Nexus browser
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This is the first ever web browser, it was originally called "WorldWideWeb". It was later renamed to Nexus to avoid confusion between the browser itself and the general concept of the "World Wide Web".
It was written by Tim Berners-Lee in the early 1990s and it ran on the NeXTSTEP operating system.
Nexus was a web browser that ran on Desktop devices. It was discontinued in 1992.
About Nexus
| Browser URL | www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html |
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| Development Status |
Discontinued The developers have announced that the browser won't be developed any more
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| Launched | 1990 |
| Discontinued | 1992 |
| Operating Systems | Misc Desktop OS |
| Device platforms | Desktop |
| Rendering Engine | Custom |
Get Nexus
| Source Code Repository | https://www.w3.org/History/1991-WWW-NeXT/Implementation/ |
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