<s>
The	O
Netscape	B-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
is	O
the	O
general	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
formerly	O
produced	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Corporation	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
became	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
AOL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
once	O
the	O
dominant	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
usage	O
share	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
browser	B-Application
war	O
,	O
it	O
lost	O
virtually	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
share	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
anti-competitive	O
bundling	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
with	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
Netscape	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
and	O
client	O
products	O
was	O
terminated	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
from	O
versions	O
1.0	O
through	O
4.8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mosaic	B-Application
and	O
then	O
Mosaic	B-Protocol
Netscape	I-Protocol
until	O
a	O
legal	O
challenge	O
from	O
the	O
National	B-General_Concept
Center	I-General_Concept
for	I-General_Concept
Supercomputing	I-General_Concept
Applications	I-General_Concept
(	O
makers	O
of	O
NCSA	B-Application
Mosaic	I-Application
,	O
which	O
many	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
founders	O
had	O
spent	O
time	O
developing	O
)	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
name	O
also	O
changed	O
from	O
Mosaic	B-Application
Communications	O
Corporation	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Corporation	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
available	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
instant	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
market	O
leader	O
while	O
still	O
in	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
feature-count	O
and	O
market	O
share	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
rapidly	O
after	O
version	O
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
added	O
a	O
full	O
mail	O
reader	O
called	O
Netscape	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
transforming	O
Netscape	B-Application
from	O
a	O
mere	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
to	O
an	O
Internet	B-Protocol
suite	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
and	O
the	O
suite	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
AOL	O
started	O
bundling	O
their	O
software	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
face	O
any	O
serious	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
Netscape	B-Application
held	O
off	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
challenge	O
and	O
remained	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
browser	B-Application
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
version	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
HTML	B-Language
editor	O
(	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
retail	O
software	O
for	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
3.0	O
introduced	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
background	O
colors	O
for	O
tables	O
,	O
the	O
archive	O
attribute	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
applet	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
3	O
was	O
the	O
undisputed	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
giant	O
in	O
its	O
time	O
with	O
over	O
90%	O
share	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
eroded	O
by	O
the	O
free	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
addressed	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
being	O
used	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
suite	O
and	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
contained	O
within	O
it	O
by	O
renaming	O
the	O
suite	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
five	O
preview	O
releases	O
from	O
1996	O
to	O
1997	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
Corp	O
.	O
released	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
in	O
June	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
based	O
on	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
3	O
Code	O
,	O
updated	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
of	O
certain	O
CSS1	B-Language
elements	O
,	O
minimal	O
dynamic	O
font	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
object	O
element	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
suite	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
despite	O
increasing	O
competition	O
from	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
and	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
outdated	O
browser	B-Application
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
suite	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	O
Newsgroups	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
Address	O
Book	O
and	O
Netscape	B-Application
Composer	I-Application
(	O
an	O
HTML	B-Language
editor	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
Mozilla	B-General_Concept
Composer	I-General_Concept
and	O
eventually	O
was	O
split	O
off	O
into	O
a	O
completely	O
separate	O
product	O
,	O
Nvu	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1998	O
version	O
4.5	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
featured	O
various	O
functionality	O
improvements	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
Mail/News	O
component	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
update	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
core	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
functionality	O
,	O
was	O
basically	O
identical	O
with	O
version	O
4.08	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Corporation	I-Protocol
was	O
bought	O
by	O
AOL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
was	O
still	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
discontinued	O
after	O
version	O
4.08	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standalone	O
versions	O
for	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Unix/Linux	O
were	O
maintained	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
4.8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Corporation	I-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
all	O
future	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
software	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
an	O
Open	O
Source	O
Community	O
(	O
Mozilla	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
5.0	O
was	O
announced	O
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Gromit	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
there	O
were	O
significant	O
delays	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
next	O
major	O
version	O
and	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
therefore	O
aged	O
badly	O
over	O
the	O
many	O
years	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
support	O
of	O
HTML	B-Language
4	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
,	O
DOM	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
ECMAScript	B-Language
by	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
starting	O
with	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
up-to-date	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
became	O
the	O
market	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1998	O
work	O
on	O
Netscape	B-Application
5.0	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
program	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
5.0	O
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Gromit	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
4.x	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
two	O
pre-alpha	O
versions	O
were	O
written	O
,	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
original	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
code	O
(	O
with	O
layout	B-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
stability	O
and	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
4.0	O
codebase	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Mariner	B-Application
)	O
and	O
another	O
using	O
the	O
Gecko	B-Language
layout	I-Language
engine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Netscape	B-Application
had	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
deploy	O
Mariner	B-Application
and	O
later	O
replace	O
it	O
with	O
Gecko	B-Language
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
from	O
scratch	O
)	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
5	O
and	O
Mariner	B-Application
were	O
scrapped	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
formed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
and	O
developed	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
using	O
Gecko	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-source	O
Mozilla	B-Language
browser	B-Application
was	O
in	O
turn	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
an	O
informal	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Organization	I-Operating_System
was	O
formed	O
and	O
largely	O
funded	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Application
(	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
programmers	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
code	O
were	O
paid	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Application
)	O
to	O
coordinate	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
5	O
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Gromit	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aging	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
code	O
proved	O
difficult	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
code	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
4.5	O
core	O
rendering	B-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
and	O
start	O
from	O
scratch	O
using	O
the	O
standards-compliant	O
Gecko	B-Language
rendering	I-Language
engine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gecko	B-Language
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Language
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
additions	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
was	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
meant	O
that	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
next	O
major	O
version	O
was	O
severely	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
was	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
AOL	O
who	O
,	O
acting	O
under	O
pressure	O
from	O
the	O
Web	O
Standards	O
Project	O
,	O
forced	O
its	O
new	O
division	O
to	O
release	O
Netscape	B-Application
6.0	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
again	O
consisted	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
other	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
components	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
built-in	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
client	O
,	O
branded	O
as	O
Netscape	B-Application
Instant	O
Messenger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
clear	O
that	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
was	O
not	O
yet	O
ready	O
for	O
release	O
and	O
it	O
flopped	O
badly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.6	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
yet	O
due	O
to	O
many	O
serious	O
bugs	O
that	O
would	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
crash	O
often	O
or	O
render	O
web	O
pages	O
slowly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
were	O
much	O
improved	O
(	O
6.2.x	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
especially	O
good	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
still	O
struggled	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
a	O
disappointed	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
7.0	I-Protocol
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Mach	O
Five	O
"	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.0.1	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
with	O
very	O
similar	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
picked	O
up	O
a	O
few	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
very	O
much	O
a	O
minority	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
being	O
that	O
Mozilla	B-Language
itself	O
was	O
a	O
worthy	O
adversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
AOL	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
deactivate	O
Mozilla	B-Language
's	O
popup-blocker	O
functionality	O
in	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
7.0	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
created	O
an	O
outrage	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
AOL-free-version	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
usual	O
AOL	O
addons	B-Operating_System
)	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
7.1	I-Protocol
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Buffy	O
"	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.4	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
AOL	O
closed	O
down	O
its	O
Netscape	B-Application
division	O
and	O
laid-off	O
or	O
reassigned	O
all	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mozilla.org	B-Operating_System
continued	O
as	O
the	O
independent	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
taking	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
ex-employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
Netscape	B-Application
in-house	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
there	O
being	O
no	O
staff	O
committed	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
improvements	O
were	O
minimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
was	O
released	O
:	O
Netscape	O
7.2	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.7.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2005	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
's	O
releases	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
chose	O
to	O
base	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
on	O
the	O
relatively	O
successful	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
a	O
re-written	O
version	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Language
produced	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
full	O
Internet	B-Protocol
suite	I-Protocol
as	O
before	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
solely	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
controversial	O
decisions	O
include	O
these	O
versions	O
being	O
made	O
only	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
featuring	O
both	O
the	O
Gecko	B-Language
rendering	I-Language
engine	I-Language
of	O
previous	O
releases	O
and	O
the	O
Trident	B-Application
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
years	O
earlier	O
made	O
it	O
less	O
of	O
a	O
surprise	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
laid	O
off	O
the	O
Netscape	B-Application
team	O
and	O
outsourced	O
development	O
to	O
Mercurial	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
confirmed	O
on	O
23	O
January	O
2007	O
that	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
versions	O
8.0	O
–	O
8.1.2	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
succeeded	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
stand-alone	O
browser	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
9	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
features	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
include	O
newsfeed	B-Application
support	O
and	O
become	O
more	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Propeller	O
Internet	O
portal	O
,	O
alongside	O
more	O
enhanced	O
methods	O
of	O
discussion	O
,	O
submission	O
and	O
voting	O
on	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
sees	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
return	O
to	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
support	O
across	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Netscape	B-Application
version	O
8.x	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
release	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
popular	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
(	O
version	O
2.0	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
full	O
support	O
of	O
all	O
Firefox	B-Operating_System
add-ons	I-Operating_System
and	O
plugins	B-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
Netscape	B-Application
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
produced	O
in-house	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
programming	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
AOL	O
would	O
discontinue	O
their	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
low	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Application
revised	O
this	O
date	O
to	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
support	O
for	O
migration	O
to	O
Flock	B-Protocol
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Browser	B-Application
NameSeries	O
Version	O
Based	O
on	O
Release	O
date	O
NotesMosaic	O
Netscape	B-Application
0.4	O
Netscape	B-Application
September	O
9	O
,	O
1994	O
First	O
public	O
beta	O
release	O
0.5NetscapeSeptember	O
18	O
,	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.6NetscapeSeptember	O
26	O
,	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.7NetscapeOctober	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.8NetscapeOctober	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.9NetscapeOctober	O
13	O
,	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
-	O
Added	O
inline	O
JPEG	O
and	O
cookie	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
0.91NetscapeOctober	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.92NetscapeOctober	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.93NetscapeNovember	O
1994In-dev	O
ReleaseNetscape	O
Navigator	B-Protocol
0.94NetscapeNovember	O
21	O
,	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
0.96	O
Netscape	B-Application
December	O
7	O
,	O
1994In-dev	O
Release	O
-	O
Throbber	O
changed	O
to	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
1.0	O
Netscape	B-Application
December	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
First	O
non-beta	O
release	O
1.1NetscapeMarch	O
1995	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
tables	O
,	O
background	O
images	O
or	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.22NetscapeAugust	O
1995	O
2.0	O
Netscape	B-Application
September	O
18	O
,	O
1995	O
Including	O
JavaScript	B-Language
support	O
,	O
Java	B-Language
support	O
,	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
integrated	O
Messenger	B-Application
/	O
Collabra	B-Application
,	O
Auto-dither	O
,	O
Live3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superscript	O
/	O
subscript	O
,	O
Animated	O
GIF	O
2.01	O
Netscape	B-Application
March	O
18	O
,	O
1996	O
2.02	O
Netscape	B-Application
3.0	O
Netscape	B-Application
August	O
19	O
,	O
1996	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
LiveAudio	O
,	O
LiveVideo	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
POP3	B-Protocol
,	O
HTML	B-Language
3.2	O
and	O
extra	O
tags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.01	O
Netscape	B-Application
3.02	O
Netscape	B-Application
3.03	O
Netscape	B-Application
July	O
31	O
,	O
1997	O
3.04	O
Netscape	B-Application
October	O
4	O
,	O
1997	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
/	O
Communicator4.x	O
4.0	O
Netscape	B-Application
June	O
11	O
,	O
1997	O
Suite	O
version	O
marketed	O
as	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
included	O
Navigator	B-Protocol
,	O
Messenger	B-Application
,	O
Composer	B-Application
,	O
Collabra	B-Application
,	O
Netcaster	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.01	O
Netscape	B-Application
June	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
4.01a	O
Netscape	B-Application
July	O
19	O
,	O
1997	O
4.02	O
Netscape	B-Application
August	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
4.03	O
Netscape	B-Application
September	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
4.04	O
Netscape	B-Application
November	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
4.05	O
Netscape	B-Application
April	O
2	O
,	O
1998	O
4.06	O
Netscape	B-Application
August	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
Added	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
plug-in	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Smart	O
Browsing	O
"	O
and	O
NetWatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.07	O
Netscape	B-Application
October	O
5	O
,	O
1998	O
4.08	O
Netscape	B-Application
November	O
9	O
,	O
1998	O
last	O
release	O
for	O
16-bit	B-Device
Windows	B-Application
and	O
68k	O
MacsNetscape	O
Communicator	B-Protocol
4.5	O
Netscape	B-Application
October	O
19	O
,	O
1998	O
Added	O
integrated	O
/	O
Internet	O
messaging	O
,	O
enhanced	O
SmartBrowsing	O
4.51	O
Netscape	B-Application
March	O
8	O
,	O
1999	O
4.6	O
Netscape	B-Application
May	O
18	O
,	O
1999	O
Added	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
G2	I-Application
,	O
NetHelp	O
4.61	O
Netscape	B-Application
June	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
4.7	O
Netscape	B-Application
September	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
Added	O
Netscape	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Shop	O
@Netscape	O
,	O
AIM	B-Protocol
3.0	O
,	O
Winamp	B-Application
and	O
PalmPilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.72	O
Netscape	B-Application
February	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
Removed	O
Calendar	O
Client	O
feature	O
4.73	O
Netscape	B-Application
May	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
4.74	O
Netscape	B-Application
July	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
4.75	O
Netscape	B-Application
September	O
17	O
,	O
2000	O
4.76	O
Netscape	B-Application
October	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
4.77	O
Netscape	B-Application
April	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
4.78	O
Netscape	B-Application
July	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
4.79	O
Netscape	B-Application
November	O
10	O
,	O
2001	O
4.8	O
Netscape	B-Application
August	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
Final	O
Communicator-based	O
releaseNetscape	O
5	O
PreAlpha1	O
Netscape	B-Application
Never	O
released	O
,	O
did	O
n't	O
reach	O
Alpha	O
or	O
Beta	O
status	O
PreAlpha2	O
NSLayout	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
6.0	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.6	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
First	O
Netscape	B-Application
release	O
based	O
on	O
pre-release	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.01	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.7	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2001	O
6.1	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.9.2.1	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2001	O
Added	O
new	O
default	O
interface	O
,	O
searching	O
from	O
location	O
bar	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
support	O
on	O
preview	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.2	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.9.4.1	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
Improved	O
QuickLaunch	O
,	O
AutoComplete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
6.2.1	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.9.4.1	O
6.2.2	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.9.4.1	O
6.2.3	O
Mozilla	B-Language
0.9.4.1	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
Last	O
officially	O
supported	O
version	O
on	O
Windows	O
95.Netscape	O
7	O
7.0	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.0.1	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
Based	O
on	O
final	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Suite	I-Language
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.01	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.0.2	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2002	O
7.02	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.0.2	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
Last	O
release	O
to	O
support	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.1	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.4	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
Support	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
ActiveX	B-Application
control	I-Application
,	O
web	O
services	O
by	O
JavaScript	B-Language
API	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.2	O
Mozilla	B-Language
1.7.2	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2004	O
Improved	O
password	O
manager	O
,	O
vCard	O
support	O
,	O
Palm	O
Sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
Netscape	B-Application
Toolbar	O
and	O
table	O
editing	O
in	O
Composer.Netscape	O
Browser	B-Application
0.5.6	O
Firefox	B-Application
0.9.3	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
Stand-alone	O
Windows-only	O
browser	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
beta	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
both	O
Gecko	B-Language
and	O
Trident	B-Application
layout	I-Application
engines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
0.6.4	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
Pre-beta	O
version	O
0.9.4	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
Pre-beta	O
version	O
0.9.5	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
Pre-beta	O
version	O
0.9.6	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
Beta	O
version	O
8.0	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.3	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
Finished	O
Netscape	B-Application
8	I-Application
release	O
8.0.1	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.3	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
8.0.2	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.4	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
8.0.3	O
8.0.3.1	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.6	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2005	O
8.0.3.2	O
8.0.3.3	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.6	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
8.0.3.4	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.6	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
8.0.4	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.7	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
8.1	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.7	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
Added	O
spyware	O
and	O
adware	O
protection	O
,	O
new	O
Dynamic	O
Security	O
Centre	O
,	O
profile	O
manager	O
,	O
new	O
options	O
panel	O
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
RSS	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.1.2	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.5.0.7	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
8.1.3	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.5.0.11	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
Final	O
Netscape	B-Application
8	I-Application
releaseNetscape	O
Navigator	B-Protocol
9.0b1	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.4	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
Stand-alone	O
browser	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
2	O
,	O
total	O
re-write	O
from	O
Netscape	O
8.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gecko-only	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
Netscape.com	O
integration	O
,	O
enhanced	O
FTP	B-Protocol
listing	O
interface	O
,	O
customizable	O
link-pad	O
,	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
greater	O
Firefox	B-Operating_System
add-on	I-Operating_System
compatibility	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0b2	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.4	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
Added	O
greater	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
options	O
9.0b3	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.6	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
Removed	O
Propeller	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0rc1	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.6	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
Re-added	O
optional	O
splash	O
screen	O
9.0	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.7	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
Finished	O
Navigator	B-Protocol
9	O
release	O
9.0.0.1	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.8	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
9.0.0.2	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.8	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
9.0.0.3	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.9	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
9.0.0.4	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.10	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
9.0.0.5	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.11	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
9.0.0.6	O
Firefox	B-Application
2.0.0.12	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
Final	O
version	O
of	O
Navigator	B-Protocol
9	O
.	O
</s>
