An application that simplifies accessing documents on the World Wide Web. Originally produced by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Mosaic has always been distributed as freeware. In 1994, however, the NCSA turned over commercial development of the program to a company called Spyglass. There are now several varieties of Mosaic, some free and some for sale.
The impact of Mosaic This page details the influence that the development of Mosaic has had on the use of the World Wide Web, as well as providing some history and explanation of Mosaic.
