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 Screenshot of Internet Explorer 2 | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | November 27, 1995 |
| Stable release | Windows: 2.01 / August 1996 Mac OS: 2.1 / August 1996 |
| Operating system | |
| Platform | x86 (16- and 32-bit), 68k, PowerPC, MIPS, Alpha AXP |
| Included with | Windows 95 OSR1 and Windows NT 4.0 |
| Predecessor | Internet Explorer 1.0 (1995) Internet Explorer 1.5 (1996) |
| Successor | Internet Explorer 3 (1996) |
| Available in | 24 languages[1] |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 (IE2) is the second, and by now discontinued, version of Internet Explorer (IE), a graphical web browser by Microsoft. It was unveiled in October 1995, and was released on November 27, 1995, for Microsoft Windows, and on April 23, 1996, for Apple Macintosh.[2][1]
Version 2 launched with 12 languages, including English, but this would expand to 24, 20, and 9.[1] It lacked many features that became common in later IE versions, including the blue 'e' logo, integration with Windows Explorer, and bundled programs.[2] Its market share was also much lower than later versions. During its tenure, IE market share only went up to about roughly 3-9%.[3][4]
It is the last version of Internet Explorer to support Windows NT 3.1.
Internet Explorer 2 is no longer supported, and is not available for download from Microsoft.
- ^ a b c "Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Browser Available on All Major Platforms, Offers Broadest International Support" (Press release). Microsoft. 30 April 1996. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
- ^ a b Polsson, Ken (29 January 2017). "Chronology of Personal Computers". islandnet.com.
- ^ Thompson, Maryann Jones (8 October 1998). "Behind the numbers: Browser market share". CNN.com. CNN. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010.
- ^ Kubaitis, Ed. "Browser Statistics for June 1996". University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Archived from the original on May 7, 2001.