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What was the first widely used web browser?

The Web was young, clunky, and about to explode. Which browser helped make it happen? Read Entire Article

What was the first widely used web browser?

Mosaic, developed in 1993 at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, played a crucial role in popularizing the World Wide Web. While it was not the first web browser, Mosaic became the first widely adopted browser, widely regarded as the one that achieved broad mainstream use.

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