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Opera Gives That C64 Feel

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

howcome writes "Opera yesterday relased beta2 of the forthcoming 7.0 version. Opera now supports mulitple user style sheets and by selecting "Nostalgia" from the menu all web pages suddenly resemble Commodore 64 (screendump1 screendump2) from 20 years back. Also, there is a handheld emulator to see what a page will look like on a handheld device running Opera. To get you through Christmas, you can also use the "fast-forward" button. Try it on Google (screendump)!"

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  1. Re:Business strategy by tps12 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I realize you are trolling here, but things are slow at work, so I'll just go ahead and answer anyway.

    If you can't be the best, do something kind of zany and creative in hopes of keeping your business afloat.

    Okay, maybe you have not used Opera lately, but many people, including smart people like Joel Sponsky, would argue that Opera is the best. Considering what a small market they're dealing with (those people who don't use IE and are willing to pay for a web browser), the fact that they're still around should be enough evidence of this.

    Hey, I guess they figured it works for Apple and could maybe work for them.

    Apple is simply meeting a niche demand for stylish computers that are almost as good a price/performance value as competing PCs. You pay a small premium for a stylish design, which is worth it to many people (e.g., people who wear nice athletic gear or drive Mitsubishis).

    I think you're either a) jealous that you can't afford Opera or an iMAC, or b) one of those Linux freaks who thinks they have a right to get everything for free. Either way, you're definitely not older than 16, so come back when you're grown up. Thanks.

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  2. For Handhelds and Cell Phones... by bhsx · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The new Embedded Opera looks fantastic for PDAs and cell phones, it basically reverses the zooming features and doesn't drop anything(except superfalous images), CSS, javascript, it's all in there. I hope us Zaurus users can get a free upgrade, I'm finally getting 802.11 for it in a few days ;)

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  3. opera's ui by farnsworth · · Score: 5, Interesting

    see this for well thought out appraisal of opera's ui, particularly vis-a-vis mozilla's ui.

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