MarioNet

“Split” client/server browser: rendering is done on a Linux server running Mozilla, and pre-rendered images are sent to a very thin client (OPTIC protocol), for phones, tablets, kiosks or vending machines.

Facts

Developer

iCentrix Ltd (Andover, United Kingdom)

Website

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Engine

Gecko

Derived from

Mozilla Application Suite (Mozilla)

Platforms

LinuxOther

Details

Linux server; embedded clients with no OS or a minimal OS

Popularity

12/100 — Industrial prototype; no quantified deployment

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarioNet_split_web_browser
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826204750/https://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/04/27/caldera_spinoff_pushes_linux_thin/