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mplsllc
The single biggest change since 1.5 is under the hood: MacSurf's JavaScript engine has been replaced. Duktape (ES5) is gone; MacSurf now runs macQJS which is a QuickJS port for Classic Mac OS and executes modern ES2023 JavaScript natively on Mac OS 9.
anthk
This needs to backported to main Netsurf ASAP.
system7rocks
Wow. Just wow, I will give this a run on my old iMac G4 later today. Very cool to see this progress, and I am a big fan of NetSurf.
MetalSnake
Awesome stuff! I love retro computing especially with Macs.

But it's a bit weird that old PPC Macs get modern browsers, but Intel Macs running 10.14 are stuck with Firefox 115esr.

crims0n
This is awesome and greatly appreciated, going to boot up my iMac G4 and give it a go.
LetsGetTechnicl
Writing a JS engine for OS 9 in 2026 is like, genuinely impressive
pKropotkin
Not working, “Bad Parameter”
mplsllc
I've pushed a couple stability fixes, give it a try if you get the chance. Thanks!
mplsllc
Check the newest release!
mplsllc
Having issues with MacSurf? I have set up a web page for you to send me MacSurf logs to help with debugging issues and crashes. I also have a version that has much strong logging so we can really see what's going on. http://macsurf.org/debugs.html - Works with IE 5 or Netscape.