Let’s take a deep dive into the surfing app that started it all: Safari 1.0.
Safari 1.0 isn’t just minimalist by today’s standards.
There is support for tabbed browsing in Safari 1.0, but it’s not enabled by default.
There’s also an AutoFill feature that can fill in web forms with information from your Address Book.
you’re free to view the HTML source code for a page, but that’s it.
Surf Like It’s 2003
So, what can you actually do with Safari 1.0 in 2024?
Well, not a lot.
Every site that loads over HTTPS (SSL) shows security warnings or refuses to load at all.
The main Google home page works, but the search results use a broken mobile layout.
CNN, Apple.com, Wikipedia, eBay, and BBC News don’t load at all.
There are a few websites designed specifically for older browsers, though.
FrogFind doesnt always work well, but it does turn websites like Wikipedia from completely unusable to readable.
It wasnt a feature-packed internet suite, like Netscape and Mozilla, or a super-customizable software like Opera.
Overall, Safari performed well.
Safaris underlyingWebKit enginehas also helped shape the internet we know today.
For now, though, Im happy to get back to a functioning modern web internet tool.
