It also introduced a number of features that were later added to other browsers such as complete support for the PNG image standard (which previous versions did not support at all), DOCTYPE switching, Text Zoom and XML source view. The Macintosh Edition introduced a new rendering engine called Tasman that was designed to be more compliant with emerging W3C standards such as HTML 4.0, CSS Level 1, DOM Level 1, and ECMAScript. The Windows version of Internet Explorer 5 had been released a year earlier, but used the Trident layout engine. Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh Īgain a year later on January 5, 2000, Microsoft announced a new version of Internet Explorer at the San Francisco Macworld Expo, Internet Explorer 5 Macintosh Edition which was released two months later on March 27, 2000. It also included support for JavaScript and introduced a Download Manager and a Cookie Manager.

This version also included features from the Windows version of Internet Explorer 4.0 such as AutoComplete and Monitoring Favorites that notified users when sites in their Favorites list have been updated. Four months later on May 14, Microsoft released version 3.01 which included a version for 68k-based machines. A problem with an operating system extension used in the Mac OS, called CFM68K Runtime Enabler, led to a delay in the release of the version 3.0 for Macs based on the 68k line of processors. The final version, made available on January 8, 1997, also added support for the SSL and NTLM security protocols and the PICS and RSACi rating systems that can be used to control access to websites based on content ratings. This release added support for HTML version 3.2, Cascading Style Sheets, Java applets and ActiveX controls.

On NovemMicrosoft announced the release of a beta version of Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Macintosh.

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