Net pioneers wax nostalgic as Netscape turns 10

For anyone who remembers the early days of the "dot-com boom," it's hard to believe it's 10 years since the Netscape IPO set off a frenzy that would last for the next five years, and change the face of commerce and communication forever. And while it's been five years since the fall of the "new economy" — not to mention the end of Netscape's relevance as a browser and a company — Netscape's footprint remains huge, in the form of companies that arose in its shadow and later surpassed it (Yahoo! once borrowed server space at Netscape's offices); technologies its founders helped pioneer (where would we be today had Marc Andreessen not defied Tim Berners-Lee and created the IMG tag?); and, of course, the direct legacy of Netscape's decision to go open source and create the Mozilla Foundation. Whether you're an old-time geek seeking to relive those halcyon days of yesteryear, or a relative net newcomer looking for a little history, Fortune's history of the company's early days, complete with interviews with most of the founders, is well worth a read. (And if it piques your interest, be sure to check out the Netscape Museum.)