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The latest version is 0.8.1, released August 25, 2004. While it is still in a development state, Camino is stable and fast enough to be the default browser of choice for a growing community of users.
The browser was previously known as Chimera. Its name was changed on March 3, 2003 due to legal issues.
Because of its roots in Greek mythology, ChimeraIn Greek Mythology, Chimera ( Greek Chi;ιμαιρ&alpha Khimaira ; Latin, Chimaera was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. Descriptions vary some say she had the body of a goat, the hindquarters of a snake or dragon and the head has been a popular choice of name for hypermedia systems. One of the first graphical web browsers was called Chimera; researchers at the University of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine is a public, coeducational university situated in suburban Irvine, California. It is one of ten University of California campuses and is commonly known as UCI or UC Irvine . Academics Three researchers from UCI's facul have also developed a complete hypermedia system of the same name.