NCSA Mosaic is a discontinued web browser, and one of the first to be widely available. It was instrumental in popularizing the World… See more

The licensing terms for NCSA Mosaic were generous for a proprietary software program. In general, non-commercial use was free of charge for all versions (with certain limitations).… See more

Mosaic led to the Internet boom of the 1990s. Other browsers existed during this period, such as Erwise, ViolaWWW, MidasWWW, and tkWWW, but did not have the same … See more

• History of the World Wide Web
• History of the web browser
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In December 1991, the Gore Bill was passed, which provided funding for new projects at the NCSA, where after trying ViolaWWW,… See more

Robert Reid notes that Andreessen's team hoped:
... to rectify many of the shortcomings of the very primitive prototypes then floating around the Internet. … See more

Netscape Navigator was later developed by Netscape, which employed many of the original Mosaic authors; however, it intentionally… See more