Pixelfari: a pixely, 8-bitty version of Safari from Neven Mrgan

http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/3330188156/pixelfari

by davidcann • 15 years ago

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xtacy• 15 years ago

Can someone throw light as to how this is done? It seems to use the native Safari app, unless I am wrong.

modernerd• 15 years ago

It uses WebKit rebuilt with 8-bit png image assets, combined with the PixelMix font[1] and what appears to be a custom library called 'Pixelifier'[2]. Very clever.

[1] http://www.dafont.com/pixelmix.font [2] (Examined package contents and found 'PixelifierDynamic.dylib')

NathanKP• 15 years ago

It launched but almost instantly crashed.

wmf• 15 years ago

Are you running on a 64-bit computer? That might be too many bits; try running on an 8-bit machine.

templaedhel• 15 years ago

Or open 8 more copies, that should be enough bits right?

ot• 15 years ago

I thought it would be 8 times faster instead

ashleyw• 15 years ago

Using a 32bit OS? Crashes on my 2006 Core-Duo MBP too.

jacknagel• 15 years ago

I have a 2006 Core Duo MBP also. Running file on the binary produces this:

Pixelfari: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64

Guess I'll have to find a 64-bit Mac so that I can play with it.

Udo• 15 years ago

Yeah, same here. But it did open and stay alive on the third launch, probably some initialization issue.

jamesbkel• 15 years ago

Same here, worked second time fine.

mkramlich• 15 years ago

Needs to become an item inside Minecraft.

freedrull• 15 years ago

Why don't you just use Dillo. :P

othermaciej• 15 years ago

Adorable. Some folks on the team were sad that it does not pixellate videos (yet?).

taylorbuley• 15 years ago

Finally I find something I want to use with Geocities but, alas, I am too late.

smbwrs• 15 years ago

Not every idea is a good one.

erickhill• 15 years ago

Would love a version of Safari that looks like it came from a Vectrex, too (think Tempest).

limmeau• 15 years ago

That reminds me of the good old 80s, when URLs were 8+3, web pages were scripted in GW-BASIC, and we spent our youthful evenings in Space Quest Online.

georgemcfly• 15 years ago

low-res and 8-bit are not the same thing.

Pixelfari: a pixely, 8-bitty version of Safari from Neven Mrgan

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