Finally, the official release of Netscape 6?
Netscape 6 was developed from the ground up to be as small as possible while still providing a rich feature set. Netscape built the Netscape 6 installer to allow you to choose the specific software you want to install - so you never download software that you don't need.
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Some Netscape history: October 13, 1994: Netscape Communications releases Netscape Navigator free to Internet users. November 11, 1994: First Data Brings Secure Payment Processing to the Internet With Netscape Communications Software. December 15, 1994: Netscape Communications Corporation releases the 1.0 versions of its Netscape Navigator and Netsite server line, including the Netsite Commerce Server with integrated security. May 23, 1995: Netscape to License Sun's Java Programming Language. Netscape Navigator will be able to download small Java software programs, called applets. June 5, 1995: Macromedia and Netscape Combine Technologies to enable the Playback of Director Movies Through Netscape Navigator. June 20, 1995: Windows 95 Version of Netscape Navigator, is amoung first browsers to integrate Windows 95 features. September 18, 1995: Netscape introduced Netscape Navigator 2.0, supporting Frames, a new page presentation capability that enables the display of multiple, independently scrollable panels on a single screen. December 4, 1995: Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript, the open, cross-platform object scripting language. 28 Industry-leading companies to endorse JavaScript as a complement to Java. June 19, 1996: Netscape today announced that the number of users of Netscape Navigator has surpassed 38 million, exceeding Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Office. April 2, 1997: Sun and Netscape announced that they are combining their technologies to jointly develop Java Foundation Classes. April 7, 1997: Netscape Communicator Preview Release 3 features new Dynamic HTML. February 23, 1998: Netscape Announces mozilla.org, a Dedicated Team and Web Site Supporting Development of Free Client Source Code. March 31, 1998: Netscape announced that the first developer release of its Communicator 5.0 source code is available for download from the mozilla.org web site. November 5, 1998: Netscape TuneUp for IE, a 40KB add-in for Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0, available on Netscape Netcenter. December 7, 1998: Netscape delivered the first version of "Netscape Gecko", its next-generation browsing engine, to thousands of Internet developers. Netscape Gecko is the first software product from Netscape based on contributions from mozilla.org. January 20, 1999: Netscape announced a new business and consumer information resource in support of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. January 25, 1999: Netscape announced the launch of Netscape Open Directory. The Netscape Open Directory is the first open content web directory to harness the knowledge and creativity of "volunteer editors" and the first to offer the availability of a free use license for businesses and consumers. August 16, 1999: 50,000 Web Developers Download and Test Open Source Mozilla Browser, the Basis for Netscape Navigator 5.0. March 20, 2000: Netscape's Revolutionary Gecko Browser Technologies adopted by IBM, Intel, Liberate, Netobjects, Nokia, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems. April 5, 2000: America Online Launches Next-Generation Netscape 6 Preview Release 1 Browser. August 14, 2000: Netscape Communications announced that its Internet search directory, the Netscape Open Directory Project (ODP), has surpassed two million Web sites, doubling in size in less than a year, making it the Internet's largest human edited directory. November 14, 2000: Netscape Communications announced the worldwide launch of its next-generation Netscape 6 browser, offering consumers a new choice, with unmatched convenience, the ability to stay connected to important information and unprecedented flexibility to shape their online experience to fit the ways they live, work, and communicate. This history shows just some of the important contributions Netscape has made to the entire Internet community. |
