just wrong?

Here is one source that claims 6 firewall.cx/networking-topics/protocols/tcp/…

Some don't include the flags NS, CWR and ECE. Why is this?

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Hennes

Nov 27, 2020 11:50

Looking at the RFC I see 6 flags

tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793

TCP Header Format
<code>

0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Source Port | Destination Port |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Sequence Number |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Acknowledgment Number |