NeoPlanet
Encyclopedia
NeoPlanet was a graphical web browser
released in 1998 and was based on the Trident
rendering engine (a technology developed by Microsoft
for use in Internet Explorer
). It was designed to be a customizable browser with content channels and search facilities, as well as email and download management. Skins
were a prominent feature of NeoPlanet; it was one of the first browsers to be fully skinnable. Lycos once offered a branded version of the browser.
Neoplanet was a subsidiary of Bigfoot Communications
. Both companies were founded by Lenny Barshack and James Hoffman.
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
released in 1998 and was based on the Trident
Trident (layout engine)
Trident is the name of the layout engine for the Microsoft Windows version of Internet Explorer.It was first introduced with the release of Internet Explorer version 4.0 in October 1997; it has been steadily upgraded and remains in use today...
rendering engine (a technology developed by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
for use in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
). It was designed to be a customizable browser with content channels and search facilities, as well as email and download management. Skins
Skin (computing)
In computing, a skin is a custom graphical appearance achieved by the use of a graphical user interface that can be applied to specific software and websites to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different users....
were a prominent feature of NeoPlanet; it was one of the first browsers to be fully skinnable. Lycos once offered a branded version of the browser.
Neoplanet was a subsidiary of Bigfoot Communications
Bigfoot Communications
Bigfoot Communications is an Internet messaging service provider, based in New York, New York USA. They started out in 1995 during the dot-com era, as an e-mail forwarding service provider, and survived the dot-com bust to become a player in the Internet messaging arena....
. Both companies were founded by Lenny Barshack and James Hoffman.