Thanks for coming to our site to download Microsoft® Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh (Beta 3).

Click here to download Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Power Macintosh (Beta 3).
(Download: 1,270K, BinHex, published: March 4, 1996)
Click here to download Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for 680X0 Macintosh (Beta 3).
(Download: 1,078K, BinHex, published March 4, 1996)
Click here to download Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 in FAT Binary Format (Beta 3).
(Download: 1,627K, BinHex, published March 4, 1996)

System Requirements

• Apple Macintosh or Power Macintosh running System 7.0.1 and later
• Apple OpenTransport or MacTCP and Thread Manager
• 8 MB of RAM
• 2-4 MB* 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.

Download Instructions

1. Click the appropriate link above to download the file to your hard disk.
2. You will need an application to decode the BinHex file. For more information, click here. Please read this disclaimer before you proceed.
3. After the file is decoded, double-click the Internet Explorer Installer icon to install.

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Overview of Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for the Macintosh

Exciting - Version 2.0 provides you with the full potential of the World Wide Web, including support for the multimedia improvements, inline sound, video capability, and marquees pioneered with Internet Explorer for Microsoft Windows® 95.

Fast - Internet Explorer provides the best browser performance for Apple Macintosh computers and uses fewer system resources than other Macintosh browsers.

Easy-to-Use - Internet Explorer for Macintosh provides smooth integration with the Macintosh operating system, while maintaining feature and user interface compatibility with its Windows counterpart, to provide the ideal tool for cross-platform users.

Compatible - Version 2.0 supports all major Internet standards, including HTML 2.0 and 3.0 - tables, "cookies," NNTP newsreading, and FTP and Gopher. It also supports both the Power PC and Motorola 680X0 versions, including full compatibility with Open Transport and MacTCP.

For more details on Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for the Macintosh see:

Showcase Page
See images move, see text scroll, and hear sounds by checking out our Showcase page after you download Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0. This "home page" for a fictitious company lets you see the cool new features that can be viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 and provides a demo that shows how these pages were created.

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