Your Webtop Toolkit - updated to 29/2/00

Whether you like to call them browsers, universal clients, or Webtops, Web browsers are the paradigm that has popularised the Web and the Internet, and they're now containers for everything from music videos to 3D worlds.

 
Section Index
Products in this section include: 

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer (32-bit) 5.01

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
See below for installation instructions
Description: This is the latest version of Microsoft's full-featured Web browser. It incorporates and supports all the latest technologies available on the Web, including Java, Dynamic HTML, XML and Active Channels. IE5 features a new Radio Toolbar which allows you listen to music and news broadcasts from around the world, and a new AutoComplete feature which automatically fills out Web forms when you type partial URLs into the address box. Other features include: a customisable toolbar, support for multiple users, enhanced searching and offline browsing, better cross-platform support, and the ability to install and run IE 4.x and IE 5.0 on the same machine. You can also select a default email client, HTML editor, calendar program and newsgroup reader.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements: Close down all programs including virus scanners. The installation file above for IE5 must be run directly from this CD. Do not download the above file to your hard drive. Click on the appropriate link above and choose Open or Run from current location to begin installation.  Alternatively, Win 95/98 users can run the file ie.exe from the \browsers\win95\msoft\ie5 directory. Win 3.1 users can run the file cdsetup.exe from the \browsers\win31\ie5 directory
Note: If you are running a beta version of IE5, then you should uninstall it before installing this final release.
Links online: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm

 

Netscape Communicator 4.72

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Mac
Version 4.7 for Linux
Version 4.7 for Linux
(Navigator only)
Description: This program combines Netscape Navigator with a suite of Internet tools for high-performance Internet mail, Web page creation and instant
messaging.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:  
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.netscape.com/browsers/index.html

 

Netscape Navigator 4.08

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Mac PPC
Description: This is a fast, well-designed Web browser. It has an enhanced visual appearance and a highly customisable user interface. This browser features support for CSS and dynamic JavaScript style sheets; support for dynamic HTML layering and absolute positioning; a full-screen 'canvas' mode that allows Web designers to hide Netscape menus, toolbars and borders; a customisable personal toolbar; a fast Just-In-Time Java compiler; a quick access bookmark file; and keyboard navigation.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.netscape.com/browsers/index.html

 

Netscape Navigator 3.04

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Surf the Web with this tried-and-true browser.
Licence: Shareware
Requirements:  
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.netscape.com

 

CipherNet 1.0

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Use this Web browser that features an HTML editor, a search engine and an FTP client.
Licence: Free
Requirements:
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip the file.
Links online:  

 

NeoPlanet 5.1

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0
Description: The NeoPlanet browser offers an intuitive channel design and a built-in Web directory that gives you easy point-and-click access to Web sites.
Licence: Free
Requirements: Internet Explorer 4.0
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.neoplanet.com/

 

NetCaptor 5.04

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Allows you to browse multiple Web sites at the same time. Utilising Microsoft Internet Explorer, each site is opened on a separate tab, allowing you to switch between them easily. The number of sites that can be opened is limited only by system memory.
Licence: Free
Requirements: Internet Explorer 4.01
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip the file.
Links online: http://www.netcaptor.com/

 

Opera 3.61

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Opera is a user-friendly, versatile, and fast Internet/intranet browser that also includes a newsreader.
Licence: 30-day trial
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.opera.com/index.html

 

SuperSurf 2.5

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Try this small, fast browser that incorporates a compact Web server.
Licence: Free
Requirements:
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip the file.
Links online: http://fatind.virtualave.net/

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