Windows 95 Apps - Newsreaders

last updated February 18, 1997

Agent 32-bit
Version 0.99g
Date 12/5/96
Size 1728 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.forteinc.com/pub/forte/agent/a32-99g.exe
Description The powerful commercial release of Free Agent
Status Commercial software - $29 ($40 shrink-wrapped)
Company Forte
Information About Agent Newsreader
Notes Agent is available on the 'net but you must first get a registration key to run it
Also Available 16-bit version
Anawave Gravity for Windows 95
Version 1.1 Beta 1
Date 1/15/97
Size 1645 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.anawave.com/pub/gravity.exe
Description A powerful new rules-based newsreader designed to simplify your life
Status 30 day free evaluation. Commercial software - https://ssl.anawave.com/orderssf.html $29.95
Company Anawave Software, Inc.
Information The Anawave Gravity Page
Free Agent 32-bit
Version 1.1
Date 10/21/96
Size 1003 Kb
Location ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/fa32-11.exe
Description Feature for feature, the best freeware newsreader available
Status Free for academic and non-profit use. Commercial Version also available
Company Forte
Information About Free Agent Newsreader
Also Available 16-bit version
NewsFerret for Windows 95
Version 0.95 Beta
Date 2/6/97
Size 588 Kb
Location ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/NewsFerret095.exe
Description An essential search tool for finding articles on the Usenet system
Status Free beta release - expires March 15, 1997
Company FerretSoft, Inc.
Information The NewsFerret Page
Also Available NetFerret - the entire suite of Ferret applications
MicroPlanet Gravity
Version 1.01.500
Date 8/29/96
Size 964 Kb
Location ftp://microplanet.inter.net/pub/microplanet/grav101.exe
Description The early release of Gravity now under development as Anawave Gravity
Status 30 day free evaluation. Commercial software - $44.95
Company MicroPlanet, Inc.
Information Introducing MicroPlanet Gravity
News Xpress for Windows 95
Version 2.01
Date 2/18/97
Size 258 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/windows95/wskutil/nx201.zip
Description A strong contender to Free Agent for best freeware newsreader
Status Freeware
Author mailto:kenng@hk.super.net W.L. Ken, Ng
Information The News Xpress FAQ
Also Available Windows 3.x version
Microsoft Internet News for '95
Version 1.0 (4.70.1160)
Date 1/3/97
Size 1105 Kb
Location ftp://ftp1.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieinstall/mailnews.exe
Description Microsoft's news client -- now integrated into Internet Explorer 3.0
Status Freeware
Company Microsoft Corporation
Information Microsoft Internet Mail and News Page
Also Available Windows NT version (1105 Kb) and companion software - Internet Mail
WinVN for Windows 95
Version 0.99.9 Beta 1
Date 2/9/97
Size 344 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.ksc.nasa.gov/pub/winvn/beta/wv32_99_9-b1.zip
Description A quick and efficient newsreader nearly on par with Agent and News Xpress
Status Freeware Feedback The WinVN Development Team
Information About WinVN
Also Available 16-bit version . 32-bit Alpha v0.99.7 (472 Kb)
News for Windows NT
Version 1.0-93
Date 1/2/97
Size 288 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.ksedb.no/ntnews/News093_x86.zip
Description An efficient newsreader for Windows NT and Windows 95
Status Freeware
Author Olav Tollefsen
Information The News for NT Page
Smart NewsReader for Win 95
Version 1.33 Beta
Date 6/23/96
Size 1841 Kb
Location http://www.intel.com/iaweb/aplets/setup95.exe
Description A newsreader with unique information evaluation and objectify capabilities
Status Commercial software - $40
Company Intel Corporation
Information About Smart NewsReader
Also Available Windows 3.x version
NewsBin for Windows 95
Version 1.64
Date 5/30/96
Size 54 Kb
Location ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/nb32164.zip
Description Automated NNTP downloader and decoder for Windows 95 and NT
Status Shareware - $10
Author Conrad Minor
Information NewsBin Text File