The maps UX (zoomable infinite scrolling map) was implemented independently previously to maps, which was originally built by an australian start up (?) iirc be

The maps UX (zoomable infinite scrolling map) was implemented independently previously to maps, which was originally built by an australian start up (?) iirc before being acquired by google. The term "AJAX" was coined around 2005 though. Before XMLHttpRequest there were iframe hacks. Most early stuff didn't really work due to browser incompatibilities and bad security.