Internet Explorer Classic

Internet Explorer Classic is used to describe Internet Explorer versions 1-8 on r/Chromeball. These versions of Internet Explorer were all developed by Microsoft and used the Trident rendering engine.

Internet Explorer 1
Internet Explorer 1 was the first version of Internet Explorer ever released, it was based on Spyglass Mosaic's rendering engine and it was included with the Plus! version of Windows 95. Although, it was available for download on the regular release of Windows 95.

Internet Explorer 2
Internet Explorer 2 was released an update to Internet Explorer for Windows 95 but it was also available for  Windows NT 3.1 and  Windows NT 4.0 and Mac OS 7/8. It added support for JavaScript, SSL, cookies, frames, VML, RSA, and Internet newsgroups.

Internet Explorer 3
Internet Explorer 3 was released on August 13th, 1996. It was the first major browser with CSS support and also added support for ActiveX controls, Java applets, and the PICS system for metadata. Internet Explorer 3 was also the first version to have the iconic "E" in its logo. It was available for Windows 3.1,  95,  NT 3.1,  NT 4.0, and Mac OS 7/8.

Internet Explorer 4
Internet Explorer 4 was released on October 1997. This was a semi-controversial release of Internet Explorer due to the United States vs Microsoft court case, which one of the main focuses was its bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows. Internet Explorer 4 had integration with Outlook Express and Active Desktop in Windows 98. Internet Explorer 4 also debuted Microsoft's proprietary Trident browser engine. Internet Explorer 4 was available for Windows 3.1,  Windows NT,  Windows 95, Windows 98, Mac OS 7 or later, and for the first time  Unix-based operating systems like  Solaris.

Internet Explorer 5
Internet Explorer 5 was released on March 18th, 1999. It was included with Windows 98 Second Edition, and  Windows 2000/ME. It was also the last version of Internet Explorer to be available for Mac OS and Unix. It was also made available for Windows 3.1,  Windows NT,  Windows 95, and  Windows 98. Internet Explorer 5 also introduced integration with Hotmail and the Windows Explorer.

[[File:IE6.png]] Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 6 was released on August 27th, 2001. The primary design used for Internet Explorer Classic in r/Chromeball is based off the logo of Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 came bundled with Windows XP. Although it was also available for Windows NT 4.0,  Windows 98, and  Windows 2000/ME. Internet Explorer 6 was once the king of internet browsers in terms of market share (much like Google Chrome is today) after years of beating out  Netscape Navigator. However, having a dominant market share proved to not work out for Microsoft in the long run as they essentially had no competition until  Mozilla Firefox became a thing in 2005. As the years passed by in 2011, Microsoft and several other popular tech corporations dropped support for the aging Internet Explorer 6.

Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 7 was released on October 18th, 2006 and was included with Windows Vista. It introduced tabbed browsing, a dedicated search bar, page zooming, and improved web standards for its time. It was also made available for Windows XP. Despite some new features, Internet Explorer 7 still had issues as it wasn't able to pass the Acid2 and Acid3 tests, this only began slow decline in market share for Internet Explorer as it became harder for web developers to make sure the websites worked on Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 8 was released on March 19th, 2009 and was included with Windows 7. It added a New Tab page where you could go to frequently visited websites, Autocomplete changes, Developer tools, a favorites bar, and an incognito mode for private browsing. However, Internet Explorer 8 still had issues with web standards and HTML5 at the time and people were still migrating to more efficient browsers like Chrome and  Firefox. Internet Explorer 8 was also available for Windows XP and  Windows Vista.

Microsoft Family

 * [[File:IE9.png]] Modern Internet Explorer - My successor with an updated Trident engine that is now ironically becoming legacy software itself.
 * [[File:Edge.png]] Microsoft Edge - I'm hoping that your new ventures lead you into becoming king of the browsers once more.