Have you ever found yourself wondering when the first version or any version for that matter, of your favorite web browser came out? Or maybe you’d like to see how many versions of other browsers have come out since Microsoft’s last release of Internet Explorer in 2001.
I don’t know why, but for some reason as I sat in my chair yesterday I began wondering what the browser wars looked like. Rather than just sit around all day and ponder, I decided to take on a project that would answer all of those questions. And so, my Web Browser Version History project was born.
It’s turning out to be a pretty massive list of browser versions, but even with its size it is still far from complete. As many people at OCC know, I’m an avid Opera fan and a diehard user (ok, some may call me a fanboi), so for me finding version history for Opera was quite easy. The other browsers, well that is proving to be a bit more difficult. Even with the all mighty power of Google, I am still not managing to find the information I need for MSIE, Firefox, Moz, or Netscape. I could use some help tracking down information on those. 