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		butz 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The flip phone web: browsing with the original Ope... It would be neat to build a proxy that converts modern websites to be browsable with browsers like dillo, and removes all annoyances along the way. Going a step forward, maybe this "proxy" could run on local device and even allow more complicated workflows, like doing online shopping and banking?

yjftsjthsd-h 7 months ago | [–]

That exists:) https://github.com/tenox7/wrp

takipsizad 7 months ago | | [–]

afaik opera mini uses its own thing for transmitting web browser from client to proxy server not just html it's called obml i think

yaky 7 months ago | [–]

There is http://frogfind.com/ for retro and lightweight devices. But all I see for source is the readability module.

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