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> Windows shell itself lets you browse the Web Microsoft implemented it, called "The Microsoft Network" (MSNv1): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up#The_M
by frik 12y ago
> Windows shell itself lets you browse the Web
Microsoft implemented it, called "The Microsoft Network" (MSNv1): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up#The_Microsoft_Network http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up#The_Microsoft_Netwo... . It used the Win95 Explorer as interface. Internet Explorer 1 (rebranded Mosaic) shipped with Win95b / Win95 Plus add-on CD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser)
See MSN1 in action, the introduction film with Jennifer Aniston: https://youtu.be/kGYcNcFhctc?t=17m16s https://youtu.be/kGYcNcFhctc?t=17m16s (watch it for 2-3 min to get the idea; or direct link to MSN1: https://youtu.be/kGYcNcFhctc?t=19m16s https://youtu.be/kGYcNcFhctc?t=19m16s)
Read Bill Gates (former internal) 1994 memo: "Windows: The Next Killer Application on the Internet": http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/timeline/timeline/docs/di_killerapp_InternetMemo.rtf http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/timeline/t... . "The memo starts with a background on the Internet in general, and then proposes a strategy on how to turn Windows into the next "killer app" for the Internet." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish
- bdcravens 12y ago> Internet Explorer 1 (rebranded Mosaic) Keep in mind that this wasn't the original NCSA Mosaic "Spyglass, Inc. licensed the technology and trademarks from NCSA for producing their own web browser but never used any of the NCSA Mosaic source code. Microsoft licensed Spyglass Mosaic in 1995 for US$2 million, modified it, and renamed it Internet Explorer." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser)