Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Minimum Install version of 3.02-Minimum Installation
• (7/24/97) (6.36 MBs) (filename msie302.exe) 
• Microsoft's standard version 3.02- Security "fixes" installed. 
• (10.63 mg) (3/25/97) (filename msie302m95.exe) 
• c|net's modified version of 3.02 All of the above plus more 
• (14.9 MB's) (7/24/97) (filename msie302max.exe) 
• For More info Try the I.E. Home Page at: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/default.asp



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• There is a patch available to make IE 3.02 year 2000 compatible, Click here to download it. Just run it to install.

• Internet Explorer 4 is also available free on *most* of the CD's that Microsoft sends out as well, (such as the MSN CD)
• Also contains Outlook Express, html capable mail(a great improvement).
• There are also links to purchase on CD.
• Components can now be added directly from the Microsoft Web

Internet Explorer 5.01 is available from Microsoft

• This is a "beta" or test version of the popular Microsoft Web Browser
• The standard installation sets up new versions of the browser, Outlook Express email client along with some updated versions of NetShow "streaming" video player.
• This program can be downloaded from Microsoft's Windows Update Site

note: If you install IE5 prior to updating Windows 95 to Windows 98, setup will instruct you to remove IE5 before installing Windows 98. If you plan to have both, Upgrade Windows first. -John

Netscape Home Page

The Nearest Official Netscape ftp "mirror" Site is 

• Washington University in St. Louis, MO.  

 Netscape Dialup Utility for Win9x

• Will allow an automated internet connection.
• 8365 Kb
• Uploaded 8-26-98

Netscape version 2.0 (2450KB)(4-30-98) filename:netscape.exe 
Navigator version 2.02  (3204KB)(5-13-98) Filename: n32e202.exe 

These versions are better suited than version 3+ or 4+ and will run better on: 

• Older computers 
• Computers with 16MB or less of RAM memory
• Where Disk space is at a premium

They also contain Mail and Newsreader programs as well. 
Version 3.04

• contains a browser, mail, news, without the editor and associated help files.
• If you don't write web pages, this one is a little easier to set up.

• contains a browser, mail, news 
• it also has a graphical html editor built-in.

Version 4.06

• The newest available
• Security Fixes already applied
• Mail/News
• AOL Instant Messenger(if you have friends that still use AOL)

• The Latest version
• Without all the bells, whistles and demands for disk space

Version 4.08

• The newest available
• Security Fixes already applied
• Mail/News
• AOL Instant Messenger(if you have friends that still use AOL)

• The Latest version

Without all the bells, whistles and demands for disk space

Netscape Communicator 4.6  (15454 Kb) uploaded on 08-25-1999

• Netscape Communicator 4.6  Complete Install is available for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Macintosh PPC, and Unix. It includes Navigator, Messenger, Composer, AOL Instant Messenger, PalmPilot Synch. (Windows only), plus multimedia plug-ins.

• Netscape Communicator 4.7  Complete Install is available for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Macintosh PPC, and Unix. It includes Navigator, Messenger, Composer, AOL Instant Messenger, PalmPilot Synch. (Windows only), plus multimedia plug-ins.
• Note: The early copies of this version had a problem installing over previous version 4.x Netscape browsers. Netscape assures me that is not the case with this copy. If you have any problems the help page at Netscape is http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/post_dnld.html ---John

written in MS-Visual Basic, This little Norwegian import is pretty cool. Does Frames, forms and multi-windows. Sorry no Java or ActiveX. Please take note of the size. That is NOT a typo. 

Real Audio Version 4.0b1a (1.04 mg) Came out in March '97

This is the latest(as of the date above) release of the best Audio stream player on the net. This one also supports Video streaming. You may want to give it a try. 

For more info Check Real Audio's Home Page @ http://www.real.com/
 

Netscape Powerpack

•  contains 4 "helper" applications for Netscape browser
• helpers include: Norton Antivirus Scanner, Netscape Smartmarks, Netscape Chat and Spell Checker
• I have heard it said this works with Internet Explorer also(I don't know this, so I cannot recommend it)
• Designed for use with Netscape versions 2.x-3.x(I can recommend it use there)
• I would not use this package with Communicator as some of the features are "now built-in" to it.
• Also available in 16bit version.
• Version 2.1 (6.87MB)
• Version 2.2 (6.91MB)

Xcavate 47KB 

• Freeware tool to find, inventory and/or  remove ActiveX controls collected by Internet Explorer.

midi players
 

• Crescendo 

• Crescendo ActiveX Version 
• (1350 kb) (5/23/98) (filename c30xie.exe) 
• Crescendo Netscape Plugin
• (1,073kb) (5/23/98) (filename c30n95.exe) 

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•  Yamaha XG - Netscape Plugin 
• (815kb) (01/24/98) (filename:MPXGE.EXE)
• MIDPLUG for XG Windows95 version
• Necessary environment 
•  An IBM-PC or compatible with a Pentium (75MHz) or better processor, or an NEC "PC-98" series computer. 16MB or more of real memory. 
• "Windows95" 
• A 16-bit sound card that can be connected to your computer or PCM sound functionality built into your computer (when using Soft Synthesizer) If using an external tone generator, a MIDI tone generator compatible with GM or XG, and the software/hardware necessary for connection. 
• Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later. 
• An environment that allows you to browse the Internet. 

 
• Yamaha XG - ActiveX control 
• (823kb) (01/11/98)  (filename: MCXGE.EXE)
• Necessary environment 

 
• An IBM-PC or compatible with a Pentium (75MHz) or better processor, or an NEC "PC-98" series computer. 16MB or more of real memory. 
•  "Windows95" 
• A 16-bit sound card that can be connected to your computer or PCM sound functionality built in your computer (when using Soft Synthesizer) If using an external tone generator, a MIDI tone generator compatible with GM or XG, and the software/hardware necessary for connection. 
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later. 
• An environment that allows you to browse the Internet. 

Internet Explorer 4 Powertoys 

• Useful additions to the Microsoft  Internet Explorer similar to the Win95 Shell extensions of the same name,  
• (requires Internet Explorer version 4) (234kb)   (filename :ie4power.exe)
• Note: These will NOT work with IE 5.0

Cookie Pal 1.2-recently updated 

• Handy little program for automating the control of  HTTP "Cookies" Can be configured to block from certain domains accepts the use of wildcards in the domain name (eg: *.domain.com) 
• Works with both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
• filename:  cp1setup.exe
• Filesize 284kb

Bookmark Converter1.5

• This program will convert I.E. Favorites to Netscape Bookmarks and vice versa without any damage to the originals. 
• A good way to Synchronize favorites and bookmarks if you use both browsers
• A very good way to backup I.E. Favorites in a small compact file
• FREEWARE- No licensing required, No "Nag" screens
• filename: bmconv15.exe
• filesize: 862 kb

Microsoft Favorites Tool

• Microsofts tool for manipulating favorites
• FREEWARE- No licensing required, No "Nag" screens
• filename:favtool
• filesize:45kb

• Getright 3.10  (920 kb) 3-11-98 
• Getright 3.02
• This program will restart downloads from HTTP or FTP connections on servers with that ability. 
• Configurable to autodial
• you can manually set an "overlap"(tell the program how much of the local file to rewrite) to be sure of getting non-corrupt files
• filename: getrt302.exe
• filesize: 661 kb

• Adobe Acrobat Reader ActiveX control
• Allows you to read  Adobe Acrobat files(ext.=.pdf) from within Internet Explorer 
• filename: ocxinst.exe
• filesize: 1258 kb

Microsoft ActiveX portability container for Netscape

• This will install a "container" program to allow access to certain ActiveX Controls with Netscape Navigator 
• filename: NpWrap.exe
• filesize: 39 kb
• For more info see http://www.activex.com/,  That is the origin of this control, the author's info was there the last time I looked. This is ALL the info I have on this control. See them if you want more.



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  Cosmo Player 2.0  - from Silicon Graphics

• Free VRML plugin compatible with Netscape 2-3.x and 4.0x  and Internet Explorer 4.0x. 
• updates the "standard equipment" Cosmo Player 1.0 that ships with Netscape Communicator.
• For more Information check out the Cosmo Player home page
• filesize: 3059 KB 
• filename: cp20setup.exe
• uploaded:3-14-98