Technology A quick look back at the launch of Netscape Navigator 1.0 29 years ago this week

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

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On October 13, 1994, Netscape Communications Corporation issued a press release announcing its plans to release what it called the Netscape "network navigator", starting with a beta version. On December 15, 1994, 29 years ago this week, Netscape Navigator 1.0 was released for Windows 3.1, Macintosh System 7.0 and UNIX X Window System.

Netscape Navigator 1.0 included what would become standard features on other web browsers such as loading images and text from a web page at the same time, support for the popular JPEG image format, hierarchical bookmarks, and a generally improved user interface.

One interesting thing about Netscape Navigator 1.0 was that it was the first web browser designed for commercial use. While individuals were still allowed to download the web browser for free, along with academic and non-profit groups, businesses were asked to pay to use the browser.

A quick look back at the launch of Netscape Navigator 1.0 29 years ago this week

On December 15, 1994, Netscape Navigator 1.0 officially launched. It was made to be the first commercial web browser, and it helped introduce many people to the World Wide Web and the internet.

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[vtqhtr413]

Netscape was also an ISP, like Earthlink, MSN, AOL, I'm sure many others. Thanks for posting Gandolf the Grey

 

[monkeylove]

Reminds me of Mosaic. I first saw it when some undergrads and grads were trying it in one PC in the CS office. That time, I could only use Lynx in lab terminals or via telnet from dialups.

 

[nicolaasjan]

Download available here.
I renamed .img to .iso and was able to extract and install on a Windows XP VM.
From then on practically nothing worked...

 

[Viking]

Netscape was my first browser many moons ago.

 

[Oldie1950]

Netscape was also my first browser. I then also used Netscape for online banking. Before that, however, I had already used online banking in the Deutsche Bundespost's BTX system.

 

[simmerskool]

Netscape was also an ISP, like Earthlink, MSN, AOL, I'm sure many others. Thanks for posting Gandolf the Grey

I used Earthlink long long time ago... Left it a long long time ago... just googled, Earthlink is still online...!!

 

[simmerskool]

Netscape was also my first browser. I then also used Netscape for online banking. Before that, however, I had already used online banking in the Deutsche Bundespost's BTX system.

can't say Netscape was my first browser... IIRC Windows 95 came with Internet Explorer, (I had Downloaded 95 at Midnight & got a black tee-shirt to commemorate the "event") thinking I must have used IE to download Netscape (unless it came on CD), do not recall, but vaguely recall MS litigation about IE being part of OS.

 

[vtqhtr413]

I used Earthlink long long time ago... Left it a long long time ago... just googled, Earthlink is still online...!!

Netscape ISP Homepage

isp.netscape.com

 

[simmerskool]

Netscape ISP Homepage

isp.netscape.com

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[vtqhtr413]

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And isn't Yahoo owned be AOL?