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A longtime Slashdot community member has announced the creation of Northstar, a new open source web browser. Details on its underlying engine, features, and release timeline were not specified in the announcement.
A software utility lets users replace their browser's default new tab page with a personalized dashboard for organizing bookmarks and frequently visited sites. The tool works across most major browsers, not just Chrome, giving users a consistent launchpad experience regardless of which browser they use.
A TechSpot trivia feature identifies NCSA Mosaic, released in 1993 by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, as the first web browser to reach mainstream popularity. Though not the first browser overall, Mosaic combined an easy point-and-click interface with inline images and ran on Unix, Windows and Macintosh, making it accessible to non-technical users by late 1993.