Netscape Navigator, Everyone’s First Browser, Turns 20 Today

Onkel Neal · 10-13-14, 04:48 PM

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_te...rporation.html

Man, what a time to be alive.

Cybermat47 · 10-13-14, 09:23 PM

Not everyone's first browser, that thing's older than me

Must've been awesome to be there when computers started taking off

ikalugin · 10-13-14, 10:46 PM

I was born in 1992, so not mine either.

Herr-Berbunch · 10-14-14, 01:05 AM

It was mine, but on a UK Joint Forces LAN/WAN system called JOCS - love-hate relationship but got my first glimpse of the CIA Worldbook on it.

This was in 2000-01.

AADrcw · 10-14-14, 06:11 PM

It wasn't my first either but I had to use it in a computer class. I can't say that I miss it either.

ReallyDedPoet · 10-14-14, 07:59 PM

Brings back memories

I remember I used it to navigate to David Letterman's site to see what his latest Top Ten List was.

XabbaRus · 08-03-15, 09:10 AM

That was my first browser, back in 1994. Before the internet was opened up to the unwashed masses.

ExFishermanBob · 08-03-15, 01:16 PM

I've actually only recently thrown out some site magazines - before the search engines you could buy them and they listed interesting sites to visit. Yes, you read that correctly: you typed in the address.

Jimbuna · 08-03-15, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

That was my first browser, back in 1994. Before the internet was opened up to the unwashed masses.

Pretty similar timescale here.

Onkel Neal · 08-19-15, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

That was my first browser, back in 1994. Before the internet was opened up to the unwashed masses.

You were ahead of me, they didn't give me access until 1995

10-13-14, 04:48 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Netscape Navigator, Everyone’s First Browser, Turns 20 Today http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_te...rporation.html Man, what a time to be alive. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-13-14, 09:23 PM	#2
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	Not everyone's first browser, that thing's older than me Must've been awesome to be there when computers started taking off __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

10-14-14, 01:05 AM	#4
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	It was mine, but on a UK Joint Forces LAN/WAN system called JOCS - love-hate relationship but got my first glimpse of the CIA Worldbook on it. This was in 2000-01. __________________

10-14-14, 07:59 PM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Brings back memories I remember I used it to navigate to David Letterman's site to see what his latest Top Ten List was. __________________ Back in the Day

08-03-15, 09:10 AM	#7
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That was my first browser, back in 1994. Before the internet was opened up to the unwashed masses. __________________

10-13-14, 10:46 PM	#3
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I was born in 1992, so not mine either.

10-14-14, 06:11 PM	#5
AADrcw Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	It wasn't my first either but I had to use it in a computer class. I can't say that I miss it either.

08-03-15, 01:16 PM	#8
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I've actually only recently thrown out some site magazines - before the search engines you could buy them and they listed interesting sites to visit. Yes, you read that correctly: you typed in the address.