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How Marc Andreessen, Eric Bina, and NCSA turned existing Web ideas into an installable graphical browser, then helped create the conditions for Netscape.
How Tim Berners-Lee's 1990 NeXT application combined browsing and authoring, which Web components it implemented, and why later browsers narrowed the model.
MicroWeb 2.1 shipped March 12, 2026 with XMS support, simple downloads and lower memory use while retaining its HTTP-only, no-CSS, no-JavaScript design.
The Microsoft antitrust case preserved monopoly-maintenance liability but replaced a breakup order with conduct rules, disclosures, and oversight.
Separate WebPositive site compatibility from network, profile/cache, fonts, settings, HaikuWebKit package regressions, and reportable bugs.
Configure WebPositive's real settings, organize file-based bookmarks, control history and cookies, and handle downloads and credentials safely.
Microsoft retired the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application for Edge, while quietly preserving IE-dependent legacy compatibility through IE mode.
Reconstruct Netscape's rise and Internet Explorer's distribution campaign using the Microsoft antitrust record, product history and Mozilla evidence.