Internet History Podcast 6. Mosaic and Internet Explorer Engineer, Chris Wilson
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Mar 10, 2014 AI Snips
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From Telnet To Windows Mosaic Lead
- Chris Wilson describes joining NCSA, moving from telnet and visualization work to lead the Windows port of Mosaic.
- He chose full-time work over grad school and steered NCSA effort toward Mosaic across platforms.
Packaging The Internet For Consumers
- At Spry Chris worked on packaging Mosaic into 'Internet In A Box' to make getting online simple for PC users.
- Spry combined networking, software tools and ISP access in one retail package sold through stores.
CSS As A Strategic Win
- Chris convinced Microsoft to invest in CSS early and made it a core IE feature during IE3 development.
- CSS let web pages become visually diverse without bloating HTML with presentational tags.