Computer History Notes - Herong's Tutorial Notes - v3.13, by Herong Yang
Netscape Navigator - The Most Popular Web Browser in 1990s
This section provides a quick history of Netscape Navigator, the most popular Web browser in 1990s. First version of Netscape Navigator was released in 1994.
Netscape Navigator, the most popular Web browser in 1990s, was developed by Netscape Communications founded by Marc Andreessen, the co-developer of Mosaic browser. Netscape Navigator version 1.0 was released in 1994.
Netscape Navigator versions and releasing dates:
- Netscape Navigator 1.0 - December 15, 1994
- Netscape Navigator 2.0 - September 18, 1995
- Netscape Navigator 3.0 - August 19, 1996
- Netscape Navigator 4.0 - June 11, 1997
- Netscape 5.0 - Project canceled 1999
- Netscape 6.0 - November 14, 2000
- Netscape 7.0 - August 29, 2002
- Netscape Browser 8.0 - May 19, 2005
- Netscape Navigator 9.0 - October 15, 2007
Here is a picture of Netscape Navigator 1.22 (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/):
Table of Contents
2002 - .NET Framework Developed by Microsoft
1995 - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor Created by Rasmus Lerdorf
1995 - Java Language Developed by Sun Microsystems
►1991 - WWW (World Wide Web) Developed by Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee - Father of the Web
Mosaic - The Browser Popularized the Web
►Netscape Navigator - The Most Popular Web Browser in 1990s
Internet Explorer - The Most Popular Web Browser since 1999
Mozilla Firefox - The Most Popular Open Source Web Browser
1991 - Gopher Protocol Created by a University of Minnesota Team
1984 - X Window System Developed a MIT Team
1984 - Macintosh Developed by Apple Inc.
1983 - "Sendmail" Mail Transfer Agent Developed by Eric Allman
1979 - The Tcsh (TENEX C Shell) Developed by Ken Greer
1978 - Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) Developed by Brian Fox
1978 - The C Shell Developed by Bill Joy
1977 - The Bourne Shell Developed by Stephen Bourne
1977 - Apple II Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1976 - vi Text Editor Developed by Bill Joy
1974 - Internet by Vinton Cerf
1972 - C Language Developed by Dennis Ritchie
1971 - FTP Protocol Created by Abhay Bhushan
1970 - UNIX Operating System Developed by AT&T Bell Labs