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Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
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Sebastian from Cornica
Oct 27, 2023, 11:45:56 AM10/27/23
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Wikipedia Reader for System 6 and up has been released. It allows you to
retrieve Wikipedia articles via their API and read them on your vintage
Macintosh.
Or in the words of the author:
> Due to Wikipedia no longer serving its API over plaintext HTTP, a plaintext-to-TLS proxy is required to forward requests. Currently this defaults to using a free Cloudflare worker that I've setup, but the settings dialog in the application allows changing this to a private proxy if so desired (or perhaps some actual host on wikipedia.org if they ever support plaintext again).
> No translation or conversion is done server-side. Wikipedia Reader accesses the raw Wikitext markup of an article through the Wikipedia API, parses the markup, converts UTF-8 to MacRoman, and displays the text. Basic formatting such as bold, italic, underline, and header sizes are supported, and clicking on a hyperlink to another article will jump to that article.
Info & download: http://jcs.org/2023/10/17/wikipedia
Disclaimer: I'm not the author, nor in any way affiliated. Just passing
on the info to my fellow vintage Mac enthusiasts.
retrieve Wikipedia articles via their API and read them on your vintage
Macintosh.
Or in the words of the author:
> Due to Wikipedia no longer serving its API over plaintext HTTP, a plaintext-to-TLS proxy is required to forward requests. Currently this defaults to using a free Cloudflare worker that I've setup, but the settings dialog in the application allows changing this to a private proxy if so desired (or perhaps some actual host on wikipedia.org if they ever support plaintext again).
> No translation or conversion is done server-side. Wikipedia Reader accesses the raw Wikitext markup of an article through the Wikipedia API, parses the markup, converts UTF-8 to MacRoman, and displays the text. Basic formatting such as bold, italic, underline, and header sizes are supported, and clicking on a hyperlink to another article will jump to that article.
Info & download: http://jcs.org/2023/10/17/wikipedia
Disclaimer: I'm not the author, nor in any way affiliated. Just passing
on the info to my fellow vintage Mac enthusiasts.
John
Oct 27, 2023, 3:23:31 PM10/27/23
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APIs should make it relatively easy to bang together custom clients like
this for a variety of services. All you need is an HTTP client and a
JSON library. For instance, I've played with a Common Lisp graphical
client for Internet Archive items; their API isn't pretty, but it's
usable!
Josh Stein is really doing some fascinating stuff with old Macs.
john
Mike Dee
Nov 1, 2023, 8:12:22 PM11/1/23
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Sebastian from Cornica wrote:
> Wikipedia Reader for System 6 and up has been released. It allows
> you to retrieve Wikipedia articles
[...]
> Wikipedia Reader for System 6 and up has been released. It allows
> you to retrieve Wikipedia articles
> Info & download: http://jcs.org/2023/10/17/wikipedia
>
> Disclaimer: I'm not the author, nor in any way affiliated. Just
> passing on the info to my fellow vintage Mac enthusiasts.
Thanks.
>
> Disclaimer: I'm not the author, nor in any way affiliated. Just
> passing on the info to my fellow vintage Mac enthusiasts.
Though; Please do check your MT-NW wordwrap settings ;-)
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snes1423
Nov 5, 2023, 9:12:22 PM11/5/23
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is there not a way to configure it with other wikis Wikipedia is getting
to politically biased these days... plus i prefer to have fan wikis like
the Apple Wiki
-snes1423
to politically biased these days... plus i prefer to have fan wikis like
the Apple Wiki
-snes1423
Jolly Roger
Nov 6, 2023, 11:09:53 PM11/6/23
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On 2023-11-06, snes1423 <twertle...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Wikipedia is getting to politically biased these daysi
Only to gullible idiots who fall for right wing propaganda.
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>
> Wikipedia is getting to politically biased these daysi
Only to gullible idiots who fall for right wing propaganda.
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