World Wide Web Browsers

last updated February 18, 1997

Netscape Gold 16-bit
Version 3.01 Official Release
Date 11/1/96
Size 5495 Kb
Location ftp://ftp10.netscape.com/pub/navigator/gold/3.01/windows/g16e301p.exe
Alternate Sites Netscape 6 / Netscape 7 / Netscape 8 / Netscape 9
Description Netscape Navigator 3.01 with inline WYSIWYG editing capabilities
Status Free for non-commercial use. Commercial Gold v3.0 - $89
Company Netscape Communications Corporation
Information Netscape Gold Release Notes
Also Available v3.01 128-bit enhanced security version (U.S. only - 5496 Kb) 32-bit version and 16-bit Minimum version (3042 Kb - lacks plug-ins)

Netscape Navigator 16-bit
Version 3.01 Official Release
Date 11/1/96
Size 5451 Kb
Location ftp://ftp6.netscape.com/pub/navigator/3.01/windows/n16e301p.exe Alternate Sites
Netscape 2 / Netscape 3 / Netscape 4 / Netscape 5
Description One of the elite World Wide Web browsers available on the 'net
Status Free for non-commercial use. Commercial version - $49.95
Company Netscape Communications Corporation
Information Welcome To Netscape and v3.01 Release Notes
Also Available v3.01 128-bit enhanced security version (U.S. only - 5452 Kb) 32-bit version and 16-bit Minimum version (2998 Kb - lacks plug-ins)

Internet Explorer for Windows 3.x
Version 3.0a
Date 1/25/97
Size 2406 Kb
Location http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/
Description One of the elite World Wide Web browsers available on the 'net
Status Freeware
Company Microsoft Corporation
Information Internet Explorer Home Page
Also Available Windows 95/NT and Mac versions

NCSA Mosaic for Windows 3.x
Version 2.1.1
Date 3/25/96
Size 1977 Kb
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
Company National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Information NCSA Mosaic for Windows
Notes Requires Win32s 1.30a OLE-enabled
Also Available Macintosh , Windows 95, and Windows NT versions

Opera 16-bit
Version 2.1 Official Release
Date 12/8/96
Size 952 Kb
Location http://traviata.nta.no/op21e.exe
Description The latest international browser to hit the 'net - a Norwegian original
Status Shareware - $30
Company Opera Software
Information The Opera Page
Also Available 32-bit version

QMosaic
Version 2.02
Date 4/19/96
Size 2157 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.qdeck.com/pub/demo/qmos20.exe
Description A solid web browser -- critical part of the Quarterdeck Internet Toolbox
Status Demo Release - expires June 30, 1996. Commercial version (1.0) - $13.59
Company Quarterdeck
Information Quarterdeck's Internet Headquarters

I-Comm
Version 1.20
Date 5/22/96
Size 426 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/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)
Company Talent Communications
Information I-Comm Home Page

PowerBrowser for Windows 3.x
Version 1.5.04
Date 10/12/96
Size 4129 Kb
Location ftp://www-1.us.oracle.com/pub/www/powerBrowser/16bit/1.5.04/orapb16.exe
Description Oracle's new browser -- features Java support and RSA Encryption
Status Freeware
Company Oracle
Information Oracle PowerBrowser Home Page

SlipKnot
Version 1.50
Date 3/5/96
Size 1496 Kb
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
Author Peter Brooks of MicroMind, Inc.
Information SlipKnot Home Page
Notes This is the complete version. Previous users should get the upgrade (611 Kb)

UdiWWW 16-bit
Version 1.2.000
Date 12/11/96
Size 570 Kb
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
Author Bernd Richter
Information UdiWWW Home Page
Also Available 32-bit version

TradeWave winWeb
Version 2.0b3
Date 11/10/95
Size 485 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.einet.net/einet/pc/winweb/ww20b3.exe
Description A small and relatively strong web browser and integrated newsreader
Status Free evaluation release
Company TradeWave Corporation -- formerly EINet
Information WinWeb Home Page

NetShark Lite
Version 1.1.3
Date 12/19/95
Size 2470 Kb
Location ftp://netshark.inter.net/pub/netshark/netshark.exe
Description A new web browser/mail combo client from InterCon
Status Freeware. Commercial version also available - $39.95
Company InterCon
Information NetShark Home Page

I-View 16-bit
Version 2.11
Date 1/27/97
Size 393 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/icomm/iview/16ivw211.exe
Description A full-featured offline HTML browser for royalty-free distribution of docs
Status Shareware - $29.95. Royalty-free licenses also available
Company Talent Communications
Information I-View Home Page
Also Available 32-bit version

SuperHighway Browser
Version 2.00d
Date 1/1/96
Size 1408 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.frontiertech.com/pub/DEMO/sha_art.exe
Description The demo release of Frontier's web browser (also known as Win Tapestry)
Status Demo release. Commercial 'Net Suite - $60.22
Company Frontier Technologies, Inc.
Information The Tapestry Art Gallery

SpryNET Internet Explorer
Version 2.01
Date 9/18/96
Size 2646 Kb
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. Commercial 'Net Suite (v2.0) - $11.04
Company SpryNET, Inc.
Information Spry's Internet Browsers Page
Also Available Macintosh version

Pythia
Version 2.43
Date 8/4/95
Size 389 Kb
Location ftp://pythia.com/pub/demo.exe
Description A specialized web browser lacking in speed and advanced features
Status Free demo evaluation -- site-locked to Pythia.com and local web documents
Company Appian Interactive Corporation
Information Pythia Home Page

Video On Line Browser
Version 1.3
Date 2/16/96
Size 1625 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.vol.it/dist/VOL/VOL13INT.EXE
Description A basic web browser available in eighteen different languages
Status Freeware
Company Video On Line
Information The Video On Line Browser Page

Cello
Version 1.01a
Date 3/27/94
Size 320 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.law.cornell.edu/pub/LII/Cello/cello.zip
Description The oldest web browser -- a fossil relative to newer browsers
Status Freeware
Company Thomas Bruce of The Legal Information Institute
Information The Cello FAQ