Internet History Podcast 9. Jon Mittelhauser, Founding Engineer, Mosaic and Netscape
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Mar 27, 2014 AI Snips
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Windows Port Sparked Mainstream Adoption
- Jon Mittelhauser and Chris Wilson wrote the Windows port of Mosaic because they wanted it for themselves and saw the opportunity.
- The Windows port made the web accessible to mainstream users and enabled the web's explosive growth.
Embedding Images By Leveraging Windows OLE
- Jon used Windows OLE to embed image viewers instead of writing image code, so Windows Mosaic displayed inline images first.
- That quick implementation forced other platforms to add image support and changed web presentation forever.
Pragmatism Beat Purism For Adoption
- Tim Berners-Lee prioritized separation of content and presentation, but the Mosaic team chose pragmatism and added images.
- That pragmatic choice accelerated adoption by making pages more engaging for average users.