INTERNET EXPLORER
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES 1995
[ Words Craig Grannell ]
Wow, IE is 25 years old? It seems like only yesterday it began stinking up the place!
Let’s be fair - Microsoft’s browser didn’t always make you want to set fire to the thing and hurl it into a ravine. During its early days, IE was actually something of a pioneer in the Wild West of the internet. Back then, Microsoft dared to innovate, creating and integrating exciting new web technologies, some of which are still in use today. And in a move to please cheapskates, Explorer very quickly normalised the idea of web browsers being free.