Netscape 7
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Developer(s) | AOL |
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Initial release | August 29, 2002 |
Final release | 7.2[1]
/ 17 August 2004 |
Preview release | 7.0 PR1[2]
/ 23 May 2002 |
Written in | ? |
Cross-platform | |
Predecessor | Netscape 6 |
Successor | Netscape Browser |
Type | Internet suite |
Website | archive.netscape.com |
Netscape 7 is a discontinued
The browser in Netscape 7 was originally superseded by
As of version 7.2, it consisted of the following major components:
- a web browser
- an news client, Netscape Mail & Newsgroups
- an address book
- a HTML editor, Netscape Composer
- an IRC client
- an AOL Instant Messenger
- Radio@Netscape
History and development
Netscape 7.0 was released in 2002. It was based on a more stable and notably faster
AOL announced on July 15, 2003 that it was laying off all its remaining development staff working on the Netscape version of Mozilla. Combined with AOL's
Netscape 7.2 was released on August 17, 2004, though AOL did not restart the Netscape browser division (instead, they developed it in-house). It was very similar to Netscape 7.1 and the only new feature in it was the Netscape Toolbar, which was developed by mozdev.org.
Though many had believed Netscape 7 would be the last version of Netscape to be released, AOL, in May 2005, released Netscape Browser version 8. It included improved security and the ability to natively use the
Release history
- Netscape 7.0 PR1 – Preview Release 1
- Netscape 7.0 – August 29, 2002 (based on Mozilla 1.0.1)
- Netscape 7.01 – December 10, 2002 (based on Mozilla 1.0.2)
- Netscape 7.02 – February 18, 2003 (based on Mozilla 1.0.2)
- Netscape 7.1 – June 30, 2003 (based on Mozilla 1.4)
- Netscape 7.2 – August 17, 2004 (based on Mozilla 1.7)
See also
References
- ^ "Netscape 7.0 - 7.2 Release Notes". August 17, 2004. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004.
- ^ "Netscape Browser Archive". June 3, 2002. Archived from the original on June 3, 2002.
Preceded by Netscape 6 |
Netscape 7 | Succeeded by Netscape Browser (8) |