Internet suite

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An Internet suite is an Internet-related software suite. Internet suites usually include a web browser, e-mail client (often with a news client and address book), download manager, HTML editor, and an IRC client.

1 Examples
2 Internet Suites by year
3 Suites by applications
4 See also
5 References

Examples

Internet Suites by year

Chronological listing

A rough estimation of usage share by percent of layout engines/web browsers, see Usage share of web browsers.

Year	Internet Users*^[1]	Web Browsers
		Pre-browser: HyperCard, Gopher
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995	16 mil.
1996	36	Arachne, Cyberdog, Opera(2.0)
1997	70	Netscape Communicator (4.0)
1998	147
1999	248	^{Mozilla (M3)}
2000	361	Netscape 6, Opera 4
2001	513
2002	587	Netscape 7, Mozilla(1.0)
2003	719	Opera 7
2004	817	Netscape Browser, OmniWeb 5.0
2005	1018	Opera 8
2006	1093	SeaMonkey, Opera 9
2007

Suites by applications

Listing with major features, with approximate grouping. Note specific features in suites are often divided between applications differently, or integrated in different ways. The years category refers mainly to the active development and release period.

Name	Years	Web Browser	E-mail client	Html Editor	Other
Opera	1996-Now	Yes	Yes	No	Dialer, IRC
Arachne	1996-Now	Yes	Yes	Yes	Dialer, IRC
Cyberdog	1996-1997	Yes	Yes	No	address book
Mozilla	1999-2006	Navigator	Mail & Newsgroups	Composer	address book, ChatZilla, Extensions, Palm Tools
Netscape Communicator	1997-2002	Navigator	Messenger	Composer	address book, Collabra, Netcaster
Netscape 6 & 7	2000-2004	Navigator	Mail & Newsgroups	Composer	address book, IRC client, AIM, Radio
SeaMonkey	2005-Now	Navigator	Mail & Newsgroups	Composer	address book, ChatZilla, Extensions, Palm Tools