Nexus browser

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Nexus was a vintage Desktop web browser that ran on NeXTSTEP. It was developed for about 2 years before being discontinued.

This is the first ever web browser, it was originally called "WorldWideWeb". It was later renamed to Nexus to avoid confusion between the browser itself and the general concept of the "World Wide Web".

It was written by Tim Berners-Lee in the early 1990s and it ran on the NeXTSTEP operating system.

About Nexus

Browser URL www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html
Development Status Discontinued
The developers have announced that the browser won't be developed any more
Launched 1990
Discontinued 1992
Operating System NeXTSTEP
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Custom
Source Code Repository
Formerly known as WorldWideWeb
General Info
2014-03-26
 Digital archaeology: The Nexus Browser

Nexus milestones

  1. Initial release
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  2. Source code is released into the Public Domain

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