Skip to content

Replace Internet Explorer with x86 Emulator#939

Open
azayrahmad wants to merge 1 commit into
mainfrom
feat/ie-emulator-integration-10123160081598309358
Open

Replace Internet Explorer with x86 Emulator#939
azayrahmad wants to merge 1 commit into
mainfrom
feat/ie-emulator-integration-10123160081598309358

Conversation

@azayrahmad

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Owner

This change replaces the previous iframe-based Internet Explorer mode with a high-fidelity x86 emulator (v86) running Windows 3.1 and real Internet Explorer 5.0.

Key features:

  • Perfect Rendering: Uses a real historical browser instead of modern browser engines.
  • Lightweight Integration: Uses a minimal ~15MB Windows 3.1 disk image, which is cached for subsequent boots.
  • Virtual Networking: Includes a custom JavaScript-based network stack (picotcp.js) to allow the emulated browser to surf the web.
  • CORS Proxy Support: Includes a guide for users to set up their own Cloudflare Worker as a proxy to bypass modern web security.
  • Enhanced UX: Added a Windows-themed progress bar dialog for initial asset downloads.

Assets integrated from OldWebToday (AGPL-3.0) with proper attribution.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 10123160081598309358 started by @azayrahmad

- Integrate v86 emulator and picotcp.js virtual networking.
- Implement InternetExplorerEmulator to handle emulator lifecycle.
- Update ZenExplorerApp to use the emulator instead of an iframe in web mode.
- Add download progress dialog for OS disk image loading.
- Provide a Cloudflare Worker proxy script and setup guide.
- Add attribution for OldWebToday in CREDITS.md.

Co-authored-by: azayrahmad <10110227+azayrahmad@users.noreply.github.com>
@google-labs-jules

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

👋 Jules, reporting for duty! I'm here to lend a hand with this pull request.

When you start a review, I'll add a 👀 emoji to each comment to let you know I've read it. I'll focus on feedback directed at me and will do my best to stay out of conversations between you and other bots or reviewers to keep the noise down.

I'll push a commit with your requested changes shortly after. Please note there might be a delay between these steps, but rest assured I'm on the job!

For more direct control, you can switch me to Reactive Mode. When this mode is on, I will only act on comments where you specifically mention me with @jules. You can find this option in the Pull Request section of your global Jules UI settings. You can always switch back!

New to Jules? Learn more at jules.google/docs.


For security, I will only act on instructions from the user who triggered this task.

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

None yet

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

1 participant