Website:http://www.microsoft.com Software Provider: Microsoft Inc., Current Version: Internet Explorer 5.2.3 Operating Systems: Mac OS 8, 9, X or later Licence: Microsoft EULA
This release added support for HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, Java applets and ActiveX controls.
Also added support for the SSL and NTLM security protocols and the PICS and RSACi rating systems that can be used to control access to websites based on content ratings.
Included a version for 68k-based machines.
This version also included features from the Windows version of Internet Explorer 4.0 such as AutoComplete and Monitoring Favorites that notified users when sites in their Favorites list have been updated.
It also included support for JavaScript and introduced a Download Manager and a Cookie Manager.
About:
Internet Explorer for Mac, a.k.a. Internet Explorer:mac or Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, was a proprietary but free-of-charge web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows, however later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the Tasman rendering engine. As a result of the five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on Mac OS before it was replaced by Apple owned Safari web browser. Internet Explorer remained available for the Mac OS until January 31, 2006. No major updates had been released since March 27, 2000 aside from bug fixes and updates to take advantage of new features in Mac OS X.
Internet Explorer Features
Auto-complete in the address bar responds to typing partial URLs or page titles, searches favorites and history
Go menu allows access to the persistent global browser history
CSS support
Text zoom allows the user to resize text on any page, regardless of how text size is specified
Scrapbook feature lets the user archive any page in its current state.
