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Mosaic

Summary

Mosaic is a web browser[1]. Mosaic draws 816 Wikipedia views per month (web_browser category, ranking #11 of 88).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mosaic was influenced by HyperCard[3].
  • Mosaic was influenced by ViolaWWW[4].
  • Mosaic was influenced by Q207872[5].
  • Mosaic's instance of is recorded as web browser[6].
  • Mosaic's instance of is recorded as source-available software[7].
  • Mosaic's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[8].
  • mosaic is named after Mosaic[9].
  • Mosaic's developer is recorded as National Center for Supercomputing Applications[10].
  • Mosaic's developer is recorded as Marc Andreessen[11].
  • Mosaic's developer is recorded as Eric Bina[12].
  • Mosaic's copyright license is recorded as non-commercial activity[13].
  • Mosaic's copyright license is recorded as freeware[14].
  • Mosaic's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • Mosaic's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Mosaic's operating system is recorded as Q11368[17].
  • Mosaic's operating system is recorded as AmigaOS[18].
  • Mosaic's operating system is recorded as Classic Mac OS[19].
  • Mosaic's operating system is recorded as OpenVMS[20].
  • Mosaic's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[21].
  • Mosaic's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[22].
  • Mosaic's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5[23].
  • Mosaic's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1a[24].
  • Mosaic's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6b[25].
  • Mosaic's Commons category is recorded as Category:Mosaic (web browser)[26].
  • Mosaic's platform is recorded as AmigaOS[27].

Body

Publication

Mosaic was released on January 23, 1993[28].

Why It Matters

Mosaic draws 816 Wikipedia views per month (web_browser category, ranking #11 of 88).[2] Mosaic has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Mosaic is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

AmigaOS Classic Mac OS Eric Bina Marc Andreessen Microsoft Windows National Center for Supercomputing Applications OpenVMS proprietary software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . 1997.webhistory.org. 1997.webhistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . livinginternet.com. Retrieved . livinginternet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . livinginternet.com. livinginternet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . twit.tv. twit.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Developer → National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Marc Andreessen, Eric Bina
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