Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1 for Macintosh

Microsoft® Internet Explorer unlocks the potential of the Internet for Macintosh® users.

• Exciting
• Small
• Fast
• Easy to use
• Compatible
• Safe

Exciting

Version 2.1 opens the World Wide Web to great new content.

• Cross-platform dynamics: Support for new scrolling marquees and background sounds make Web pages more interactive and interesting. Microsoft Internet Explorer for Macintosh supports QuickTime and AVI digital video formats, GIF animation, and AU, AIFF, MIDI, and Wave sound formats for transparent cross-platform playback. VRML is also supported via QuickDraw 3D.
• Customizable home pages: The new Microsoft Network™ home page allows you to create your own customized home page. Add your favorite stocks, links, cartoons, news, and so on to create a unique home page with exactly what you want on it.

Small

Microsoft Internet Explorer requires fewer system resources than other Macintosh browsers

Fast

Microsoft Internet Explorer provides the best browser performance for Apple® Macintosh.

• Performance: Support for Apple's Thread Manager and Progressive Rendering greatly increase the responsiveness of the user interface to even the most complex Web pages. This, coupled with a persistent page cache using standard HTTP Last-Modified-Since and Expires attributes, greatly improves browsing speed.
• Placeholder mode: Instead of waiting for large graphics to download before displaying text that follows, Microsoft Internet Explorer automatically puts in a placeholder for slow loading graphics and loads the text first. This allows you to get the real information on the Web page much faster than other browsers.
• Fast connect: HTTP-KeepAlive is a protocol enhancement that allows Microsoft Internet Explorer to open and download multiple items over the same HTTP connection when used in conjunction with a KeepAlive-enabled server.

Easy to Use

Microsoft Internet Explorer for Macintosh's feature and interface compatibility with its Windows® counterpart and integration with the Macintosh makes it ideal for cross-platform users.

• Open Transport / MacTCP: Both Open Transport (version 1.1+) and MacTCP (2.06+) are supported natively. You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer immediately with your existing Internet connection.
• Integration with Macintosh: Developed specifically for use with Apple's System 7.0.1 operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer is completely integrated with the Macintosh user interface and underlying architectures, including support for AppleScript and Drag Manager.
• PowerPC and 680x0: Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported on both PowerPC and Motorola 680x0 systems running System 7.0.1 and above.
• Favorites: Support for importing and exporting Internet shortcuts and Bookmarks for complete compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows and other browsers.
• Search button: A search button on the toolbar provides instant access to powerful search engines like Yahoo, Lycos, and Infoseek.

Compatible

Version 2.1 extends compatibility to include all major Internet standards.

• HTML: Support for all of the standard Internet HTML 2.0 and HTML 3.0 tags, such as right-align, centering, tables, frames, client pull, server push, and much more.
• News: Support for Internet NNTP newsgroup reading with inline graphics (GIF and JPEG) and news posting.
• HTTP-Cookies: Support for Internet shopping tokens ("cookies"), which allow you to shop on the Internet.
• FTP and Gopher: Support for access to FTP and Gopher servers.
• Plug-Ins: Support for Netscape® Plug-Ins in anticipation of ActiveX™ controls. Internet Config: Support for Internet Config allows you to share Internet preferences.
• Mail: Support for SMTP mail allows sending simple mail from within the browser.

Safe

Version 2.1 lets you shop with confidence.

• SSL: Support for standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 2.0 and 3.0 allows integration with secure sites.

System Requirements

• Macintosh or Power Macintosh running System 7.0.1 and above
• Apple OpenTransport or MacTCP and Thread Manager, Drag Manager
• 8 megabytes of RAM
• 2-4 megabytes* of hard disk space
• Modem (14.4 bps or faster is recommended for optimum performance)

*Additional disk space can be allocated as caches to improve performance.

See the release notes for information about what has changed between versions 2.0 and 2.1.

For more information on the Microsoft Internet Explorer, and all other Microsoft products go to: http://www.microsoft.com