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Actually, first there was NCSA Mosaic which came out almost a full two years before Netscape Navigator. The first 6 versions of IE were also based on Mosaic.

lclarkmichalek 12y ago
But what UA did Mosaic use?
- WorldWideWayne 12y ago
  Looks like they used something along the lines of "NCSA Mosaic V# (OS/Machine info)". I'm wondering if the last one listed on this page is correct though: NCSA Mosaic/1.0 (compatible; NCSA Mosaic; AmigaOS 5.9; FuckYou ver.0.9.3) From http://www.webuseragents.com/browser/ncsa-mosaic/ncsa-mosaic-1-0 http://www.webuseragents.com/browser/ncsa-mosaic/ncsa-mosaic...
  - TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
    I think "FuckYou ver.0.9.3" is some obscure (possibly joke) browser claiming NCSA Mosaic/1.0 compatibility, note the "compatible;", like IE pretends to be Mozilla. That specific string is only found on webuseragents.com: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=FuckYou%200.9.3#hl=en&q=%22FuckYou+ver.0.9.3%22 https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=FuckYou%200.9.3#...
- lifthrasiir 12y ago
  "NCSA Mosaic/#.# (platform)" or "NCSA_Mosaic/#.# (platform)", apparently.
- teddyh 12y ago
  I actually have a working binary here… User-agent: NCSA_Mosaic/2.7b6 (X11;Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae i686) libwww/2.12 modified
- acdha 12y ago
  Here's what the current Mosaic-CK (http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/machten/mosaic/ http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/machten/mosaic/) uses: NCSA_Mosaic/2.7ck9 (X11;Darwin 14.0.0 x86_64) libwww/2.12 modified Homebrew users should be able it install it on OS X easily: brew install mistydemeo/formulae/mosaic-ck (https://github.com/mistydemeo/homebrew-formulae/blob/master/mosaic-ck.rb https://github.com/mistydemeo/homebrew-formulae/blob/master/...)
jcr 12y ago
There were web browsers before NCSA Mosaic. I a lot of people get the history wrong due to essentially marketing claims. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser >''The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee. It was called WorldWideWeb and was later renamed Nexus.'' >''In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen >with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser"'' Note the word "popular" in the claim. It was mostly true due to Mosaic being popular, but it was also intentionally misleading.

lclarkmichalek 12y ago

But what UA did Mosaic use?

WorldWideWayne 12y ago
Looks like they used something along the lines of "NCSA Mosaic V# (OS/Machine info)". I'm wondering if the last one listed on this page is correct though: NCSA Mosaic/1.0 (compatible; NCSA Mosaic; AmigaOS 5.9; FuckYou ver.0.9.3) From http://www.webuseragents.com/browser/ncsa-mosaic/ncsa-mosaic-1-0 http://www.webuseragents.com/browser/ncsa-mosaic/ncsa-mosaic...
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  I think "FuckYou ver.0.9.3" is some obscure (possibly joke) browser claiming NCSA Mosaic/1.0 compatibility, note the "compatible;", like IE pretends to be Mozilla. That specific string is only found on webuseragents.com: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=FuckYou%200.9.3#hl=en&q=%22FuckYou+ver.0.9.3%22 https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=FuckYou%200.9.3#...
lifthrasiir 12y ago
"NCSA Mosaic/#.# (platform)" or "NCSA_Mosaic/#.# (platform)", apparently.
teddyh 12y ago
I actually have a working binary here… User-agent: NCSA_Mosaic/2.7b6 (X11;Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae i686) libwww/2.12 modified
acdha 12y ago
Here's what the current Mosaic-CK (http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/machten/mosaic/ http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/machten/mosaic/) uses: NCSA_Mosaic/2.7ck9 (X11;Darwin 14.0.0 x86_64) libwww/2.12 modified Homebrew users should be able it install it on OS X easily: brew install mistydemeo/formulae/mosaic-ck (https://github.com/mistydemeo/homebrew-formulae/blob/master/mosaic-ck.rb https://github.com/mistydemeo/homebrew-formulae/blob/master/...)

jcr 12y ago

There were web browsers before NCSA Mosaic. I a lot of people get the history wrong due to essentially marketing claims. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser >''The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee. It was called WorldWideWeb and was later renamed Nexus.'' >''In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen >with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser"'' Note the word "popular" in the claim. It was mostly true due to Mosaic being popular, but it was also intentionally misleading.