Communicator 4.5 is the latest release of the Internet software suite from Netscape. In addition to the Netscape Navigator browser, Communicator includes a completeset of tools for effective everyday communication. Features new to version 4.5 are Smart Browsing; a three-paned, integrated Mail and News interface; roaming access; pinpoint addressing; and a scalable address book (to avoid any compatibility problems, you should back up your old address book).
Windows95,98
Windows3.1
Linux

RealPlayer allows you to enjoy streaming audio and video on networks and the Internet. It provides enhanced sound quality and even newscast-quality video to systems with 28.8-kbps or faster modems. RealPlayer includes the Buffered Play feature for playing content that is encoded for higher bit rates than your connection provides.
Windows95,98

WinZip is a zipping and unzipping utility that includes built-in support for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, ZIP, UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, MIME, and Unix-compressed files. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs.
Windows95,98
Windows3.1

Winamp is a high-quality MPEG audio player that plays all MPEG Layer 2 and Layer 3 audio streams and combines extensive functionality with an intuitive interface. Winamp has a full-featured playlist editor and a ten-band graphical equalizer with user-definable presets that can automatically load for specific files.
Windows95,98

Free Agent is a robust newsgroup reader that can be configured in many ways. It provides multipane viewing, and news can be read online or offline. Other features include flexible article purging, database compacting, posting, editing of all fields, and canceling of posts.
Windows95,98
Windows3.1

CRT is a Winsock terminal emulator that supports both the Telnet and rlogin (remote login) protocols. With it, you can easily access remote sites by simply entering a hostname. It includes a simple mechanism forautomating the login process, file-based scripting, a simple toolbar, a Find dialog box for searching through scroll-back contents, and customizable ANSI colors.
Windows95,98

AbsoluteFTP is designed to make browsing and downloading files from your favorite FTP sites easier. This 32-bit Winsock application uses the standard file transfer protocol (FTP) to transfer files over the Internet and intranets. Rich with features, AbsoluteFTP offers a familiar Windows Explorer type interface, drag-and-drop file transfer capabilities, customizable file types, and multiple and simultaneous connections and transfers.
Windows95,98,NT

You know the File/Open and SaveAs windows are really titchy? Well this util harmlessly increases their size while it is running. You can make them any size you want and can also set sorting options and change the initial input focus. The program runs hidden in the background. (Does not work with Win98)
Windows95

Eudora Light is a cutting-edge email client that is loaded with features--and free. Highlights include a powerful find feature, message filtering, and drag-and-drop text editing. Version 3.0.6 includes an important fix for a security issue inherent in earlier versions.
Windows 3.x,95,98

Paint Shop Pro is an award-winning image-editing tool that supports more than 30 image formats and several painting and drawing tools designed for image viewing, editing, and converting. Included are dockable toolbars, enhanced selection options, built-in special effects filters, RGB color separation capabilities, support for new image formats (version 5.0).
Windows95,98

The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to browse portable document format (PDF) files that have been created by Adobe Acrobat. It also enables you to fill in visually rich, interactive PDF forms.
Windows95,98
Windows3.1

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk; you'll find the whole diversity of human interests, ideas, and issues here, and you'llbe able to participate in group discussions on one of the many thousands of IRC channels, or just talk in private to family or friends, wherever they are in the world.
Windows95,98
Windows3.1

Communicator 4.5 is the latest release of the Internet software suite from Netscape. In addition to the Netscape Navigator browser, Communicator includes a completeset of tools for effective everyday communication. Features new to version 4.5 are Smart Browsing; a three-paned, integrated Mail and News interface; roaming access; pinpoint addressing; and a scalable address book (to avoid any compatibility problems, you should back up your old address book). Windows95,98 Windows3.1 Linux

RealPlayer allows you to enjoy streaming audio and video on networks and the Internet. It provides enhanced sound quality and even newscast-quality video to systems with 28.8-kbps or faster modems. RealPlayer includes the Buffered Play feature for playing content that is encoded for higher bit rates than your connection provides. Windows95,98

WinZip is a zipping and unzipping utility that includes built-in support for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, ZIP, UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, MIME, and Unix-compressed files. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. Windows95,98 Windows3.1

Winamp is a high-quality MPEG audio player that plays all MPEG Layer 2 and Layer 3 audio streams and combines extensive functionality with an intuitive interface. Winamp has a full-featured playlist editor and a ten-band graphical equalizer with user-definable presets that can automatically load for specific files. Windows95,98

Free Agent is a robust newsgroup reader that can be configured in many ways. It provides multipane viewing, and news can be read online or offline. Other features include flexible article purging, database compacting, posting, editing of all fields, and canceling of posts. Windows95,98 Windows3.1

CRT is a Winsock terminal emulator that supports both the Telnet and rlogin (remote login) protocols. With it, you can easily access remote sites by simply entering a hostname. It includes a simple mechanism forautomating the login process, file-based scripting, a simple toolbar, a Find dialog box for searching through scroll-back contents, and customizable ANSI colors. Windows95,98

AbsoluteFTP is designed to make browsing and downloading files from your favorite FTP sites easier. This 32-bit Winsock application uses the standard file transfer protocol (FTP) to transfer files over the Internet and intranets. Rich with features, AbsoluteFTP offers a familiar Windows Explorer type interface, drag-and-drop file transfer capabilities, customizable file types, and multiple and simultaneous connections and transfers. Windows95,98,NT

You know the File/Open and SaveAs windows are really titchy? Well this util harmlessly increases their size while it is running. You can make them any size you want and can also set sorting options and change the initial input focus. The program runs hidden in the background. (Does not work with Win98) Windows95

Eudora Light is a cutting-edge email client that is loaded with features--and free. Highlights include a powerful find feature, message filtering, and drag-and-drop text editing. Version 3.0.6 includes an important fix for a security issue inherent in earlier versions. Windows 3.x,95,98

Paint Shop Pro is an award-winning image-editing tool that supports more than 30 image formats and several painting and drawing tools designed for image viewing, editing, and converting. Included are dockable toolbars, enhanced selection options, built-in special effects filters, RGB color separation capabilities, support for new image formats (version 5.0). Windows95,98

The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to browse portable document format (PDF) files that have been created by Adobe Acrobat. It also enables you to fill in visually rich, interactive PDF forms. Windows95,98 Windows3.1

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk; you'll find the whole diversity of human interests, ideas, and issues here, and you'llbe able to participate in group discussions on one of the many thousands of IRC channels, or just talk in private to family or friends, wherever they are in the world. Windows95,98 Windows3.1