Spyglass Mosaic

Commercial version of Mosaic: Spyglass licensed it from NCSA, then wrote its own cross-platform codebase, reusing very little NCSA code. Licensed to many vendors, it served as the basis for Internet Explorer 1 to 3.

Facts

Developer

Spyglass Inc.

Website

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Engine

Spyglass

Derived from

NCSA Mosaic (license; very little NCSA code reused)

Platforms

WindowsMac OS ClassicUnix

Popularity

55/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

Web Zeppelin (ProComm Plus)

Key versions

1. 1994
   2.0SpyglassSpyglass Mosaic 2.0, a commercial cross-platform rewrite (Windows, Mac, Unix).[1]
2. Jan. 1995
   Microsoft licenceMicrosoft licenses the code, which becomes the basis of Internet Explorer.[2]
3. Mar. 30, 1998
   Device Mosaic 3.0Slimmed-down embedded version (< 400 KB) for set-top boxes, licensed by Nokia.[3]
4. Nov. 3, 1998
   Device Mosaic 3.1Adds JavaScript and SSL 3.0 for non-PC devices.[4]

Version sources: [1] ericsink.com, [2] Spyglass, Inc. (Wikipedia en), [3] internetnews.com, [4] internetnews.com

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer
3. https://ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Internet_Explorer
5. https://www.internetnews.com/it-management/spyglass-unveils-mosaic-3-1-browser