Internet History Podcast 5. Netscape and Mosaic Founding Engineer, Lou Montulli
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Mar 6, 2014 AI Snips
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How Lynx Was Born
- Lou Montulli built Lynx by merging HyperRes's hypertext UI with Gopher as a back end to prototype a networked hypertext browser.
- He later extended Lynx to support HTTP/HTML once the web protocols emerged to join the broader web ecosystem.
Early Web Collaboration
- Lou and the Mosaic team communicated early and often via the www-talk mailing lists and developer forums.
- That collaboration included improving shared libraries for HTTP and other protocols used by multiple browsers.
Browser As The Core Strategy
- Netscape's founding plan focused squarely on building a fast, stable consumer browser from day one.
- They chose a razor-and-blades model: give the client free and monetize server software and services.