NeoPlanet

Internet Explorer shell from 1997, one of the first browsers fully customizable with themes, integrating email and chat in a portal environment.

Facts

Developer

NeoPlanet Inc. (Bigfoot International)

Website

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Engine

Trident

Derived from

Internet Explorer

Platforms

Windows

Popularity

71/100 — Wikipedia: 8 million NeoPlanet users in 2001

Key versions

1. Oct. 1997
   BetaTridentFirst beta, a month after Internet Explorer 4, with a built-in channel directory, for Windows 95 and NT.
2. 1998
   2.0Skinnable interface (4 skins included, 16 online) with built-in Snap and Alexa services.
3. 2001
   ViassaryPersonalisation suite for companies (clients included Compaq and HP); NeoPlanet then had 8 million users.

Version sources: NeoPlanet (Wikipedia en)

Sources

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