On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:21:31 GMT, "George Copeland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am looking for the version number of the first release of Netscape >Navigator that would display animated gifs, and the exact date of its >release. If anyone knows or remembers any of the details surrounding the >first use of animated gifs on the web, I would be delighted to know it, >especially if you have inside or detailed recollections or if you know of an >online reference. > >My guess is version 1.1 released on March 6, 1995, but I have no >confirmation of this. > >http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease16.html > >I found this odd document on the w3c website which seems to imply that no >animated gif support was available at the time it was written. Strangely, >it is not dated, but appears to have been written in late 1994-early 1995. >Later releases of Netscape put the proposed project in the dustbin. > >http://www.w3.org/Conferences/WWW4/Papers/100/ > >Thank you for your time. > Out of genuine interest why? I remember the first www type browsers (they did make using the internet far easier!) but why particularly Netscape and animated gifs and not the others? Take care David D. The Mediaeval Combat Society The Historical Reenactment Web Site http://www.montacute.net/histrenact/welcome.htm
