Netscape Navigator on Mac OS X

The history of Netscape Navigator on Mac OS X dates back to the early days of the internet. In 1996, AOL (America Online) released version 3.0 for Macintosh, which used the IE 2.1 rendering engine in its built-in web browser. This version was mainly focused on fixing bugs and improving stability, but it also introduced some new features such as support for NPAPI and QuickTime VR.

The final version of AOL 3.0 was released just three months later in April 1996. It supported embedding multimedia formats into web pages, including AVI and QuickTime formatted video and AIFF and WAV formatted audio. This initial version was based on the Spyglass Mosaic web browser licensed from Spyglass.

The first version of Internet Explorer for Macintosh was a beta version of IE 2.0, released as a free download from Microsoft's website in January 1996. The subsequent versions of Internet Explorer for Mac typically lagged behind Windows versions by several months to a year, but they included some unique developments such as the Tasman layout engine.

Microsoft continued to release new versions of Internet Explorer for Macintosh until version 5, which received its last patch in 2003. However, the company recommended that users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari. The browser was not included in the default installation of Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' released in April 2005.

On June 13, 2003, Microsoft announced that it would cease further development of Internet Explorer for Mac and the final update was released on July 11, 2003. As a result, Internet Explorer for Mac is now an unsupported inactive proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform.

The legacy of Netscape Navigator on Mac OS X can be seen in the many users who still use older versions of the browser. However, with the discontinuation of Rosetta and the removal of the application from Microsoft's Macintosh downloads site in 2006, it is no longer possible to download or install Internet Explorer for Macintosh on newer systems running Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

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