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October 4, 1997
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The web is the only part of the Internet that offers text, sound, images, and video together in a presentation-type layout. While much like desktop publishing (DTP), the web goes beyond even DTP with its ability to integrate multimedia content with regular text-based information. A web browser is a program that allows a user to view web sites that others have created and offered to the world. By making authors conform to the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), web browsers are able to present the information an author publishes over the web the same way every time (in theory, at least).
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Netscape Communicator | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.03/windows/cc16e403.exe | |||
| Alternate Sites | Netscape 8 / Netscape 9 / Netscape 10 / Netscape 11 | |||
| Description | The latest and greatest Netscape release - now includes Netcaster | |||
| Status | Free 90 day evaluation. Commercialware - $59 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | Netscape Communications Corporation | |||
| Information | Welcome To Netscape and Release Notes | |||
| Also Available | v4.03 128-bit enhanced security version (US/Canada only - 15,120 Kb) 16-bit Minimum version (11,813 Kb) and Professional edition (17,885 Kb) |
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Internet Explorer | |||
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| Location | http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/download | |||
| Description | One of the elite World Wide Web browsers available on the 'net | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | Microsoft Corporation | |||
| Information | Internet Explorer Home Page | |||
| Also Available | v3.02 128-bit enhanced security version (US/Canada only - 5454 Kb) | |||
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Netscape Navigator | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp6.netscape.com/pub/navigator/windows/n16e403.exe | |||
| Alternate Sites | Netscape 2 / Netscape 3 / Netscape 4 / Netscape 5 | |||
| Description | The latest and greatest standalone release of Navigator - includes Netcaster | |||
| Status | Free evaluation. Commercialware - $39 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | Netscape Communications Corporation | |||
| Information | Welcome To Netscape and v4.03 Release Notes | |||
| Also Available | v4.03 and v3.04 128-bit enhanced security versions (US/Canada only) v3.04 16-bit Minimum (3000 Kb) and Maximum Releases (5376 Kb) |
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Netscape Gold | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/navigator/gold/windows/g16e304p.exe | |||
| Alternate Sites | Netscape 6 / Netscape 7 / Netscape 8 / Netscape 9 | |||
| Description | Netscape Navigator 3.04 with inline WYSIWYG editing capabilities | |||
| Status | Free for non-commercial use. Commercial Gold v3.0 - $89 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | Netscape Communications Corporation | |||
| Information | Netscape Gold Release Notes | |||
| Also Available | v3.04 128-bit enhanced security version (US/Canada only - 5420 Kb) 16-bit Minimum version (3043 Kb - lacks plug-ins) |
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NCSA Mosaic | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Web/Mosaic/Windows/v2.1.1/Win31x/mosaic21.exe | |||
| Description | A slightly outdated contender to Netscape and Internet Explorer | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | |||
| Information | NCSA Mosaic for Windows | |||
| Notes | Requires Win32s 1.30a OLE-enabled | |||
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Opera | |||
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| Location | http://traviata.nta.no/o300e16.exe | |||
| Description | The latest international browser to hit the 'net - a Norwegian original | |||
| Status | Shareware - $30 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | Opera Software | |||
| Information | The Opera Page | |||
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I-Comm | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ic/icomm/icomm/icomm120.zip | |||
| Description | A new web browser that doesn't require a SLIP/PPP connection | |||
| Status | Shareware - $39.95 (Commercial) and $29.95 (Non-Commercial) | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT | |||
| Company | Talent Communications | |||
| Information | I-Comm Home Page | |||
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PowerBrowser | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.qti.net/pub/winsock/PowerBrowser/orapb16.exe | |||
| Description | Oracle's new browser -- features Java support and RSA Encryption | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | Oracle | |||
| Also Available | Windows 95 version | |||
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SlipKnot | |||
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| Location | ftp://interport.net/pub/pbrooks/slipknot/slnot150.zip | |||
| Description | A World Wide Web browser that does not require a SLIP/PPP connection | |||
| Status | Shareware - $29 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT | |||
| Author | Peter Brooks of MicroMind, Inc. | |||
| Information | SlipKnot Home Page | |||
| Notes | This is the complete version. Previous users should get the upgrade (611 Kb) | |||
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UdiWWW | |||
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| Location | http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/udiw1e08.exe | |||
| Description | A new freeware web browser available in both 16 and 32-bit versions | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT | |||
| Author | Bernd Richter | |||
| Information | UdiWWW Home Page | |||
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TradeWave winWeb | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.cdsnet.net/pub/mirrors/papa/WWW-Browsers/WinWeb/ww20b3.exe | |||
| Description | A small and relatively strong web browser and integrated newsreader | |||
| Status | Free evaluation release | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | TradeWave Corporation -- formerly EINet | |||
| Information | WinWeb Home Page | |||
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NetShark Lite | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.cdsnet.net/pub/mirrors/papa/WWW-Browsers/NetShark/netshark.exe | |||
| Description | A new web browser/mail combo client from InterCon | |||
| Status | Freeware. Commercial version also available - $39.95 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT | |||
| Company | InterCon | |||
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I-View | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.enreach.com/iview/16ivw230.exe | |||
| Description | A full-featured offline HTML browser for royalty-free distribution of docs | |||
| Status | Shareware - $29.95. Royalty-free licenses also available | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x, Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | EnReach Technology | |||
| Information | I-View Home Page | |||
| Also Available | I-View Pro 16-bit (524 Kb) | |||
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SpryNET Internet Explorer | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.spry.com/sprynet/downloads/nettools/browsers/sprynet.exe | |||
| Description | The web browser featured in the commercial Spry Mosaic In A Box suite | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | SpryNET, Inc. | |||
| Information | Spry's Internet Browsers Page | |||
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Video On Line Browser | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.vol.it/dist/VOL/VOL13INT.EXE | |||
| Description | A basic web browser available in eighteen different languages | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT, Macintosh | |||
| Company | Video On Line | |||
| Information | The Video On Line Browser Page | |||
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Cello | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.law.cornell.edu/pub/LII/Cello/cello.zip | |||
| Description | The oldest web browser around -- a fossil relative to newer browsers | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 3.x/95/NT | |||
| Company | Thomas Bruce of The Cello FAQ | |||
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