Internet Explorer for Mac

1996 – 2003 Discontinued

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Mac branch of Internet Explorer that diverged with its own Tasman engine (IE 5), the default browser on Mac OS from 1998 until Safari arrived.

Facts

Developer

Microsoft

Website

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Engines

Spyglass (IE 2)Tasman

Derived from

Internet Explorer

Platforms

Mac OS ClassicmacOS

Details

System 7.0.1 to Mac OS X 10.3; 68k, then PowerPC

Popularity

73/100 — Estimate: default browser on every Mac from 1998 to 2003

Key versions

1. Apr. 23, 1996
   2.0SpyglassFirst Mac version, based on Spyglass Mosaic.
2. Aug. 1996
   2.1Adds NPAPI plugin and QuickTime VR support.
3. Jan. 8, 1997
   3.0HTML 3.2, CSS, Java applets and ActiveX; PowerPC only at first.
4. May 14, 1997
   3.01Download manager and JavaScript; bundled with Mac OS 8.
5. Jan. 6, 1998
   4.0Dynamic HTML and offline browsing; last version for 68k Macs.
6. Jan. 5, 1999
   4.5Form AutoFill and print preview; drops 68k support.
7. Mar. 27, 2000
   5.0TasmanNew Tasman engine, more standards-compliant than Trident.
8. May 15, 2000
   5.0 (Mac OS X)First Mac OS X version, shipped with Developer Preview 4.
9. June 17, 2002
   5.2First Mac OS X-only release, with Quartz text smoothing.
10. June 16, 2003
    5.2.3Tasman 0.9Last Mac OS X version; Microsoft ended development on June 13, 2003.
11. July 11, 2003
    5.1.7Last version for Mac OS 8 and 9.
12. Jan. 31, 2006
    WithdrawalMicrosoft removes IE for Mac from its download site.

Version sources: Internet Explorer for Mac (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_Mac