Netscape browser

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Netscape was a Desktop web browser, across a variety of operating systems. It was developed for about 14 years before being discontinued. Netscape's website doesn't work any more, but there is a saved copy of it on archive.org.

Netscape was a web browser that ran on Desktop devices. It was discontinued in 2008.

When I used it in 1996, it was elite.

About Netscape

Browser URL web.archive.org/web/20110727102956/browser.netscape.com
Development Status Discontinued
The developers have announced that the browser won't be developed any more
Launched 1994
Discontinued 2008
Operating Systems Linux, macOS, Windows, HP-UX
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Gecko
Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_(web_browser)
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Wikipedia Article Netscape Navigator
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Netscape milestones

  1. Initial release of Netscape
    Some sources give the date as October 13, 1994?
  2. Netscape 2.0 is released
  3. Mozilla open-sources Netscape
    The source code for Netscape is released under the NPL license
  4. AOL cancels development of Netscape
  5. Final release of Netscape
    Version 9.0.0.6 was the last release

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