A ALPHA
B BOING
C
D A Firefox 64 + Ubuntu 18.X intro by nom de nom of TROPE
E for Synchrony 2019
F
G This intro is for and requires Firefox 64 (not another browser!)
H running on a standard desktop installation of Ubuntu 18.4 or 18.10
I (not another OS!)
J
K Alpha Boing is a nano-sized (<= 256 byte) complete HTML5 Web page.
L
M You can also get this demo working for Chrome 71 on Ubuntu 18.X,
N but autoplay needs to be on. To turn it on, go this URL:
O
P chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy
Q
R Select "No user gesture is required" for "Autoplay policy" at the
S top. Then, close or restart Chrome.
T
U Close observers will note that this intro uses a standard media
V file included with Ubuntu. Synchrony 2019 rules prohibit the use
W of Windows media file, but they say nothing about whether one can
X use media files in other OSs. We should really close this loophole!
Y But, since we didn't ... anyone can exploit it ...
Z
a Standard 256 byte intro:
b alpha_boing.html
c
d Alternate silent version with better bouncing, any OS, 213 bytes:
e alpha_boing_alt.html
f
g Alpha Boing is
h Copyright (c) 2019 Nick Montfort <nickm@nickm.com>
i
j Copying and distribution of these files, with or without
k modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided
l the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. These files are
m offered as-is, without any warranty.