IT History: Browser Development History [2004-11-5] Various browser version release schedule:
Mosaic
1.0 0.1 Mar. 1993Final Nov. 1993
2.0 Alpha 1 Jan. 1994alpha 2 Feb. 1994alpha 3 Apr. 1994alpha 8 DEC. 1994 Reta 1 Mar. 1995Beta 4 Apr. 1995Final Beta Jul. 1995Final Oct. 1995
2.1 Final Jan. 1996
3.0 Beta 2 Apr. 1996Final Jan. 1997
Mosaic Ends
Netscape
1.0 0.9 (Beta 1) Oct. 1994Final Dec. 1994
1.1 Beta 1 Mar. 1995Final Apr. 1995
1.2 Beta 1 Jun. 1995Final Jul. 1995
2.0 Beta 1 Oct. 1995Final Mar. 1996
3.0 Beta 1 Apr. 1996beta 5 Jul. 1996beta 7 Aug. 1996Final Aug. 1996
4.0 Beta 1 DEC. 1997Beta 2 Feb. 1997Beta 3 Apr. 1997Beta 4/5 May. 19974.01-08Updates Jun 97-Nov. 98
4.5 Beta 1 Jul. 1998Beta 2 Sep. 1998Final Oct. 19984.51Update Mar. 19994.6Update May. 19994.7Update Sep. 19994.79Update Nov. 20014.8Update Aug. 2002
6.0 Beta 1 APR. 2000Beta 2 Aug. 2000Beta 3 Oct. 2000Final Nov. 20006.01Update Feb. 20016.1Pr1 Jun. 20016.1Update Aug. 20016.2Update Oct. 20016.2.3Update May. 2002
7.0 Beta 1 May. 2002Final Aug. 20027.01UPDATE DEC. 20027.02UPDATE FEB. 20037.1UPDATE JUN. 2003
Windows IE
1.0 Final Aug. 1995
2.0 Beta 1 Oct. 1995Final Nov. 1995
3.0 Alpha 1 Mar. 1996beta 1 May. 1996beta 2 Jul. 1996Final Aug. 19963.01Update Oct. 1996
4.0 Beta 1 Apr. 1997Beta 2 Jul. 1997Final Oct. 19974.01UPDATE NOV. 1997
5.0 Beta 1 Jun. 1998beta 2 Nov. 1998Final Mar. 1999
5.5 Beta 1 DEC. 1999Final Jul. 2000
6.0 Beta 1 Mar. 2001Final Oct. 2001SP1 Sep. 2002 Macintosh IE
2.0 Final Apr. 19962.0.1Update May. 1996
2.1 Beta 1 Jul. 1996Final Sep. 1996
3.0 Final Jan. 19973.0AUpdate Feb. 19973.01UPDATE. 1997
4.0 Beta 1 Jul. 1997 Final Jan. 19984.01Update May. 1998
4.5 Final Jan. 1999
5.0 Final Mar. 20005.0sr1Update Sep. 20015.1.2Update Nov. 20015.1.4Update Jan. 20025.1.5Update Jun. 20025.2.1Update JUL. 2002 Opera
1.0 NA NA
2.0 NA NA
2.1 Beta 1-3 Sep.-Nov. 96Final Dec. 19962.12Update Feb. 1997
3.0 Beta 1-11 Sep.-Dec. 97Final Dec. 19973.1Update Feb. 19983.21Update Apr. 1998
3.5 Beta 1-10 Jul.-Oct. 98Final Nov. 19983.51Update Dec. 19983.61Update Dec. 1999
4.0 Beta 1 Mar. 2000Beta 2 APR. 2000Beta 3 Apr. 2000Beta 4 May. 2000Final Jun. 2000
5.0 Final Dec. 20005.12Update apr. 20015.12Update Jul. 2001
6.0 Final Nov. 20016.01-05Updates Feb.-OCT. 2002
7.0 Beta 1 Nov. 2002Beta 2 Dec. 2002Final Jan. 20037.01Update Feb. 20037.1Update Apr. 20037.2B1-13Update Jul.-Sep 20037.2Update Sep. material of more than 2003:. By Brian Wilson
