What was the first web browser you ever used?

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nakedfrog

No Lifer
Apr 3, 2001
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Mosaic.
I also had a couple other "browsers" that you had to open the URL like a file, and it would open in a window inside the main app. Can't remember what they were called.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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www.anyf.ca
Netscape Communicator. It had the lighthouse icon. Then I realize IE "came with the computer" and was so much better. (what was I thinking? :eek:) then used IE until someone finally convinced me to Opera, then someone convinced me to firefox, now I'll never look back.

Ahh, the good old days of netscape, and eudora, and outlook express. Funny I say it that way since to this day, lot of businesses still use those programs. :p
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Whatever AOL had in like 1994. After that it was Netscape, have no clue what version but it was old.
 
Aug 10, 2001
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For fun I downloaded Netscape 2.02 onto an older computer. But when I open the browser, I get about 20 javascript errors and the program crashes in less than 3 seconds. Oh well.
 

ZzZGuy

Golden Member
Nov 15, 2006
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Netscape. First one I used, but that is the closest thing to a kind word I have to say about it.
 

DefDC

Golden Member
Aug 28, 2003
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Mosaic while I was working as a lab attendant in college for beer money. Ran SLIPknot over LYNX in the dorm room to obtain graphics from the blazing fast 19200 baud serial connection! Wow!