/VintageHive

This project tries to help alter the modern internet to work on really old computers and systems...

Primary LanguageC#MIT LicenseMIT

Vintage Hive By @FoxCouncil

This project tries to help alter the modern internet to work on really old computers and systems, with a focus on cleaning the rough edges and bringing in multiple sources of archival internet data. Browse the web like you are back in 1999, or have access to modern encrypted websites from Windows 95 (just don't login to your bank with this!)

Table Of Contents

Installation

Windows 10/11 only

  • Download Latest Release ZIP package for your operating system.
  • Place ZIP package in an empty folder
  • Unzip package in place.
  • Run the VintageHive executable
  • Allow the service access through your firewall

Usage

Defaults

Default HTTP Proxy Port 1990

Default FTP Proxy Port 1971 | Coming Soon |

Intranet & Settings

  • Main Url: http://hive
  • News Url: http://hive/news
  • Weather Url: http://hive/weather
  • Settings Url: http://hive/settings

Usage Guides

Internet Explore Logo Internet Explorer 6

  • Open the Tools menu, and then select Internet Options
  • Click on the Connections tab
  • Select LAN Settings
  • In the Local Area Network Settings dialog box, select the Use a proxy server for your LAN settings check box
  • Input your host IP address and the port 1990 in the HTTP proxy field

More guides coming soon

Roadmap

  • FTP Proxy Support
  • HTTPS Proxy Support (with security downgrading SSL2)
  • Emulated Services
    • ICQ
    • POP3/SMTP
    • IRC
    • MSN Messenger
    • NetMeeting
  • Custom Hosted Pages
  • Download Center
  • Community Servers
  • Gopher Support

Help

Q: I can't connect to VintageHive from my guest computer

A: Check your hosts firewall settings, make sure both the guest and host are on the same network and subnet

Sources

  • Internet Archive
  • ProtoWeb
  • GoogleNews
  • WeatherDB
  • GeoIPService