Browser History (Wikipedia)

I'm taking this kind of copying the timeline of Wikipedia (but no one used this text!) so I will take info from it.

When Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web, people were finding a way to view the web. If the World Wide Web could not be viewed, it was like... inventing a thing but keeping it out of our world. Berners-Lee got the chance with the first browser, WorldWideWeb. He was the first to make the World Wide Web; why not make the first browser? However it was only compatible with NeXTSTEP computers. WorldWideWeb debuted with WorldWideWeb 0.1 and was later renamed Nexus (referring to the NeXTSTEP computer it ran on) to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web. However after, Line Mode Browser was also introduced. It, however, debuted in 1991 when Nexus 0.4, 0.7, 0.11, and 0.12 were relesaed. Line Mode Browser made its first flight into the 1990s with Line Mode Browser 0.7 and 0.11. ViolaWWW was also introduced, leading to a “chain” of browsers; one would be introduced and another release, etc. ViolaWWW really made their first version in 1992 with ViolaWWW 1. It was one of the first browsers to interpret HTML (the other is Erwise). tkWWW 0.1 and 0.4 were introduced, making a WWW trend for browsers. MidasWWW 1 was also introduced with the Lynx browser introduced (and the Lynx browser continues to tell the tale, I told you cats have nine lives). WorldWideWeb 0.14 was released by Berners-Lee. And, Line Mode Browser 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 were released. That wraps up 1992. 1993 was a year where tragedies and happy things appeared. Well, probably not. The web was still trying to find its way into the normal world, so people desparately tried to introduce it. Developers made browsers like MacWWW 1 (its first and last version) and NCSA Mosaic 0.1 and 1 (the basis for Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic, the basis for Internet Explorer). AMosaic, a base off of NCSA Mosaic, debuted late near 1994 when it released 1 just in time. tkWWW 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 were released. MidasWWW held through 1993, but died at the end of the year. Cello was a new browser. Cello 0.1 was released introducing itself to the world. Developers of Lynx made Lynx 2, ending the 1993 report. 1994 was a year of greatness, yes, greatness. Line Mode Browser 2.14 was released and AMosaic 1.1 AND 1.2 were released. Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic started with an official beta release, then when the beta was done, they introduced 1. IBM WebExplorer, based off of NCSA Mosaic, and Mosaic Netscape, again based off of NCSA Mosaic, were introduced with version 1 to IBM WebExplorer and 0.9 and 1 to Mosaic Netscape/Netscape Navigator (RENAME). tkWWW 0.10, 0.11, and 0.12 were released. Cello 1 in the mid-early section of 1994 and termination near mid-late 1994. But many other browsers took its place; Arena and WebRunner were introduced and SlipKnot 1 made ground. Opera; yes, Opera is that old; was introduced early in 1994 and released version 1 (it’s disgusting, even MultiTorg Opera is disgusting, but that’s 1994) late in the year. Lynx 2.3 ends 1994’s report. 1995, ah, familiarity? It’s funny how much you know about web browsers if you love them. I love them and I haven’t used the one slightest bit of Dillo. Oh, sorry. Starting our report is Line Mode Browser 3, 3.3, and 4. Internet Explorer debuted with IE 1 and IE 2, based off of Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic 2 and later 2.1. NCSA Mosaic 2 was released. Mosaic Netscape 1.1 and 1.22 were released (I’m just going to call it Mosaic Netscape because... like, I don’t know when it was renamed), too. tkWWW 0.13 was released as a final gasping breath before tkWWW died (what I mean, stopped being updated). So if anyone is using tkWWW (I doubt!) out there, you’re 1995. WHATEVER. Arena 0.92 and beta-1 were released. SlipKnot made 1.4 to end 1995. OmniWeb 1 was released with UdlWWW 1 into the web. w3m was announced. 1996 was... crazy. Line Mode Browser 5 was released, and IBrowse took AMosaic’s place with IBrowse... 1. Microsoft announced Internet Explorer for Mac would come out, releasing Internet Explorer for Mac 2. Microsoft announced Internet Explorer 3 and Pocket Internet Explorer 1. NCSA Mosaic 2.1 and NCSA Mosaic 3 were released, and Mosaic Netscape 2 and 3 were also released. IBM WebExplorer 1.1 and 1.2 were released before IBM stopped IBM WebExplorer. Arena beta-2 and beta-3 came out, with OmniWeb 2 coming out and UdlWWW 1.2 coming out unfortunately ending the jurney. AWeb 1 started AWeb and 2.1 was released later in 1996. Opera 2 was released and Lynx 2.6 was released. Tamaya (later renamed Amaya) started with 0.9. Arachne, a new browser, got their first version (Arachne 1) just in time before the calendar went to 1997. 1997, now. Line Mode Browser kept strong with 5.1, IBrowse 1.1, 1.11, and 1.12 were released too. Internet Explorer for Mac 3 came out at the beginning of the year, with STNC HitchHiker made version 1, its first and final release. Pocket Internet Explorer 1.1 and 2 were also released. Internet Explorer 4 was released with Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic ending its life. NCSA Mosaic terminated at the beginning of the year, but Mosaic Netscape 4 was keeping itself strong to not die (just yet). Arena 0.3.18 and 0.3.39 were released, and finally WebRunner made a release: version 1. SlipKnot 1.5 was released, ending its life there. AWeb 3 was released and Opera 3 was released just by the end of 1997. Lynx 2.7 was released pretty early, and Amaya sputtered out releases: Amaya 1 and 1.1. Gzilla 0.1 was released, ending 1997 Browser Report. In 1998, Line Mode Browser 5.2 was released, whereas IBrowse 1.2 and 1.22 were released. Internet Explorer 4 for Mac was released, and so was Pocket Internet Explorer 3. A new browser called SimulBrowse 3 was released. Internet Explorer for UNIX 4 was released later than Internet Explorer 4 for Mac was. Netscape 4.5 was released, and based off of Mosaic Netscape was Mozilla, making the Gecko layout engine. Arena ended with 0.3.62. Opera 3.5 was released, so waas Lynx 2.8. Tamaya 1.2 and 1.3 were released and so was Gzilla 1.5. Late in the year came out 1.7. In 1999, Line Mode Browser 5.2.8 was released plus IBrowse 2. Microsoft Mobile Explorer started its journey and just by December, Microsoft Mobile Explorer 2 was released. Pocket Internet Explorer 4 was released, but Pocket Internet Explorer ended, too. Internet Explorer 5 was released, and so was SimulBrowse 5 (renamed NetCaptor). Internet Explorer for UNIX 5 was also released. Mosaic Netscape 4.6 and 4.7 were released while Mozilla stayed calm. WebRunner skipped ahead to version 3 while OmniWeb 3 was released. iCab 1 was a new browser. Opera 3.6 was released in the middle of the year, with Opera Mobile coming off of it. Lynx 2.8.2 kept Lynx alive while Tamaya kept spitting out releases: 1.4, 2, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.4. Links 0.8 was the start of a new browser. Gzilla 2.(something) and 3.8 were released. While Gzilla ended, Dillo continued. It’s weird because in December, Dillo 0 came out. Does that mean it was a beta release or it was an official release? Or is it because computers count from zero onwards? Anyway, onto 2000, the last year before the 21st century; yes, the 21st century started in 2001. Line Mode Browser 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 were released (celebrating its 10th birthday!). Internet Explorer 5 for Mac was released, using the Tasman layout engine. Internet Explorer 5.5 and NetCaptor 6 were released. A new Chinese browser, MyIE2, was announced to be made. Netscape based off of Mozilla (I’ll call it Mozilla Netscape) 6 was released. K-Meleon 0.1 (off of Mozilla) was also released but even before that Galeon 0.6 was released (off of Mozilla!!!) And even after Beonex Communicator 0.6 was released. Yes, it was based off of Mozilla. And even more so, Mozilla 0.6 was released. THE MOZILLA MONSTERS ARE ATTACKING! (Okay, that was a weird exaggeration.) Konqueror 2 for Linux was a new browser. iCab 2 was released, and so was Opera 4 and 5. Opera Mobile 3.6 was released, too. Lynx 2.8.3 was released, and finally Amaya gets to something: 3, 3.1, 3.2, 4, and 4.2. Links 0.9 was released and ending our report is Dillo 0.1. 21st century’s first flight: 2001! Microsoft Mobile Explorer 3 was released. Internet Explorer 6 was released (also Windows XP was released). Internet Explorer for UNIX 5 SP1 was released, and so were Mozilla Netscape 6.1 and 6.2. K-Meleon 0.5 was released when Mozilla took its first steps: 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9. Beonex Communicator 0.7 was released as well as Galeon 1. OmniWeb 4 and iCab 2.5 were released roughly at the same time. AWeb 3.4 was released in January 2001 while Opera 6 was released late in the year. Lynx 2.8.4 was released near the middle of the year. w3m 0.2 was finally released and Amaya 4.3, 5, 5.2, and 5.3 were also released. Arachne 1.7 was released and ELinks was announced (based off of Links). Dillo 0.5 ends our 2001 report once again. 2002. Line Mode Browser 5.4 was released at the end of the year, Internet Explorer 5.2 for Mac was released, and Microsoft Mobile Explorer was ended by Microsoft. NetCaptor 7 was released while Internet Explorer for UNIX was terminated. Slimbrowser was announced while MyIE2 0.(something), 0.45, 0.(something), and 0.6. IEOpera (later renamed Avant) 6.5 and 7 started its journey. Mosaic Netscape ended but Mozilla Netscape (now we can call it just plain Netscape) 7 was released. Camino based off of Mozilla 0.5 was released while Mozilla 1, 1.1, and 1.2 were also released. Mozilla Phoenix 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 were released. Beonex Communicator 0.8 was released and Epiphany for Linux (based off of Galeon) was announced. Konqueror 3 was released, and so was Opera Mobile 5.14. w3m 0.3 was released, and Amaya 6, 6.2, 6.4, and 7 were released. Links 2, ELinks 0.3, and ELinks 0.4 were released all in 2002. NetSurf was announced and Contiki was also announced. 2003! IBrowse 2.3 was released while Greenbrowser, a new browser, released a bunch of versions: 1, 1.(something), 1.(something else), 1.5, 1.(something else), 1.(something else), and 2. NetCaptor 7.5 was released while Slimbrowser kept a steady pace on releases; 3.45, 3.53, 3.71, and 3.80. MyIE2 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9 were released. IEOpera (Avant) 8 was released and so was Netscape 7.1. K-Meleon 0.8 was also released with Mozilla 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5. Mozilla Phoenix was renamed Firebird so as not to be confused with Phoenix Technologies. Mozilla Firebird 0.6 and 0.7 were released, but Beonex Communicator ended its own updating. Epiphany 0.5, 1, and 1.1 were released. Apple decided to step in the browser frenzy with Safari 1. Opera 7 and 7.1 were released and Opera Mobile 6 and 6.1 were released. w3m 0.4 and 0.5 were released, too. Amaya 7.2, 8, 8.1, and 8.2 were relesaed. ELinks 0.9 came out in December while Dillo 0.7 came out in January/February. Contiki 1 and 1.1 end 2003 Browswer Report. 2004. Greenbrowser ended their giant slew with 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. Slimbrowser 3.91, 4, 4.01, and 4.03 were released. MyIE2 was renamed Maxthon and released Maxthon 1. Avant 9 and 10 were released as well as Netscape 7.2. Mozilla 1.6 and 1.7 were released plus Firefox (renamed from Firebird as to avoid confusion from Thunderbird) 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, and 1. Epiphany 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 were released, too. Shiira 0.9 was a new Japanese browser. Konqueror 3.2 and 3.3 were released whereas OmniWeb 5 was released nearly at the same time as Konqueror 3.3. AWeb 3.5b was released and Opera 7.5 was released. Lynx 2.8.5 was released, and Amaya 8.(something), 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 were released. ELinks .10 was released and Dillo 0.8 was made and released to the public near February. 2005. Internet Explorer for Mac ended, but Greenbrowser started making the slew of versions start again: 2.4, 3, 3.1, and 3.2. Internet Explorer Mobile was announced to be made and AOL made AOL Browser 1. Slimbrowser 4.04 and 4.05 were released. Maxthon 1.5, Avant 10.1, and Avant 11 were released, also. Netscape was renamed Netscape Browser, and Netscape Browser 8 was released. Firefox 1.5 was released, but way before that in 2005, Flock, a social web browser, was released with Flock 0.5. Galeon 2, Epiphany 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9 were released. Shiira 1, 1.1, and 1.2 were released. Konqueror 3.4 and 3.5 for Linux were also new releases, finally bringing back Konqueror. Safari 2 was released by Apple, and way down, Opera Software announced a new mobile web browser: Opera Mini, making an Opera family of web browsers. Opera 8, Opera 8.5, Opera Mini 1, Opera Mobile 8, and Opera Mobile 8.5 were all the new releases in the Opera family. Amaya 9, 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 were relesaed. ELinks .11 was released just in December, and Contiki 1.2 ends our 2005 report. We’re getting closer! 2006! Line Mode Browser 5.4.1 and IBrowse 2.4 ended their journeys. Greenbrowser 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 were released. FINALLY Microsoft woke up and made Internet Explorer 7. AOL Browser was renamed AOL Explorer, and 1.5 was released. Slimbrowser 4.07 and 4.08 were made and yet, released to the public. Avant 11.2 and Netscape rowser 8.1 were released around early 2006. K-Meleon 1 was released around July or August, and Camino 1 was released. Mozilla ended, but just before its termination, SeaMonkey 1 was released to take over. Firefox 2 was released near the end, and Flock 0.7; again in mid-2006. Epiphany 2 was released, and going down, OmniWeb 5.5 was also released plus iCab 3. Opera 9, Opera Mini 2, Opera Mini 3, and Opera Mobile 8.6 were the releases in the Opera family. Lynx 2.8.6 was released. Amaya 9.4 and 9.5 were released with ELinks 1.9. Dillo 0.8.6 and Contiki 1.3 were releases. 2007! Greenbrowser 3.9, 4, 4.1, and 4.3 were released. Slimbrowser 4.09 and 4.1 were released along with Maxthon 1.6 and 2. Avant 11.5 was released with Netscape Browser (now Netscape Navigator) 9. K-Meleon 1.1 was released with Camino 1.5. SeaMonkey 1.1 was released in January. Flock 1 was released and Epiphany 2.2 was released. Shiira 2, 2.1, and 2.2 were released for the Mac. Safari 3 was also released, and AWeb ended its journey. The Opera family renamined relatively quiet except for Opera Mini 4’s release. w3m 0.5.3 was released. NetSurf 1, NetSurf 1.1, and Contiki 2 were released in 2007. 2008 has finally come. Greenbrowser 4.4 and 4.5 were released. Internet Explorer Mobile 6 was released and Microsoft announced Internet Explorer Mobile would be going down. Slimbrowser 4.11 was also released. Avant 11.6 and 11.7 were released and Netscape Communications announced Netscape Navigator would no longer be updated. K-Meleon 1.5 was also released. Firefox, which was quiet for the past few years, released version 3. Flock 1.1, 1.2, and 2 were released and Galeon ended. Google introduced Chrome 0.2, preceding Chrome 1 in December. Konqueror 4 and 4.1 were released. iCab 4, 4.1, and 4.2 were released and in December Rekonq started a journey. Opera 9.5, 9.6, Opera Mini 4.1, and 4.2 were released. Amaya 10 and 11 were released and Arachne ended. Links 2.1 and 2.2 were released and so was Dillo 2. NetSurf 1.2 and Contiki 2.2 were released. 2009 is here. Greenbrowser 4.9 and 5.1 were released. Microsoft actually announced Internet Explorer Mobile would be coming back, and so Microsoft started working on it. On the other hand, Internet Explorer 8 came out. Slimbrowser 4.12 also came out near December. Maxthon 2.5 came out early. Classilla took Netscape Navigator’s place with Classilla 9. Camino 2 was released and so was SeaMonkey 2 and Firefox 3.5. Flock 2.5 was released and Epiphany 2.27 was released. Epiphany was ready to change from Gecko to KHTML/Webkit, and so they did in version 2.28. Chrome 2 and 3 came out in 2009. Shiira 2.3 was created as the last version of Shiira. Konqueror 4.2 and 4.3 came out. Safari 4 also came out. OmniWeb 5.10 came out too. iCab 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7 came out. Also iCab Mobile was based off of iCab and released versions 1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2. Rekonq 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 were released. Opera 10 and 10.1 were the reports for the Opera family. Lynx 2.8.7 was released (yes, 1992 to 2009 already). Amaya 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 were the browser’s gasping breaths. ELinks died off, Dillo 2.1 was released, NetSurf 2 was released, and Contiki 2.3 was released. 2010, hello. Finally. Greenbrowser 5.3 and 5.7 were released. Internet Explorer Mobile finally came out with Internet Explorer Mobile 7. Slimbrowser 5 was released. Avant 11.8 was released, too. Classilla 9.1 and 9.2 were released. Firefox 3.6 was released, too. Flock 2.6 was released and was close to making a transition from Gecko to KHTML/Webkit, but did in 3.5 later in the year. A new browser (Rockmelt (version is b1)) entered the fray. Epiphany 2.8 and 2.9 were soon released. Google already started its slew of releases with Chrome 4, 4.1, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Konqueror 4.4 and 4.5 were released. Safari 5 (I use that!) was released, too. iCab 4.8 was released, and iCab Mobile started something: 2.(something), 2.(something else), 3, 3.6, 4, and 4.2. Rekonq 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 were released. The Opera family started up again: Opera 10.5, Opera 10.6, Opera 11, Opera Mini 5, and Opera Mobile 10. Dillo 2.2, NetSurf 2.5, NetSurf 2.6, and Contiki 2.4 were also released, ending the 2010 report. 2011, close to last year (hey, this is 2013 when I wrote this!). Greenbrowser 5.8, 5.9, and 6 were released. Internet Explorer Mobile 9 and Internet Explorer 9 were released. Slimbrowser 5.01 and Slimbrowser 6 were released. Maxthon 3, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 were released, too. Avant 11.9 and 12 were released. K-Meleon stopped updating and Camino 2.1 was released. SeaMonkey 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 were released. Firefox 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 were released. Flock stopped updating, stuck at 3.5. Rockmelt b2, b3, b4, and b5 were released. Epiphany 3, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 were released. Chrome 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 were released. Konqueror 4.6 and 4.7 were released. Safari 5.1 was also released plus OmniWeb 5.11. iCab Mobile 4.(something), 4.(something else), 4.8, 5, 5.1, and 5.3 were released. Rekonq 0.7 and 0.8 were released. Opera 11.1, Opera 11.5, Opera 11.6, Opera Mini 6, Opera Mini 6.1, Opera Mini 6.5, Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mobile 11.1, and Opera Mobile 11.5 were released. w3m ended with 0.5.3. Links 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 were also released. So was Dillo 3. Ending our report of 2011 is NetSurf 2.7, Netsurf 2.8, and Contiki 2.5. 2012, last year. Greenbrowser 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 were released. Internet Explorer Mobile 10 and Internet Explorer 10 were released for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Maxthon 3.4 and 3.5 were released. Classilla 9.3 was released and Camino stopped updating. SeaMonkey 2.7, 2.8, 2.9. 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, and 2.14 were released. Firefox also went on a release spree; Firefox 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Epiphany was renamed Web and so Web 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 were released. Another releaser on a releasing spree; Chrome with 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23. Konqueror 4.8 and 4.9 were released. iCab 5 was released. iCab Mobile 5.(something), 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 6, 6.5, and 6.6 were released. Rekonq 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.3, and 2 were released. Opera 12 was released and the 12.1 series started, Opera Mini 7 and 7.5 were released, and Opera Mobile 12 and the Opera Mobile 12.1 series were released. Links 2.6 and 2.7 were released. NetSurf 2.9 and Contiki 2.6 were released. 2013, this year. Maxthon 4 was released, Avant 13 was released, and SeaMonkey 2.16 was released. Firefox 18, Firefox 19, Chrome 24, Chrome 25, Konqueror 4.10, iCab Mobile 6.8, Rekonq 2.1, and Rekonq 2.2 were released also. To this day, Greenbrowser, Internet Explorer Mobile, Internet Explorer, Slimbrowser, Maxthon, Avant, Classilla, SeaMonkey, Firefox, Rockmelt, Web, Chrome, Konqueror, Safari, OmniWeb, iCab, iCab Mobile, Rekonq, Opera, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, Lynx, Links, Dillo, NetSurf, and Contiki have survived and are being updated (Lynx has been preety absent for 4 years). And there’s even more out there like Deepnet Explorer!

Hey, did you know I did that in 3 days?