Internet Explorer 4.0
Platform Preview: Be warned!
This is the latest beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 4.0. While it is available for public use be aware that this is still a beta product and could cause damage to your system.
Internet Explorer 3.02
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm
Rating: 9/10
Microsoft recommends that users of version 3.0 upgrade to this minor upgrade/bug fix. An excellent Web browser which surpasses Netscape -- but only just -- in terms of ease of use. See our Guide to Choosing a Web browser for more details.
Netscape Communicator 4.01
The latest official release of Netscape Communicator and a strong rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0.
Netscape Navigator 3.01
URL: http://www.netscape.com
Rating: 9/10
Now superceded by Netscape Communicator, we still include it here for those who just want a browser without any of the complications of a desktop ovehaul.
PaintShop Pro 4.12
URL: http://www.jasc.com
PaintShop Pro has always been our favourite graphic file viewer and converter, but in this latest version, PaintShop Pro is now a comprehensive graphics package and virtually a must for anyone getting into Web page authoring. It lets you view, create and save graphics in the GIF and JPG formats common on the Web, and provides image manipulation tools that'll let you grab a photo or other image and edit it to your heart's content. See our Guide to Web authoring tools.
RealPlayer
URL: http://www.realaudio.com/products/
The latest version of the RealAudio and RealVideo Web plug-in that gives you live
streaming Aaudio and video over the Net with your browser. See our guide to Using
RealAudio for more information.
Macromedia Shockwave
URL: http://www-1.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/Plugin/plugin.cgi
Web plug-in that adds mind-blowing animation, sound and interactivity to Web pages. See
our Guide to Plug-ins for more information. Or just check out the menu bar above to see an
example of it in action.
WinZip 6.2
URL: http://www.winzip.com
The award-winning shareware utility WinZip is our perennial favourite for unzipping and
zipping files under Windows. This new version includes built-in support for popular
Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, Unix compress,UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, and MIME. It
also includes WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition. See also our guide on How to Use WinZip.
Eudora Lite 3.01
Freeware Internet e-mail program which is easy to use and popular, chosen by many ISPs as part of their software package to users. Power e-mail users will want the commercial `Pro' version, however. See our guide to Choosing E-mail Software for more details.
As you can see from this new style folder view, when you unleash Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview on your Desktop you get an operating system overhaul as well as an all-new browser. However, you may also unleash system instability and a raft of other problems if you're not prepared to deal with software that is very much in the testing phase.
MIRC v5.02
URL: http://www.mirc.com/
Internet Relay Chat is one of the best ways to meet people on the Net, and mIRC is currently the best way to do that. See Choosing IRC Software.
Cute FTP
Currently the best of the shareware FTP utilities, CuteFTP displays the contents of distant servers in a File Manager-like screen with drag-and-drop transfers across the Net. See our guide to Choosing FTP Software.
Internet Explorer 3.02a
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm
The next best thing to IE 3.01 for Windows 95. A new version for Windows 3.1. This is
default browser being used on our CD. Now with Java support!
Netscape Navigator 3.01
URL: ftp://ftp-au.netscape.com/pub/navigator/3.0/
Now superceded by Netscape Communicator, we still include it here for those who just want a browser without any of the complications of a desktop ovehaul.
The latest official release of Netscape Communicator and a strong rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0.
PaintShop Pro 3.11
URL: http://www.jasc.com
PaintShop Pro has always been our favourite graphic file viewer and converter, but in this latest version, PaintShop Pro is now a comprehensive graphics package and virtually a must for anyone getting into Web page authoring. It lets you view, create and save graphics in the GIF and JPG formats common on the Web, and provides image manipulation tools that'll let you grab a photo or other image and edit it to your heart's content. See our Guide to Web authoring tools.
RealAudio
URL: http://www.realaudio.com/products/player2.0.html
Web plug-in that gives you live AM-radio like sound over the Net with your browser. See our guide to Using RealAudio for more information.
Macromedia's Shockwave
URL: http://www-1.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/Plugin/plugin.cgi
Web plug-in that adds mind-blowing animation, sound and interactivity to Web pages. See our Guide to Plug-ins for more information.
WinZip 6.2
URL: http://www.winzip.com
The award-winning shareware utility WinZip is our perennial favourite for unzipping and
zipping files under Windows. This new version includes built-in support for popular
Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, Unix compress,UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, and MIME. It
also includes WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition. See also our guide on How to Use WinZip.
Eudora Lite 3.01
Freeware Internet e-mail program which is easy to use and popular, chosen by many ISPs as part of their software package to users. Power e-mail users will want the commercial `Pro' version, however. See our guide to Choosing E-mail Software for more details.
Internet Explorer 3.02
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm
Rating: 9/10
Microsoft recommends that users of version 3.0 upgrade to this minor upgrade/bug fix. An excellent Web browser which surpasses Netscape -- but only just -- in terms of ease of use. See our Guide to Choosing a Web browser for more details.
Netscape Navigator 3.01
URL: http://www.netscape.com
Rating: 9/10
For the Mac users out there we offer Netscape Navigator as a compressed self-executing HQX file.
Internet Explorer 3.01
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm
Rating: 9/10
Microsoft's browser now released for the Apple Mac in Version 3.01.
Macromedia's Shockwave
URL: http://www-1.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/Plugin/plugin.cgi
Web plug-in that adds mind-blowing animation, sound and interactivity to Web pages. See our Guide to Plug-ins for more information. We offer two versions for Netscape Navigator for 68k Apples and Power PC's.
Eudora Lite
Freeware Internet e-mail program which is easy to use and popular, chosen by many ISPs as part of their software package to users. Power e-mail users will want the commercial `Pro' version, however. See our guide to Choosing E-mail Software for more details.
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