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* Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedSebastian from Cornica
+- Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedJohn
+- Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedKnezzen
`* Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedMike Dee
 `* Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedsnes1423
  `- Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 releasedJolly Roger

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Subject: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: Sebastian from Corn
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.vintage
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:45 UTC
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From: info@cornica.org (Sebastian from Cornica)
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Subject: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:45:54 +0200
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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.

Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: John
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:18 UTC
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Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
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Sebastian from Cornica <info@cornica.org> writes:

> 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.

This is lovely! The increasing prevalence of publicly-accessible HTTP
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

Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: Knezzen
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:26 UTC
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Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
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In article <info-D83D97.17455427102023@news.individual.de>, Sebastian
from Cornica <info@cornica.org> wrote:

> 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.

Wonderful! I'm having problems with it on 7.6.1 PowerPC. Hope it will get
fixed, since it's a great addition to all Classic Mac OS Macs :)

Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: Mike Dee
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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 00:12 UTC
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Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
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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
[...]
> 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.

Though; Please do check your MT-NW wordwrap settings ;-)

--
dee

Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: snes1423
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From: twertlesonline@gmail.com (snes1423)
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Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2023 21:12:18 -0500
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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

Subject: Re: Wikipedia reader v1.0 released
From: Jolly Roger
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On 2023-11-06, snes1423 <twertlesonline@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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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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