[SIGCIS-Members] Fwd: [CDCinfo] a question for computer historians regarding Netscape

Thu Jan 14 09:07:36 PST 2021

Dear All,

Misti and Tom's suggestion of Lewis's *The New, New Thing* (and Wired)
came to mind first.  Some other possibilities are the *San Jose Mercury
News*, which I think  has a historical digitized database going back to the
mid 1980s or so. (Perhaps the historical databases of the newspaper
articles of the *WSJ *and *NYT *also)   The trade publications *Computerworld
*and *Datamation *might be possibilities.  In addition to Lewis's book
which is detailed, other journalists wrote books on the Browser Wars, might
be something in them on this. University of Illinois has tremendous
Archives/Special Collections, that might be a place to check with as well.
I don't know what they have on Mosaic and the commercialization of the work
done at Illinois by Andreeson, Clark and Co. at Netscape,, but perhaps they
have something.

At CBI we have grown our internet history archives greatly in recent
years...Do not know what is in it but we have a bit on Netscape's early
years in the Monash Collection and the Cortada Papers. (Have a ton on the
other MOSAIC ;-) (Multi-User On-Line System for the Analysis of
International Computing, an interdisciplinary collaborative effort to study
computing/CS in the USSR, China, etc.), but relatively little on Mosaic
browser and Netscape (other than one is below) at CBI.

Best, Jeff

Netscape, 1995-1998.
<https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/55986>
 File — Box: 21, Folder: 1-6
Scope and Contents From the Series: Files are listed in alphabetical order
by company name. Many companies have multiple listings under slightly
different names, such as Acucobol and Acucobol, Inc. When provided, the
original file names were retained.
*Dates: *1995-1998.
*Found in: *Charles Babbage Institute Archives
<https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3> / CBI 160, Curt A. Monash
papers <https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/277> / Company
Files <https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/54645>
Manger, Jason J. Netscape Navigator , 1995
<https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/62267>
 Item — Box: 116
Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The James W. Cortada Papers
include research materials for The Digital Hand(Cortada's three-volume
history of computing in American industries), IBM documents and
publications collected by Cortada while working for the company, and
publications authored or edited by James W. Cortada on the history of
business and computing.

Box numbering starts over with the 2009 donation.
*Dates: *1995
*Found in: *Charles Babbage Institute Archives
<https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3> / CBI 185, James W. Cortada
papers <https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/289> / Books
and Serials, 2009 Donation.
<https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/60073>

Best, Jeff

*"Injustice wears the same harsh face wherever it shows itself."*-Ralph
Ellison

Jeffrey R. Yost, Ph.D.
Director, Charles Babbage Institute
Research Professor, Program in the History of Science, Technology, and
Medicine

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University of Minnesota
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:31 AM Andreas Bernard <bernard at leuphana.de>
wrote:

> Dear all,
> I’m so thankful for all your recommendations. That's great!
> Thanks a lot. Now I know what to do.
> Best, Andreas
>
>
>
> Prof. Dr. Andreas Bernard
> Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
> Centre for Digital Cultures
> Am Sande 5
> 21335 Lüneburg
>
> Tel.: 04131 2192622
> cdc.leuphana.com
>
> Am 14.01.2021 um 17:22 schrieb <thomas.haigh at gmail.com> <
> thomas.haigh at gmail.com>:
>
> +1 on Netscape Time. The other place to look is Michael Lewis’s *The New
> New Thing* about Jim Clark.
>
> Tom
>
> *From:* Members <members-bounces at lists.sigcis.org> *On Behalf Of *Misti
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2021 8:55 AM
> *To:* Jan Müggenburg <jan.mueggenburg at leuphana.de>
> *Cc:* Andreas Bernard <bernard at leuphana.de>; members at sigcis.org
> *Subject:* Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Fwd: [CDCinfo] a question for computer
> historians regarding Netscape
>
> Have you consulted the book Netscape Time by Jim Clark? It is a pretty
> detailed accounting of the founding of Netscape.
>
> Misti Yang
> mistiyang.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 4:45 AM Jan Müggenburg <
> jan.mueggenburg at leuphana.de> wrote:
>
> Dear everyone,
>
> here’s an interesting question concerning the history of Netscape from my
> dear colleague Andreas Bernard. How did Andreessen and Clark (and probably
> Perkins?) celebrate the foundation of Mosaic Communications Corporation
> on April 4th 1994? Can someone help?
>
> ---jan
>
> Prof. Dr. Jan Müggenburg
>
> Assistant Professor for Media History and History of Science
>
> Leuphana University of Lueneburg
> Institute for Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media
> Universitätsallee 1, C5.324
> Fon: 0049 4131 6771647
> 21335 Lueneburg
> E-Mail: jan.mueggenburg at leuphana.de <jan.mueggenburg at leuphana.de>
>
>
> Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:
>
> *Von: *"Andreas Bernard" <CDCinfo at leuphana.de>
> *Betreff: **[CDCinfo] a question for computer historians*
> *Datum: *14. Januar 2021 um 10:34:56 MEZ
> *Antwort an: *"Andreas Bernard" <bernard at leuphana.de>
>
>
> Dear all,
> I have a little question concerning a certain day in recent computer
> history. Has anybody done some research or does anybody know a source about
> April 4 1994, the day Andreessen and Clark founded Netscape? I would need
> some precise information on the circumstances of that day: when and where
> did they release the foundation, how did they celebrate it, what did they
> do in the evening of April 4 (e.g. a festive dinner, a big party)?
> It would be so great if somebody among us knew a source? I have researched
> the Net for hours and all I found was only some very general articles about
> the foundation, without any specific information.
> Thank you so much for your help.
> Best regards, Andreas
>
>
> Prof. Dr. Andreas Bernard
> Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
> Centre for Digital Cultures
> Am Sande 5
> 21335 Lüneburg
>
> Tel.: 04131 2192622
> cdc.leuphana.com
>
>
>
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