April 4, 1994
Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape
Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark founded MosaicAn early graphical web browser — helped popularize the World Wide Web beyond researchers. Communications Corporation on April 4, 1994 — later renamed NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web. Communications.
What it was for
NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web. Navigator became the dominant browser of the mid-1990s and drove the first dot-com wave. Andreessen brought MosaicAn early graphical web browser — helped popularize the World Wide Web beyond researchers. experience from NCSA; Clark brought Silicon Graphics credibility and venture backing.
People
- Marc Andreessen — co founder
- Jim Clark — co founder
Companies
- Netscape
Why it's here
NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web. turned the web from research curiosity into a commercial platform.
Why it mattered
It proved browsers could be venture-backed products and set the first browser wars.
What it solved
The web needed a polished, fast browser company to scale beyond academia.
Media
ImageMarc AndreessenJD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- NCSA Mosaic 1.0 releasedApril 21, 1993
- Netscape Navigator 1.0 shippedDecember 15, 1994