<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
(	O
IE3	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
now	O
,	O
discontinued	O
,	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
graphical	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
OS	I-Device
(	O
see	O
IE	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Mac	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
serious	O
competition	O
against	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
first	O
Browser	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
first	O
browser	B-Application
release	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
internal	O
development	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
more	O
widely	O
used	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
surpass	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
or	O
become	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
with	O
the	O
most	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1997	O
it	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE3	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
browser	B-Application
with	O
Cascading	B-Language
Style	I-Language
Sheets	I-Language
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
,	O
Java	B-Application
applets	I-Application
,	O
inline	O
multimedia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Platform	O
for	O
Internet	O
Content	O
Selection	O
(	O
PICS	O
)	O
system	O
for	O
content	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
blue	O
'	O
e	O
 '	O
logo	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
a	O
symbol	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	I-Application
News	I-Application
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
itself	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
developed	O
without	O
Spyglass	B-Application
source	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
used	O
Spyglass	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Spyglass	B-Application
licensing	O
information	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Microsoft	O
said	O
of	O
its	O
new	O
browser	B-Application
"	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
adds	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
which	O
are	O
great	O
for	O
HTML	B-Language
authors	O
and	O
demonstrates	O
our	O
accelerating	O
commitment	O
to	O
W3C	O
HTML	B-Language
standards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
requires	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
at	O
the	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
RTM	O
—	O
SP2	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
only	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP3	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
on	O
the	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
by	O
bundling	O
it	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
,	O
another	O
OEM	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
thus	O
made	O
no	O
direct	O
revenues	O
on	O
IE	O
and	O
was	O
liable	O
to	O
pay	O
Spyglass	B-Application
only	O
the	O
minimum	O
quarterly	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Spyglass	B-Application
threatened	O
Microsoft	O
with	O
a	O
contractual	O
audit	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
settled	O
for	O
$8	O
million	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
included	O
Internet	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	I-Application
News	I-Application
1.0	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
brought	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
much	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
bar	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
's	O
plugins	B-Application
technology	O
(	O
NPAPI	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
ActiveX	B-Application
,	O
frames	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
reverse-engineered	O
version	O
of	O
JavaScript	B-Language
named	O
JScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
NetMeeting	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
were	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
product	O
and	O
thus	O
helper	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
became	O
not	O
as	O
necessary	O
as	O
they	O
once	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CSS	B-Language
were	O
introduced	O
with	O
version	O
3	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
IE1	O
and	O
IE2	B-Protocol
were	O
said	O
have	O
"	O
paled	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
,	O
IE3	B-Protocol
"	O
delivers	O
a	O
crushing	O
blow	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
later	O
IE	O
versions	O
,	O
users	O
who	O
upgraded	O
to	O
IE3	B-Protocol
could	O
still	O
use	O
the	O
last	O
IE	O
by	O
converting	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
import	O
favorites	O
into	O
IE3	B-Protocol
from	O
IE1	O
or	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competition	O
between	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
and	O
Microsoft	O
heated	O
up	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
saying	O
the	O
Internet	O
community	O
"	O
became	O
polarized	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
which	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
had	O
the	O
most	O
features.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
ActiveMovie	B-Application
multimedia	O
API	O
,	O
HTML	B-Language
Layout	O
Control	O
,	O
Quick	O
Links	O
toolbar	O
,	O
VRML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
develop	O
a	O
native	O
version	O
of	O
IE	O
for	O
"	O
Solaris	O
and	O
other	O
popular	O
variants	O
of	O
UNIX	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
"	O
equivalent	O
functionality	O
as	O
that	O
provided	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
thus	O
"	O
delivering	O
on	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
provide	O
full-featured	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
support	O
on	O
all	O
major	O
operating	O
system	O
platforms	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
supporting	O
and	O
promoting	O
open	O
standards	O
,	O
including	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
ActiveX	B-Application
and	O
Java	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
later	O
use	O
MainWin	O
to	O
port	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
to	O
Unix	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
well	O
behind	O
schedule	O
,	O
the	O
3.0	O
branch	O
was	O
apparently	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
4.0	O
(	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
new	O
MSHTML	B-Application
(	O
Trident	B-Application
)	O
rendering	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
Beta	O
for	O
Solaris	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
UNIX	I-Protocol
versions	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
until	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backwards	O
compatibility	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
allowing	O
Users	O
who	O
upgraded	O
to	O
IE3	B-Protocol
to	O
still	O
use	O
the	O
last	O
IE	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
installation	O
converted	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Princeton	O
Word	O
Macro	O
Virus	O
Loophole	O
was	O
discovered	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
nine	O
days	O
after	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
's	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
allow	O
Webmasters	O
to	O
cause	O
an	O
end-user	O
'	O
s	O
computer	O
to	O
initiate	O
downloads	O
without	O
their	O
consent	O
via	O
a	O
backdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
patched	O
the	O
vulnerability	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
researchers	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
find	O
more	O
vulnerabilities	O
and	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
problems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
spoof	O
a	O
website	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
phishing	O
problem	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
these	O
issues	O
triggering	O
public	O
concern	O
over	O
browser	B-Application
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Authenticode	O
became	O
inoperable	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
when	O
its	O
trust	B-General_Concept
anchor	I-General_Concept
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
PPC	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
SSL	B-Protocol
and	O
NTLM	O
security	O
protocols	O
and	O
the	O
PICS	O
and	O
RSACi	O
rating	O
systems	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
access	O
to	O
websites	O
based	O
on	O
content	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
1996	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
HTML	B-Language
version	O
3.2	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
,	O
Java	B-Application
applets	I-Application
and	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Macworld	O
noted	O
in	O
November	O
1996	O
,	O
when	O
discussing	O
the	O
IE	O
mac	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
near-simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
3.0	O
(	O
415/528	O
-2555	O
,	O
http://www.netscape.com	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
(	O
206/882	O
-8080	O
,	O
http://www.microsoft.com	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
companies	O
are	O
tripping	O
over	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
entice	O
Web	O
users	O
to	O
their	O
products.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
problem	O
with	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
extension	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
called	O
CFM68K	O
Runtime	O
Enabler	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
delay	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
3.0	O
for	O
Macs	B-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
68k	B-Device
line	O
of	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
version	O
3.01	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
68k-based	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
AutoComplete	O
and	O
Monitoring	O
Favorites	O
that	O
notified	O
users	O
when	O
sites	O
in	O
their	O
Favorites	O
list	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
Download	O
Manager	O
and	O
a	O
Cookie	B-Application
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
download	O
manager	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
3.01	O
;	O
version	O
3.0	O
would	O
open	O
the	O
download	O
progress	O
bar	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
browser	B-Application
window	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
either	O
cancel	O
the	O
download	O
and	O
restart	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
window	O
,	O
or	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
transfer	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacUser	O
's	O
review	O
noted	O
"	O
While	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
3.0	O
is	O
more	O
feature-laden	O
and	O
consequently	O
bigger	O
and	O
slower	O
than	O
previous	O
incarnations	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
has	O
been	O
refined	O
and	O
optimised	O
into	O
a	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
that	O
has	O
almost	O
as	O
many	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
both	O
smaller	O
and	O
faster	O
than	O
its	O
rival.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IE3	B-Protocol
launched	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
integrated	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	I-Application
News	I-Application
is	O
an	O
e-mail	B-Protocol
and	O
news	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
included	O
with	O
IE3	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
4.0	I-Application
in	O
IE4	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
query	O
LDAP	B-Protocol
servers	O
and	O
read	O
or	O
write	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Comic	I-Application
Chat	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
text-based	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
app	O
that	O
used	O
cartoon	O
avatars	B-Application
to	O
display	O
text	O
and	O
emotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
updated	O
and	O
renamed	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
2.0	O
in	O
IE4	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
RealPlayer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
streaming	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
made	O
by	O
Progressive	O
Networks	O
(	O
later	O
called	O
RealNetworks	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
as	O
RealAudio	B-Application
Player	I-Application
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
capable	O
of	O
streaming	O
media	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
included	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
NetMeeting	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
multi-point	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
client	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
H.323	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
for	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
conferencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
a	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
that	O
supports	O
mainstream	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
could	O
play	O
MIDI	O
files	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE3	B-Protocol
also	O
included	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Java	I-Language
Virtual	I-Language
Machine	I-Language
,	O
which	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
until	O
IE5.5	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
a	O
legal	O
battle	O
between	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
(	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Java	B-Language
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stopped	O
offering	O
it	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
supported	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
this	O
(	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
,	O
but	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
launched	O
with	O
IE4	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
OS	O
releases	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
switched	O
to	O
supporting	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
(	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
had	O
a	O
Beta	O
supporting	O
Solaris	O
(	O
UNIX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE4	B-Protocol
integration	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
meant	O
systems	O
that	O
upgraded	O
from	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
to	O
4.0	O
,	O
or	O
came	O
with	O
4.0	O
,	O
could	O
not	O
easily	O
revert	O
to	O
IE3	B-Protocol
(	O
see	O
Removal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
version	O
supported	O
PPC	B-Architecture
and	O
68k	B-Device
Macs	B-Device
,	O
superseding	O
IE	B-Protocol
2.1	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Explorer	O
3.03	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
3.03	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
IE3	B-Protocol
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
editions	O
of	O
IE	O
3.03	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
to	O
support	O
SSL	B-Protocol
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
patch	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
supported	O
40-bit	O
and	O
128-bit	O
encryption	O
,	O
using	O
Server	B-Protocol
Gated	I-Protocol
Cryptography	I-Protocol
(	O
SGC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
256-bit	O
encryption	O
would	O
not	O
become	O
available	O
in	O
IE	O
for	O
nearly	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
32-bit	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
version	O
numbers	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
4.70.	O
####	O
,	O
where	O
#	O
represents	O
a	O
varying	O
digit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Release	O
history	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
Version	O
name	O
Version	O
number	O
Release	O
date	O
Platform	O
Significant	O
changes	O
March	O
,	O
1996	O
(	O
All	O
)	O
Improved	O
support	O
of	O
HTML	B-Language
tables	O
,	O
frames	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
(	O
All	O
)	O
VBScript	O
and	O
JScript	B-Language
support	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1996	O
(	O
All	O
)	O
CSS	B-Language
and	O
Java	B-Language
support	O
rowspan	O
=3	O
4.70.1155	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
NT	B-Device
4.0	I-Device
Final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.70.1158	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1996	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
3.0.0.1152	O
November	O
,	O
1996	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
January	O
22	O
,	O
1997	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
rowspan	O
=	O
2	O
4.70.1215	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1996	O
(	O
All	O
)	O
Bug	O
fix	O
release	O
3.01	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
,	O
1997	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
4.70.1300	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
(	O
All	O
)	O
Bug	O
and	O
security	O
fix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
RTM	O
—	O
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
