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ViolaWWW

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Summary

ViolaWWW is a web browser[1].

Key Facts

  • Developer: Pei-Yuan Wei[2]
  • Programmed in: Viola[3]
  • Designed by: Pei-Yuan Wei[4]
  • Operating system: Unix[5]
  • Has use: web browser[6]
  • Inception: March 9, 1992[7]
  • Publication date: May 1992[8]
  • Official website: http://viola.org/[9], http://berkeley.ora.com/proj/viola/[10], http://xcf.berkeley.edu:80/ht/projects/viola/violaHome.html[11]

Why It Matters

ViolaWWW has been cited as an influence by Mosaic[12], a web browser[13], founded in 1993[14].

FAQs

Who did ViolaWWW influence?

ViolaWWW has been cited as an influence by Mosaic[12].

Related Entities

Pei-Yuan Wei Viola

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ViolaWWW. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/violawww
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_violawww_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ViolaWWW}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/violawww}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-30}}
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Edit History

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  1. 10w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://viola.org/, http://berkeley.ora.com/proj/viola/, http://xcf.berkeley.edu:80/ht/projects/viola/violaHome.html
    Operating system → Unix
    Inception → —
    Programmed in → Viola
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Designed by: Pei-Yuan Wei, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787018095231"
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