AirMosaic
 A screenshot displaying an early web crawler search engine | |
| Developer(s) | SPRY |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1994 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows[1] |
| Available in | English |
| Type | web browser |
| License | Proprietary/Commercial |
AirMosaic was an early commercial web browser based on the NCSA Mosaic browser.[2]
The browser won Datamation's Best Product of the Year award for 1994.[3]
The AirMosaic browser was available as part of several packages: the AIR Series,[citation needed] Internet in a Box[2][4] and Mosaic In A Box,[citation needed] and separately.[4] AirMosaic for Windows could also be downloaded as a demo, and then purchased over the Internet as a separate product. [3][5] Also CompuServe WinCim 2.0.1 included a Version of "CompuServe Mosaic", a rebranded version with some WinCim integration.
Features
[edit]Although Mosaic required the user to install Win32s, AirMosaic offered the same feature set as Mosaic as well as several new ones like a configuration menu for not editing an INI file.[4]
Other features included:
- a kiosk mode[4]
- import existing bookmarks from Mosaic[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kelly, Brian (1994). "Running A WWW Service". World-Wide Web Browsers. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b Sink, Eric (15 April 2003). "Memoirs From the Browser Wars". Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ a b Leung, Deanna (7 February 1995). "Datamation awards SPRY'S AIR Mosaic as the best product of 1994". Business Wire. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e December, John; Randall, Neil (1994). World Wide Web Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN 0-672-30617-4.
- ^ Notess, Greg R. (1 May 1995). "Article: Comparing commercial WWW browsers.(World Wide Web)(Evaluation)". Online. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- Air Mosaic Demo, Evolt.org