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Why do web browsers differ?

A quick look at “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser)” reveals that Mosaic was the first popular World Wide Web browser to mix image elements with text. It was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in 1992, released to the public in 1993 for non commercial use, and orphaned in 1997.
Mosaic project alumni and other users established Mosaic [...]

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Computers and shareware / trialware

Before software matters, there must be computers.
HARDWARE:
Early 1970s, several hobbyist computers were available as kits, and really were not capable of much.
1975 The IBM General Systems Division announced the IBM 5100 Portable Computer in September 1975. It was a desktop machine of about 50 pounds, could be programmed in APL and BASIC. Definitely not in [...]

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