Netscape 6 / 7

AOL's Internet suites rebuilt on Gecko, the Mozilla project's open source code. Netscape 6 (2000) was considered slow and unstable, Netscape 7 (2002) improved on it, but both lost to IE.

Facts

Developer

Netscape Communications, then AOL

Website

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Engine

Gecko

Derived from

Mozilla Application Suite

Successor

Netscape Browser 8

Platforms

WindowsMac OS ClassicmacOSLinux

Details

Last versions: 6.2.3 (May 2002), 7.2 (August 2004)

Popularity

66/100 — Estimate: a few percent market share around 2001–2003

Lineage

Predecessor

Netscape Navigator (1–4)

Key versions

1. Apr. 2000
   6.0 betaGeckoFirst public beta of Netscape 6, built on Mozilla code and the Gecko engine.[1]
2. Nov. 14, 2000
   6.0Gecko (Mozilla 0.6)First final release, seen as unstable; version 5 was skipped.[1]
3. Aug. 8, 2001
   6.1Gecko (Mozilla 0.9.2.1)Release largely addressing stability problems.[1]
4. Oct. 30, 2001
   6.2Gecko (Mozilla 0.9.4.1)Last major branch of Netscape 6.[1]
5. May 15, 2002
   6.2.3Final Netscape 6 release.[1]
6. Aug. 29, 2002
   7.0Gecko (Mozilla 1.0.1)Based on Mozilla 1.0: tabbed browsing, built-in AIM and ICQ, but no popup blocker.[2]
7. June 30, 2003
   7.1Gecko (Mozilla 1.4)Last release before AOL laid off the Netscape team in July 2003.[2]
8. Aug. 17, 2004
   7.2Gecko (Mozilla 1.7)Final release, built in-house by AOL; adds the Netscape Toolbar.[2]

Version sources: [1] Netscape 6 (Wikipedia en), [2] Netscape 7 (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_6
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_7