1 May not equal 100% due to legacy clients and rounding.
| AOL Client Type |
Win2.5 |
Win3.0
16Bit |
Win3.0
16Bit |
Win3.0
16Bit |
Win95 3.0
32 bit |
Mac2.7
PPC
68K |
Mac3.0 |
| Browser Type |
AOL IWENG |
AOL IWENG |
AOL IWENG MMR |
MSIE 3.0
16bit |
MSIE 3.0
32bit |
Inter-
con
1.2 |
MSIE 2.1 |
| Approximate Release Date |
Jul95 |
Jul96 |
Feb97 |
Apr97 |
Oct96 |
Jan97 |
Jan97 |
Approximate percentage of
total usage/
logins1 |
5% |
2% |
41% |
44% |
1% |
7% |
Features/
Functionality/
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Client Side |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Back" action after file download |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y, if pages loaded
first |
Y |
Y |
| Client pull |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Client-side ImageMaps |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Customizable interface - browser
is transparently embeddable in various forms |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Inline FTP
directory expansion (tree) |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Text selection/Copy to clipboard |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Client Side: Caching |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intelligent cache |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Pragma:
no-cache support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Client Side: Cookies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Persistent
cookies |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Persistent
cookies by screen name |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Session cookies |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Enhanced Functionality |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ActiveX controls |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
ActiveX
documents |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Cascading style sheets |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Java |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Meta tag redirects/refresh |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Plugins |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BIG and SMALL font markup |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Enhanced (and TrueType) font |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML forms |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
HTML TREE
markup |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML: Format |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Background color |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Background
images |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Background images with transparency |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Link color support |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Text color support |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
HTML: Format/
Netscape
Extensions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BODY attributes |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Font color support |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Font size support |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| NOBREAK support |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML: Layout |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alignment extensions: CENTER tag |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Alignment extensions: Centering for header, paragraph, etc. |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Alignment extensions: Right align for header, paragraph, etc. |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| BLINK tag |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| CLEAR attribute on BREAK tag |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Display ALT text while image loads |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| DIV alignment |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Enhanced caption handling for tables: H-align |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Enhanced caption handling for tables: V-align |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HRULE extensions: Thickness |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HRULE extensions: Width |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Marquee (scrolling text) |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Named colors |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Scaled images: Absolute |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| SUP and SUB tags (super/subscript) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML: Layout/Frames |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borderless frames |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Floating frames |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Framesets |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| ISTOP extension: frameset user interface |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Non-scrolling frames |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML: Layout/Tables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NOWRAP support in tables |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Table cell background color |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Table cell background image |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Tables |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML: Standards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HTML 3.2 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTML SHAPE markup (proposed HTML Client-side ImageMaps) |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTTP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HTTP Accept-Language support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| HTTP Cookies |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTTP Keep-alives |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| HTTP v1.1 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Imaging |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Animated GIFs |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| BMP |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N
paint-
brush |
N |
N |
| GIF |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Interlaced GIF |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| JPEG |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Progressive JPEG |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Progressive rendering |
Y |
Y |
jpeg, art |
jpeg, art |
jpeg, art |
jpeg, art |
jpeg, art |
| Transparent GIFs |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Transparent images |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| XBM (X-Windows bitmaps) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Imaging: J-G |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| J-G 3.0 format support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| J-G 4.0 format (Slideshow) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Multimedia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| J-G Slideshow (Art 4.O) |
N |
N |
via plugins |
Y |
via AC/ plugins |
N |
via plugins |
| Video |
N |
N |
via plugins |
via plugins |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Multimedia: Audio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AU (Sun/UNIX) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Background sound (MIDI) |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| SND |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Sound support with IMG tag |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| WAV |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Scripting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Javascript (actually JScript) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| OLEScript object model |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Pluggable script engines |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| VBScript |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Security |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 128-bit SSL |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Hiding username/ password in URL line (POST Data) |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| HTTP basic security |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Persistent authentication database |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| SSL v2.0 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| SSL v3.0 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| PCT 1.0 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Authenticode" signed code (via X.509 and PKCS#7) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Display FTP and HTTP 400/500 server messages |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| FTP connection caching |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Multiple simultaneous downloads in different windows |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| PICS (Content Ratings a.k.a. MSRatings) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Server push(non-cached sites only) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| VRML |
N |
N |
via plugins |
via plugins |
via AC/ plugins |
N |
via plugins |