Cisco Networking Academy - Fundamentals of Web Design















1.5
Browsers



1.5.3
Netscape
Navigator




Netscape's browser was developed in
1995 by a team led by Marc Andreessen, the creator of Mosaic.

Netscape began its practice of
releasing beta software to the public over the Internet and using
early adopters to help with beta testing. Netscape went through
several versions of its browser. The new browser introduced a variety
of elements and attributes considered at that time proprietary,
unauthorized extensions. However, many of these elements and
attributes have become part of HTML, although many have been left out
in more recent versions. At the time, however, it was the extended
capabilities allowed by the browser that made it so exciting.

Netscape is committed to upholding the
recommendations set forth by the W3C concerning language support.
Netscape 6.0 is considered to be one of the most advanced browsers in
terms of recommended support for HTML 4.01.